Grace Tame Foundation announces sudden closure

The advocacy foundation founded by Grace Tame is to close, saying it has “reached a crossroads” after struggling to sustain long-term funding.

The Grace Tame Foundation, started by the 2021 Australian of the Year, said that after years of advocacy for child sexual abuse survivors and law reform, it would begin winding down in the coming weeks.

“The Grace Tame Foundation was formed in 2021 to confront one of Australia’s most uncomfortable truths – the prevalence of child sexual abuse and to advocate for the systemic reforms survivors have long been denied,” a statement from the foundation said on Thursday.

“We helped shift the national conversation by putting safeguarding children firmly in the public spotlight – even when it was uncomfortable or costly.

“The Foundation has reached a crossroads. Like many small advocacy organisations, sustaining long-term funding for this work has become increasingly challenging. After careful consideration, the Board has made the decision to close the foundation, with the process to be finalised in the coming weeks.

“While the Foundation itself will close, the mission it has championed will continue through the many survivors, advocates, and organisations working to protect children and drive reform.”

According to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, the Grace Tame Foundation brought in a total revenue of $148,629 for 2025, compared with its total expenses of $209,269, leaving a reported loss of about $60,600.

The statement said none of the foundation’s achievements, including landmark legal reforms and anti-grooming education, would have been possible without Tame’s “fierce and uncompromising advocacy for survivors”.

“The work of confronting abuse and demanding accountability can lead to tough exchanges and difficult conversations. Change demands these difficult conversations.”

Speaking at a rally last month, Tame said she would not appear at any more paid speaking events in 2026 after losing the rest of the year’s bookings due to what she has called a continuing smear campaign against her.

The 31-year-old drew criticism in February for her pro-Palestinian advocacy after she chanted “globalise the intifada” at a Sydney protest – a phrase the NSW Labor government intends to ban.

She again made headlines last month when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labelled her “difficult” at a News Corp event in Melbourne.

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