Partnerships

The Smith Family is a national children’s education charity, founded in 1922. For 100 years, we have been tackling the problem of poverty one child at a time, as we believe every child deserves the chance to realise their potential. 

Thanks to the generosity of our partners and supporters, we provide educational support to young Australians from disadvantaged backgrounds – empowering them to build aspirations and change their life outcomes. The long-term support we provide is our commitment to each child’s future, and it’s based on research and best practice.

We work in partnership with 736 schools, and last year, almost 180,000 children and young people participated in our programs in 90 communities across Australia.

We’re committed to making the most of every single dollar we receive, ensuring the best use of the funds entrusted to us.

As we’ve grown, we’ve been able to reach even more young people and their families, with 71% of donations and funding from individual supporters and partner organisations over the past five years, going straight into our community programs – all while keeping administration costs low at around 1.6% of total income throughout the year.

We benefit from 7,683 committed volunteers who support our work in every State and Territory, donating more than 152,596 hours of their time. In 2020-21, the value of this support was almost $4.7 million. We also have a number of partners whose pro-bono contributions and in-kind donations significantly reduce our costs.