Australian Charities Supporting Ukrainian People

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On 24 February 2022, Russia engaged in a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, dramatically escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War started in 2014. This is the largest conventional warfare operation in Europe since World War II¹. We’ve been provoked by this deplorable act and wondered how we could help ever since. For the most part, Giving Guide wants to help Australian donors find charities close to their home and heart. With this in mind and our hearts troubled by the current situation we thought we could help by providing some Ukrainian charities to consider supporting.

Our Role

Our goal is chiefly to improve trust between Australian charities and donors by providing a resource where donors can analyse charity information before they donate. In addition we want to help donors find charities in their neighbourhood, by cause, beneficiary, or keyword.

Presently there are several large humanitarian and disaster relief charities performing important roles in supporting the people of Ukraine. To illustrate, a simple online search for “Ukrainian Charities” will help you find more of these charities and learn about what they are doing to help.

Moreover, Giving Guide has information on existing Australian charities that openly support Ukraine and its people. With this in mind we believed it was important to provide a list of Ukrainian charities operating both here in Australia and abroad. Please note we do not endorse individual charities and claim no liability for their governance, financial and charitable practices. Please have a look at the GG article 10 Things to Check Before Donating to a Charity as you consider supporting them.

If we missed any charities that should be on the list in the following table, we apologise and request you please send the name of the charity and Australian Business Number (ABN) so we can investigate our oversight.

In hope of a prompt, peaceful, permanent, and positive resolution.

Guide

The List

Presently, we encourage you to contact each charity and determine whether they are actively providing assistance to the Ukrainian community in Australia or aid to Ukraine in some capacity.

Culture And Arts	Culture And Arts & Social Or Public Welfare	Domestic Aged Care: Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Background	Economic / Social Relief & Community Development: Overseas Community Or Charities	Economic / Social Relief & Community Development: CALD Background	Economic / Social Relief: Overseas & Religious Community
Bishop Ivan Prasko Memorial Library And Museum	Association Of Ukrainians In Victoria (A.U.V.)	Croatian Ukrainian & Belarusian Aged Care Association	Love & Act Foundation Ltd	Plast Ukrainian Youth Association Of New South Wales Limited	Smethurst Ministries Inc
Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky Cultural Foundation	Association Of Ukrainians St Albans Inc	Ozpol Management Limited
Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky School Building Fund		Ukrainian Elderly People’s Home
The Ukrainian Youth Association Of Australia – Melbourne Inc.

Advancing Education & Social Or Public Welfare International	Religious Activities: CALD Background Australia	Religious Activities & Families Australia	Religious Activities: Australia	Religious Activities & Migrants / Refugees / Asylum Seekers	Religious Activities: Overseas Community or Charities	Research: CALD background
Horizons – Local And Beyond Inc	St Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Parish Lidcombe	Our Lady Of Protection Ukrainian Catholic Church Geelong	Equip And Empower Ministries Limited	Ukrainian Catholic Church Of Saint Volodymyr Canberra Act	U Aid Incorporated	Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia Ltd
Kids Outreach International Limited	Ukrainian Authocephalic Orthodox Church In Australia And New Zealand	Parish St Andrews Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church In Australia	Queenstown Slavic Independent Pentecostal Church Inc	Ukrainian Catholic Church Of St Michael’s Queanbeyan Nsw
Slavic Gospel Association	Ukrainian Catholic Church Parishofour Lady Of Protection	St Michael’s Parish Of Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church Inc	Saints Peter & Paul Ukranian Catholic Church North Melbourne
		Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church	Soc Of St Nicholas Ukrainian United Authocephalic Orthodox Church Inc
		Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church In Australia And New Zealand Of St Aphanasius	Trustees Of The Ukrainian Catholic Church In Australia Eparchy Of St Peter And Paul Of Melbourne
			Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church Community Of Holy Transfiguration In Blacktown Incorporated
			Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
			Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church In Australia And New Zealand
			Ukrainian Orthodox Community Of Western Australia

Methodology

Firstly, all charities searched were registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. On 28^th of February we searched “Ukraine”; “Ukrainian”, and “Ukrain” into the Find a Charity function of Giving Guide. We then cross referenced the results and removed any duplicates leaving 36 charities. Following this, we sorted them by main activity and main beneficiary². The charities listed may have supported other activities and beneficiaries; which in general would be listed on their single charity page on Giving Guide including a link to their website. Finally, we took the opportunity to scan their Governing Documents and Activity Statements to ensure the charity referenced Ukraine or its people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War
In general, very charity must provide a main activity and main beneficiary when submitting their information to the ACNC.

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