The Evatt Foundation was established in 1979 as a memorial to Dr Herbert Vere Evatt with the aim of advancing the highest ideals of the labour movement: social justice, equality, democracy and human rights. The Foundation seeks to do this through research, publications, conferences, seminars, public discussion and debate.

Contact details

Website:
https://evatt.org.au/

Address:
The Evatt Foundation, Main Quadrangle (A14), University of Sydney, NSW, 2006.

Country:
Australia

Sub-region:
Australia and New Zealand

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Australia
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
University
Year founded
1979
Age (years)
Evatt Foundation
 46
Australia average
 33
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Memorial to Dr Herbert Vere Evatt
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Rose Jackson
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Rose Jackson
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Rose Jackson
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2024
Evatt Foundation
 12
Australia average
 16
Global average
 78
2021
Evatt Foundation
 12
2020
Evatt Foundation
 12
% Female staff
2024
Evatt Foundation
 50%
Australia average
 57%
Global average
 58%
2020
Evatt Foundation
 42%
2019
Evatt Foundation
 36%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Evatt Foundation
 1
Australia average
 16
Global average
 42
2015
Evatt Foundation
 321
Financials
2020
Evatt Foundation
 $8,586
Australia average
 $65,310,774
Global average
 $216,603,722

Social

Likes (2023)
Evatt Foundation
 1,200
Australia average
 10,576
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Evatt Foundation
 1,277
Likes (2021)
Evatt Foundation
 1,256
Followers (2025)
Evatt Foundation
 377
Australia average
 9,629
Global average
 19,923
Followers (2022)
Evatt Foundation
 431
Followers (2021)
Evatt Foundation
 433
YouTube
Subscribers (2016)
Evatt Foundation
 830
Australia average
 3,885
Global average
 1,270
Followers (2025)
Evatt Foundation
 104
Australia average
 4,432
Global average
 18,648
Followers (2024)
Evatt Foundation
 106
Followers (2023)
Evatt Foundation
 93
Followers (2025)
Evatt Foundation
 96
Australia average
 11,918
Global average
 15,869
Followers (2024)
Evatt Foundation
 89
Followers (2023)
Evatt Foundation
 53

Data notes

Last updated: 25/02/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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