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Australian Sports Foundation Limited
ASF · Australian Sports Foundation
1986 – present
Commonwealth company that raises tax-deductible donations for Australian sporting clubs, organisations, athletes and projects, and distributes grants to community sport.
How it came into existence
Incorporated by the Commonwealth in 1986 as a company limited by guarantee (ACN 008 613 858), with deductible gift recipient status so that donations to sport could be tax-deductible; it was a new body, and it is referred to in section 10 of the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989.
Changes during its life
- 24 July 1987Moved with the sport functions to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories.
- 27 December 1991The Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories became the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories when tourism moved to a separate department.
- 24 March 1993Moved with the sport functions to the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories.
- 9 October 1997Moved with the sport functions to the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism.
- 21 October 1998The Department of Industry, Science and Tourism was replaced by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, which kept the sport functions.
- 26 November 2001Moved with the sport functions to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
- 3 December 2007Moved with the sport functions to the Department of Health and Ageing.
- 14 December 2011Moved with the sport functions to the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.
- 18 September 2013Moved with the sport functions to the Department of Health when the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport was abolished.
- 13 May 2025Moved with the sport functions from the Department of Health and Aged Care to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
Main functions
- tax-deductible fundraising for sport
- distribution of donated funds to clubs, organisations and athletes
- community sport grant programs
- promotion of philanthropy in sport
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
- Type of body
- Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Accountable authority
- Board of Directors
- ABN
- 27 008 613 858
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
Government records and websites
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