Donations made to the Free Enterprise Foundation
$3.1m in 75 donations from 45 donors to the Free Enterprise Foundation, 1998-99 to 2010-11. Largest donor: Ramsay Health Care Limited ($450k).
Donations made
$3,092,019
1998-99 to 2010-11
Donors
45
75 donations
Excluding internal transfers
$3,092,019
$0 moved between bodies of the same party
What you won't find in the AEC's own listing:
one name per recipient and per donor (spelling variants merged), every party's branches added up, donors labelled
(individual, organisation, bank, government), and the pattern by year.
How this differs from the AEC data »
Key facts
- How much has the Free Enterprise Foundation received in donations? The Free Enterprise Foundation was recorded by the AEC as receiving $3,092,019 in 75 donations from 45 donors between 1998-99 and 2010-11. The first dated donation is 1998-07-01 and the latest 2011-02-14.
- Who has donated the most to the Free Enterprise Foundation? The largest donors were Ramsay Health Care Limited ($450,000); Meriton Apartments Pty Limited ($400,000); Brickworks Ltd ($330,000).
- Does the AEC record the Free Enterprise Foundation under more than one name? Yes. 2 spellings in the AEC file are combined here, including: The Free Enterprise Foundation; Free Enterprise Foundation.
Also recorded by the AEC as 2 spellings
- The Free Enterprise Foundation
- Free Enterprise Foundation
Who gives
Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.
| Organisation | $2,712,019 | 88% |
| Individual | $370,000 | 12% |
| Bank / finance | $10,000 | 0% |
How the money flows
Left to right: the largest donors, then this recipient. Band width is the dollar amount; smaller donors are combined.
Largest donors
| Donor | Type | Total | Donations | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay Health Care Limited | Organisation | $450,000 | 3 | 2004-09-24 | 2007-08-03 |
| Meriton Apartments Pty Limited | Organisation | $400,000 | 3 | 2000-10-03 | 2010-07-28 |
| Brickworks Ltd | Organisation | $330,000 | 4 | 2010-04-14 | 2010-12-08 |
| Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited | Organisation | $200,000 | 1 | 2001-10-03 | 2001-10-03 |
| Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd | Organisation | $200,000 | 1 | 2001-10-11 | 2001-10-11 |
| Croissy Pty Limited | Organisation | $150,000 | 1 | 1998-11-04 | 1998-11-04 |
| Westfield Corporation Limited | Organisation | $150,000 | 1 | 2010-12-21 | 2010-12-21 |
| Darling, David Ian | Individual | $115,000 | 6 | 2001-05-17 | 2005-11-02 |
| Bundarbo Station | Individual | $100,000 | 1 | 2001-10-05 | 2001-10-05 |
| CS & Co Legal Services Pty Ltd | Organisation | $100,000 | 1 | 2004-07-27 | 2004-07-27 |
| Commercial Trade Australia Pty Ltd | Organisation | $100,000 | 1 | 1999-03-10 | 1999-03-10 |
| Glenfare Investments Pty Ltd | Organisation | $100,000 | 1 | 2001-12-07 | 2001-12-07 |
| Stradbrook Pty Ltd | Organisation | $80,000 | 2 | 2004-07-14 | 2004-07-14 |
| HWGL Services Pty Ltd | Organisation | $65,000 | 1 | 2001-06-27 | 2001-06-27 |
| Mr Norman Ross Adler | Individual | $60,000 | 4 | 2001-11-01 | 2002-09-01 |
| Boardwalk Resources Pty Ltd | Organisation | $53,000 | 2 | 2010-12-21 | 2010-12-21 |
| Becton Corporation | Organisation | $50,000 | 1 | 2001-11-29 | 2001-11-29 |
| Gunns Limited | Organisation | $50,000 | 3 | 1998-11-05 | 2004-11-26 |
| Garda Proprietary | Individual | $35,000 | 1 | 2004-03-03 | 2004-03-03 |
| Milestone Investments Pty Ltd | Organisation | $35,000 | 2 | 1998-09-08 | 2001-10-10 |
| Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd | Organisation | $25,000 | 2 | 1998-08-01 | 1998-09-01 |
| Kroger, Michael | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 |
| Tenix Holdings International Pty Ltd | Organisation | $25,000 | 1 | 1998-07-01 | 1998-07-01 |
| British American Tobacco Australia Limited | Organisation | $20,000 | 1 | 1998-09-15 | 1998-09-15 |
| Xiang Rong (Australia) Investment Group Pty Ltd | Organisation | $20,000 | 1 | 2010-10-22 | 2010-10-22 |
By financial year
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| Financial year | Donations |
|---|---|
| 2010-11 | $565,500 |
| 2009-10 | $50,000 |
| 2007-08 | $125,000 |
| 2006-07 | $125,000 |
| 2005-06 | $20,000 |
| 2004-05 | $441,522 |
| 2003-04 | $79,997 |
| 2002-03 | $80,000 |
| 2001-02 | $1,010,000 |
| 2000-01 | $190,000 |
| 1999-00 | $10,000 |
| 1998-99 | $395,000 |
About this data
Donors are the organisations or individuals the AEC records as having made the donation. A party's total adds its branches and other recipient bodies. Internal transfers are donations from one body of a party to another.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission, Transparency Register annual returns (Donations Made, Party Returns). Not an official AEC publication. Updated 7 November 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.