The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) is an Australian organisation that connects the arts, business and donors.
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Established in 2000, AbaF is a company of the Commonwealth and is supported by the Australian Government through the Cultural Development Program of the Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and through private sector support.
AbaF is governed by a board, appointed by the Minister for the Arts. The chairman is Terry Campbell AO and the CEO of AbaF is Jane Haley.
AbaF has a national council of senior business leaders, coordinated through state and territory chapters, who act as champions and advocates for business support for the arts. AbaF works with its councillors to promote the business benefits of relationships with the arts, in particular brand alignment, employee engagement and community contribution.
AbaF has three programs, partnering, volunteering, and giving.
AbaF's partnering program connects business with the arts through advice and networking opportunities. In South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, AbaF has partnered with state governments to operate Premier's Arts Partnership Funds that match the value of new business arts partnerships.
AbaF's volunteering program connects business volunteers with the arts. adviceBank matches business volunteers with the arts to work on specific projects. boardBank matches business volunteers with vacancies on arts boards.
AbaF's giving program works with donors and artists to promote giving to the arts.
AbaF hosts functions to bring together the arts, business and donors. They work in collaboration with peak bodies to promote the relationships between business and the arts and to provide opportunities for donors and arts to connect in an informal and friendly environment.
Through adviceBank AbaF matches arts organisations with expert business volunteers to work on specific business challenges which can include marketing, planning, IT, human resources and many other fields.
The Australia Cultural Fund is a unique service created and facilitated by the Australia Business Arts Foundation and endorsed by the ATO that allows AbaF to use its deductible gift recipient (DGR) status to receive donations on behalf of arts organisations and individual artists and pass on the funds in full in the form of grants. This service is offered by AbaF without any costs to either the donor or recipient and available to artists and arts organisations across Australia.
The prestigious annual AbaF Awards honour the best relationships between the arts, business and donors.
AbaF conducts research into sponsorship and donations to the arts in Australia, including the annual AbaF Survey of Private Sector Support for the Arts.