Partners and projects

The BHP Foundation aspires to transformational relationships and partnering approaches which are mutually accountable, creating equitable power and supporting management of risks. To deliver, we adopt an investment approach which addresses the root causes of systemic sustainability challenges.

Our approach

We provide grant funding to innovative NGOs, think tanks, and national and international institutions with ambition to address the root causes of social issues and shift the underlying structures that prevent equity and sustainability.

Our investment approach seeks to:

  • support national and local organizations that explore and demonstrate solutions to systemic barriers with potential to contribute to long-term impact
  • encourage partner organizations to amplify positive outcomes to influence others and pursue greater impact beyond a project's immediate reach
  • enable enduring impact by funding organizational capacity and supporting networks and learning to build a thriving field of partner organizations and change agents

Our focus

We partner with others to contribute to
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Indigenous Peoples

Greater equity and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples and local communities through investments that intersect governance and leadership, culture and wellbeing, economic equity, and land and sea.

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Education

Preparing underrepresented children and young people to participate in the economy of the future through investments focused on the skills for the future and science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Our portfolio

Partnering with us

We adopt an investment approach which addresses the root causes of systemic sustainability challenges. We provide grant funding to innovative NGOs, think tanks, and national and international institutions in Australia, Canada or Chile, not individuals or unincorporated entities. We take long-term views on our investments and rarely provide sponsorships or donations.