Grace Tame Foundation to close
The advocacy foundation founded by Grace Tame is to close, saying it had “reached a crossroads” after struggling to maintain long-term funding.
The Grace Tame Foundation, launched by the 2021 Australian of the Year, said it would begin winding down in the coming weeks after years of advocacy and law reform for victims of child sexual abuse.
“The Grace Tame Foundation was established in 2021 to confront one of Australia’s most disturbing realities – the prevalence of child sexual abuse – and advocate for systemic reforms that survivors have long been denied,” the foundation said in a statement on Thursday. he said.
“We have helped change the national debate by putting child protection on the public agenda, even when it is inconvenient or costly.
“The foundation has reached a crossroads. Like many smaller advocacy organizations, it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain long-term funding for this work. After careful consideration, the Board has decided to close the foundation, with the process to be completed in the coming weeks.
“While the foundation itself is closing, the mission it championed will continue through survivors, advocates, and organizations working to protect children and promote reform.”
According to the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission, Grace Tame Foundation stepped in Its total revenue for 2025 was $148,629, while its total expenses were $209,269, leaving a reported loss of approximately $60,600.
None of the foundation’s achievements, including groundbreaking legal reforms and anti-grooming education, would have been possible without Tame’s “fierce and uncompromising advocacy for survivors”, the statement said.
“Confronting abuse and demanding accountability can lead to difficult exchanges and difficult conversations. Change requires these difficult conversations.”
Speaking at a rally last month, Tame said he would no longer take part in paid speaking events in 2026 after losing bookings for the rest of the year due to an ongoing smear campaign against him.
31 year old received criticism This year for his pro-Palestinian advocacy after chanting “From Gadigal to Gaza, globalize the intifada”, a phrase the NSW Labor government plans to ban.
He hit the headlines again last month when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described him as “difficult” at a News Corp event in Melbourne.
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