Charity’s $300k ‘consultant’, film bill revealed

News.com.au - 26/03
Australia’s peak endometriosis charity spent a little more than 10 per cent of the more than $1m they were given in donations and government grants on research, splashing almost $350,000 on consultants and film production instead.

Australia’s peak endometriosis charity spent a little more than 10 per cent of the more than $1m they were given in donations and government grants on research, splashing almost $350,000 on consultants and film production instead.

Endometriosis Australia spent about $182,000 on research grants during the 2023-2024 financial year after making more than $800,000 in donations and $300,000 in grants, according to a financial statement published to the government’s charity commission.

The nationally-accredited charity ended the financial year with more than $1.2m in cash after spending almost $300,000 on accounting and consulting, $393,000 on salaries, and $41,000 on “film production costs”, according to the audited report released late last year.

Launched in 2013, Endometriosis Australia’s stated objectives include to raise awareness for the roughly one in seven women in Australia living with endometriosis, as well as to “raise funds for research … into causes, treatments, and ultimately prevention”.

Four projects received funding in 2024, including about $60,000 to a University of Queensland project involving 3D modelling of endometriosis lesions in a lab and almost $50,000 to a University of Technology Sydney study into identifying cancer risks.

University of Sydney Accounting Professor Sandra Van ...
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