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Our independence is woven into our DNA – because this movement is powered by hundreds of thousands of amazing Australians who sign up, contact their politicians, and chip in to power campaigns.
When you support GetUp, you're powering a million-strong, strategically savvy organisation that makes real change happen. And every dollar you donate to GetUp is used to build a more fair, flourishing, and just Australia.
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The Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed GetUp's independence from political parties on three separate occasions:
First, in 2005. Then again, in 2010. And yet again, in 2019.
GetUp is a not-for-profit organisation — and we don't receive any funding from political parties or the Government.
In the last financial year we took money from 57,551 individual donors, making up a whopping 557,460 individual donations. 97% of these donations were under $100.
On the rare occasion GetUp does receive a large donation, they're declared right here on our website within 30 days.
Below are all cumulative donations over $10,000 for each financial year, for the last seven financial years. Donations which met relevant legislative disclosure thresholds prior to that can be found on the AEC website.
| Name(s) | Financial Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Semler | 2023/2024 | 10,170 |
| Estate of the Late Geoffrey Bond | 2023/2024 | 124,511.89 |
| The Sunrise Project Australia Limited | 2023/2024 | $800,000 |
| First Australians Capital Ltd | 2023/2024 | $500,000 |
| Australian Communities Foundation | 2023/2024 | $50,000 |
| Lush Australasia Retail Pty. Limited | 2023/2024 | $48,471.08 |
| Clare Herschell | 2023/2024 | $10,000 |
| Estate of the late David Walsh | 2022/2023 | $14,206 |
| Australian Communities Foundation | 2022/2023 | $34,000 |
| Deanne Weir | 2022/2023 | $25,000 |
| Nicholas Fairfax | 2022/2023 | $20,000 |
| Gemma Salteri | 2022/2023 | $10,000 |
| Carla Salteri | 2022/2023 | $10,000 |
| Anthony Salteri | 2022/2023 | $10,000 |
| Tripple Ventures | 2022/2023 | $80,000 |
| Estate of the late Geoffrey Lawson Hook | 2022/2023 | $261,000 |
| Johanna Featherstone | 2022/2023 | $100,000 |
| Estate of the late David Walsh | 2022/2023 | $125,000 |
| Boundless Earth Limited | 2022/2023 | $80,000 |
| Keith Lethlean | 2022/2023 | $26,474 |
| Karen Loblay AM | 2021/2022 | $11,017 |
| Sue Holmes | 2021/2022 | $23,517 |
| Amber Electric Pty Ltd | 2021/2022 | $15,500 |
| Estate of the late David Walsh | 2021/2022 | $33,333.33 |
| Deanne Weir | 2021/2022 | $25,000 |
| Keith Lethlean | 2021/2022 | $20,000 |
| Rick Davies | 2021/2022 | $15,000 |
| Penelope Gullan | 2020/2021 | $11,291 |
| Keith Lethlean | 2020/2021 | $12,500 |
| Helen Semler | 2020/2021 | $22,085 |
| Karen Loblay AM | 2020/2021 | $12,000 |
| Peter Brown | 2020/2021 | $12,000 |
| Rick Davies | 2020/2021 | $20,085 |
| Estate of the late Geoffrey Lawson Hook | 2020/2021 | $450,000 |
| Deanne Weir | 2020/2021 | $25,000 |
| Estate of the late Adrian Joseph Hetherington | 2020/2021 | $27,717 |
| Estate of the late Geoffrey Bond | 2020/2021 | $50,000 |
| Estate of the late Eva Bitel | 2020/2021 | $10,000 |
| Sally Perini | 2019/2020 | $20,000 |
| Sue Holmes | 2019/2020 | $19,900 |
