Our Charity Partners

When you complete a project on Community Heros, you can choose to donate your earnings to one of these leading environmental organisations. Every dollar goes further.

How charity donations work

When submitting a completed project, choose "Donate to Charity" instead of splitting funds between your team. We process the donation on your behalf.

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WWF Australia

For a living planet

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WWF works across Australia and the Asia-Pacific to protect endangered species, conserve critical habitats, and tackle climate change. From protecting koalas in the Great Dividing Range to restoring coral on the Great Barrier Reef, WWF combines science-driven research with on-the-ground conservation action. Your donation helps fund wildlife monitoring programs, habitat restoration projects, and advocacy for stronger environmental protections.

Focus areas

Wildlife conservationHabitat protectionClimate actionMarine conservation

Impact

Operating in over 100 countries, WWF has helped protect endangered species, restore degraded ecosystems, and push for policy changes that benefit people and nature alike.

Clean Up Australia

Inspiring action for a cleaner Australia

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Since 1990, Clean Up Australia has mobilised millions of volunteers to remove rubbish from their local environments. What started with one man — Ian Kiernan — cleaning up Sydney Harbour has grown into a national movement. They run Clean Up Australia Day (the country's largest community-based environmental event), school education programs, and corporate partnerships to reduce waste at its source and drive long-term behavioural change.

Focus areas

Waste reductionCommunity cleanupsEducation programsCorporate partnerships

Impact

Over 19 million volunteers have participated since 1990, removing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste from Australia's beaches, parks, waterways, and streets.

Ocean Conservancy

Protecting the ocean from today's greatest challenges

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Ocean Conservancy works to protect the ocean from its most pressing global challenges — plastic pollution, overfishing, ocean acidification, and climate change. They lead the International Coastal Cleanup, the world's largest volunteer effort for the ocean, engaging millions of people in 100+ countries. Their policy work has helped establish marine protected areas, reduce ocean-bound plastic, and promote sustainable fisheries management worldwide.

Focus areas

Plastic pollutionMarine protected areasSustainable fisheriesClimate resilience

Impact

The International Coastal Cleanup has engaged 17 million volunteers who have collected over 150 million kilograms of trash from coastlines and waterways since 1986.

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Campaigning for a green and peaceful future

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Greenpeace campaigns to protect forests, oceans, and the climate through peaceful direct action and creative confrontation. In the Asia-Pacific region, they focus on stopping deep-sea mining in the Pacific, protecting the Great Australian Bight from oil drilling, pushing for a rapid transition to renewable energy, and holding corporations accountable for environmental destruction. Their campaigns combine grassroots activism with investigative research and strategic litigation.

Focus areas

Climate campaignsOcean protectionForest defenceCorporate accountability

Impact

Greenpeace has been instrumental in establishing the Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary, halting destructive deep-sea mining proposals, and accelerating Australia's transition away from fossil fuels.

Australian Conservation Foundation

Australia's national environment organisation

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ACF is Australia's leading national environment organisation, campaigning for solutions to climate change, deforestation, and the extinction crisis. They work with communities, businesses, and governments to protect nature and build a sustainable future. ACF combines community campaigning with expert policy work, legal advocacy, and economic analysis to drive systemic change on the issues that matter most for Australia's environment.

Focus areas

Climate policyBiodiversity protectionIndigenous land rightsSustainable economy

Impact

For over 55 years, ACF has been at the forefront of Australia's environmental movement, contributing to the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, native forests, and threatened species across the country.

Bush Heritage Australia

Protecting Australia's unique landscapes forever

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Bush Heritage protects over 11 million hectares of Australia's most important landscapes — from arid outback to tropical rainforest, from coastal heathlands to alpine wilderness. They buy and manage land, partner with Traditional Owners through their Healthy Country program, and restore degraded ecosystems to safeguard biodiversity. Their science-based approach ensures that every hectare they protect delivers real, measurable conservation outcomes.

Focus areas

Land acquisitionHabitat restorationTraditional Owner partnershipsSpecies recovery

Impact

Bush Heritage manages 36 reserves across Australia, protecting critical habitat for over 5,000 species, including many that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The Wilderness Society

Protecting wild places for over 45 years

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The Wilderness Society campaigns to end native forest logging, protect threatened species, and ensure Australia's most irreplaceable natural areas are conserved for future generations. From the Franklin River campaign in 1983 to today's fight to protect native forests, they have been a powerful voice for Australia's wild places. They combine community mobilisation, legal challenges, and political advocacy to defend the landscapes that define this country.

Focus areas

Native forest protectionWilderness preservationThreatened speciesEnvironmental law reform

Impact

Their campaigns have helped protect millions of hectares of Australian wilderness, including the Tarkine, Daintree, and Gondwana rainforests.

Trees for Life

Growing a greener future

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Trees for Life is South Australia's largest community revegetation organisation. They grow and plant native seedlings, restore bushland corridors, and engage thousands of volunteers in hands-on conservation across the state. Since 1981, they have been connecting people with nature through seed collection, nursery propagation, and community planting days. Their work restores wildlife corridors, reduces soil erosion, improves water quality, and sequesters carbon.

Focus areas

RevegetationSeed bankingWildlife corridorsCommunity engagement

Impact

Trees for Life has grown and planted over 32 million native seedlings, restoring thousands of hectares of native bushland across South Australia.

Reef Restoration Foundation

Helping the reef help itself

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Based in Cairns, the Reef Restoration Foundation grows and transplants heat-resistant corals to restore damaged sections of the Great Barrier Reef. Their coral nurseries and community planting programs are helping the reef adapt to warming oceans. Using innovative coral gardening techniques, they cultivate resilient coral fragments in underwater nurseries before transplanting them onto degraded reef areas, accelerating natural recovery and building climate resilience.

Focus areas

Coral restorationClimate adaptationMarine researchCommunity science

Impact

Their coral nursery program has successfully grown and transplanted thousands of coral fragments, with survival rates exceeding 80% on restored reef sections.

Sea Shepherd Australia

Defending ocean wildlife

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Sea Shepherd uses direct action to defend marine wildlife and protect ocean ecosystems. Their campaigns tackle illegal fishing, plastic pollution, and habitat destruction across Australian and international waters, from the Southern Ocean to the Coral Sea. With a fleet of patrol vessels and a global network of volunteers, Sea Shepherd confronts environmental crime at sea, working alongside law enforcement agencies to enforce marine conservation laws where governments cannot.

Focus areas

Anti-poaching patrolsMarine debris cleanupWhale defenceHabitat protection

Impact

Sea Shepherd's campaigns have helped save thousands of whales, removed hundreds of illegal fishing devices, and cleaned up tonnes of marine debris from Australia's coastlines.

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Start a project, complete it with your team, and choose to donate your earnings to any of these charities.