| Wayne Burns | 2019/2020 | $10,600 |
| Colin Chesterman | 2019/2020 | $12,364 |
| James Christie | 2019/2020 | $10,000 |
| Peter Brown | 2019/2020 | $12,000 |
| The Broadley Trust | 2019/2020 | $10,000 |
| Karen Loblay AM | 2019/2020 | $10,400 |
| Minax Uriel Pty Ltd for the late Norman Rothfield Peace and Justice Fund | 2019/2020 | $100,300 |
| Mary Schramm | 2018/2019 | $10,595 |
| Karin Andersson | 2018/2019 | $18,220 |
| Leon Harrison | 2018/2019 | $10,785 |
| Luc Favre | 2018/2019 | $13,101 |
| Simon Monk | 2018/2019 | $50,000 |
| Diana & Briane Snape AM | 2018/2019 | $10,260 |
| Sue Milliken | 2018/2019 | $12,960 |
| Dr Richard Stiles | 2018/2019 | $20,000 |
| Amanda Lopez | 2018/2019 | $13,220 |
| Ian Landon-Smith | 2018/2019 | $14,000 |
| Anne Coombs and Susan Varga | 2018/2019 | $17,703 |
| Anne Borgert | 2018/2019 | $10,040 |
| Daniel and Lyndell Droga | 2018/2019 | $20,000 |
| Peter Brown | 2018/2019 | $13,000 |
| Tony and Maureen Wheeler (contribution to administration) | 2018/2019 | $10,000 |
| Johanna Featherstone | 2018/2019 | $30,000 |
| Factory X | 2018/2019 | $40,000 |
| Janet Cameron | 2018/2019 | $200,000 |
| J and S McKinnon | 2018/2019 | $80,000 |
| European Climate Foundation | 2018/2019 | $92,997.96 |
| The Sunrise Project (contribution to climate justice to protect the natural environment from carbon pollution and over exploitation) | 2018/2019 | $495,000 |
| The Russell Mills Foundation | 2018/2019 | $40,000 |
| James Christie and Sally Paton | 2018/2019 | $51,500 |
| Clive Blazey | 2018/2019 | $10,000 |
| Karen Loblay AM | 2018/2019 | $20,700 |
| Estate of the late Dr Jan Barendregt | 2018/2019 | $18,955.31 |
| Minax Uriel Pty Ltd for the late Norman Rothfield Peace and Justice Fund | 2018/2019 | $160,545 |
| Sue Holmes | 2018/2019 | $40,000 |
| Bill Bush | 2018/2019 | $12,060 |
| Norman James | 2017/2018 | $11,783 |
| Heather Barrett | 2017/2018 | $10,340 |
| Tony and Maureen Wheeler (contribution to improve policy and practice towards refugees and asylum seekers in Australia) | 2017/2018 | $86,000 |
| Estate of the late Dr Jan Barendregt | 2017/2018 | $100,000 |
| Estate of the late Paul Hogan | 2017/2018 | $29,205.32 |
| Karin Andersson | 2017/2018 | $10,805 |
| Sue Holmes | 2017/2018 | $13,500 |
| Joan Croll AO | 2017/2018 | $11,740 |
| Estate of the late Claire Eliza Brunner | 2017/2018 | $100,000 |
| Ann Jacobs | 2017/2018 | $10,000 |
| Karen Loblay AM | 2017/2018 | $40,700 |
| Minax Uriel Pty Ltd for the late Norman Rothfield Peace and Justice Fund | 2017/2018 | $42,360 |
| Estate of the late Linda Jean McDonald | 2017/2018 | $10,000 |
| Lush Australia | 2017/2018 | $80,000 |
| Avaaz Foundation | 2017/2018 | $72,630.42 |
| JE and SJ McKinnon | 2017/2018 | $40,000 |
| Brian Snape AM | 2016/2017 | $11,140 |
| Tony and Maureen Wheeler (contribution to increase capacity to coordinate crucial advocacy to improve outcomes for asylum seekers and refugees) | 2016/2017 | $240,000 |
| Lush Australia | 2016/2017 | $37,404 |
| Jean LeQuesne | 2016/2017 | $10,000 |
| Helen Semler | 2016/2017 | $11,100 |
| Sue Holmes | 2016/2017 | $12,650 |
| Karen Loblay AM | 2016/2017 | $53,000 |
| Minax Uriel Pty Ltd for the late Norman Rothfield Peace and Justice Fund | 2016/2017 | $20,360 |
| Sally Perini | 2016/2017 | $10,000 |
| Oak Foundation | 2016/2017 | $63,693 |