Harcourts Foundation

What Harcourts Foundation does

The Harcourts Foundation is the charitable arm of the Harcourts real estate group, established in 2008 in Australia and New Zealand and later extended to South Africa. It operates as a 100% charity that collects donations from Harcourts branch owners, sales consultants, and staff — typically a set contribution per property sale — alongside salary sacrifice programmes and event-based fundraising such as charity golf days and the Sneaker Day campaign. The Foundation redistributes these funds as grants to registered charities, community groups, schools, and other eligible organisations that operate in the communities where Harcourts employees live and work.

Its core product is an online grant application platform hosted at harcourtsfoundation.org, with country-specific JotForm intake forms for Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa and quarterly grant rounds. Supporting offerings include a content resources hub, a newsletter, and branded social channels (notably Facebook). The Foundation holds Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) endorsement in Australia, satisfying a regulatory prerequisite for grant-making. Grant recipients span hospices, animal welfare organisations, homelessness services, disability providers, children's charities, and emergency services, with individual grants ranging from roughly $1,000 to $10,000 (and R 5,000 to R 50,000 in South Africa).

The Foundation's revenue model is donation-based rather than commercial. It has no priced products or services, no paying customers, and no investor capital; funding is entirely sourced from within the Harcourts network and community fundraising. Strategic partnerships — notably with Hospice New Zealand (renewed for nine consecutive years since 2017) and Orange Sky Australia (announced 2025) — channel supplementary resources toward specific causes. Since inception, the Foundation has granted over $10 million to more than 1,300 charities across three countries.

Name

Harcourts Foundation

Legal name

The Harcourts Foundation

Website

https://harcourtsfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Harcourts Foundation is the charitable arm of Harcourts real estate, operating as a 100% charity that pools per-sale donations from Harcourts staff and redistributes them as grants to over 1,300 registered charities across Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and fundraising contributions: The Harcourts Foundation operates as a 100% charity, meaning every dollar contributed goes directly to community groups. Funding comes from Harcourts branches (business owners and sales consultants contribute a set donation with every property sold), salary sacrifice programmes, specially organised fundraisers, and regular prize auctions at corporate events. In Australia, the majority of contributions are from Harcourts branches whose business owners and sales consultants contribute a set donation with every single property they sell.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Harcourts Foundation is a 100% charity that collects donations (largely via Harcourts real estate network contributions tied to property sales, salary sacrifice, and organised fundraisers) and redistributes them as grants to registered charities and community groups across Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa through quarterly grant rounds. It supports vulnerable populations (homeless, children, aged, disabled) and funds essential equipment for hospices, emergency services, schools, and local community initiatives.

Product overview

The Harcourts Foundation operates as a charitable grant-making organization with a unified platform enabling community organizations to apply for funding through quarterly grant rounds. The core offering consists of the Grant Application Platform, Donation Collection Service, and Grant Rounds Programme. The Foundation serves charities across Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, having distributed over $10 million to more than 1,300 community groups since 2008. Supporting offerings include the Hospice New Zealand Grants Programme (a partnership providing over $380,000 to hospices) and a Community Resources Hub documenting grant activities and community impact stories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Application Platform Online platform enabling eligible charities and community organisations (with DGR and TCC status in Australia) to apply for funding grants through structured application rounds via country-specific JotForm portals.
• Donation Collection Service 100% charity donation service where every dollar contributed directly benefits community groups in need; funded through Harcourts branch contributions per property sale, salary sacrifice programmes, specially organised fundraisers, and prize auctions at corporate events.
• Quarterly Grant Rounds Programme Structured quarterly grant funding rounds with defined application periods and decision timelines operating across Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Round 70 was open until August 2026 at time of analysis.
• Hospice New Zealand Grants Programme Strategic partnership programme with Hospice New Zealand providing funding for specialised equipment (beds, wheelchairs, syringe drivers, ECG machines) to member hospices across New Zealand.
• Community Resources Hub Online resource library publishing news, insights, and stories about grants awarded, partnership announcements, fundraising events, and community impact across Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $10 million raised and granted to over 1,300 charities since 2008
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Detector InspectorminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Detector Inspector partnered with Harcourts Residential and Lifestyle for the 2026 Harcourts Foundation Charity Golf Day. A combined team known as 'The Lifestyle x DI Crew' took top honours at the event, which was designed to drive community impact through auction and fundraising activities.
• Orange SkycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Harcourts Foundation officially announced Orange Sky as a Foundation partner, marking the beginning of a new relationship focused on supporting vulnerable Australians and strengthening communities. Orange Sky provides free laundry, warm showers and genuine conversation for people experiencing homelessness and hardship. The partnership was announced following a record charity golf day fundraiser. Professional long drive golfer Matt Stubbs was set to headline the event.
• Hospice New ZealandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017The Harcourts Foundation and Hospice New Zealand renewed their national partnership for the ninth consecutive year through the Hospice NZ Grants Programme. Since 2017, the partnership has contributed over $380,000 to local hospices across Aotearoa New Zealand. The Grants Programme provides hospices with crucial funding for items that directly enhance quality of care offered to patients and their whanau. In 2024, $31,627 was distributed to 12 hospices nationwide. Hospice New Zealand has gifted Harcourts a Silver Partner medal in recognition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ray White Foundation: Charitable arm of Ray White, the largest real estate group in Australasia. Operates an analogous model where agents and offices contribute per transaction, funding community grants across Australia and New Zealand — directly comparable in geography, funding mechanism, and donor base.
• Compass Foundation: Charitable arm of Compass, a US residential real estate brokerage. Funds community programs via agent-driven contributions — directly comparable in structure (brokerage-affiliated grantmaking foundation with embedded donation mechanism).
• Engel & Völkers Foundation: Charitable foundation of Engel & Völkers, a global luxury real estate brand. Funds community initiatives through agent contributions — comparable as another international real estate-affiliated grantmaking foundation.
• Century 21 Foundation: Charitable foundation of Century 21, a global real estate franchise network. Funds community initiatives through agent-driven donations and partnerships — comparable as another real estate-affiliated grantmaking entity.
• Anywhere Foundation (Coldwell Banker / Sotheby's): Charitable foundation of Anywhere Real Estate, parent of Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty. Funds housing- and community-related grants via agent and corporate contributions — comparable as a multi-brand real estate grantmaking foundation.
• LJ Hooker Foundation: Charitable arm of LJ Hooker, a major Australasian real estate network. Operates community grant programs across Australia and New Zealand funded through agent contributions — directly comparable geography and funding model to Harcourts Foundation.
• Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foundation: Charitable arm of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, a US brokerage network. Provides community grants funded through agent contributions — directly comparable in structure and donor base to Harcourts Foundation.
• RE/MAX Foundation: Charitable arm of RE/MAX, a global real estate network. Runs community grant programs funded through agent contributions and corporate events — directly comparable in structure (real-estate-affiliated grantmaking foundation) and target beneficiary mix.

Broad incumbents

• Fred Hollows Foundation: Large Australasian grantmaking foundation focused on eye health in developing countries. Comparable as a regional grantmaking entity operating across Australia, NZ, and broader geographies — much larger in scale and more programmatic, but similar operating geography.
• National Association of REALTORS Foundation: Charitable foundation of the US National Association of REALTORS, a large industry body. Funds housing-related community programs via member contributions — comparable as a broader real estate industry grantmaking foundation, though at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/theharcourtsfoundation
• Xx.com/HarcFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harcourts-foundation-new-zealand

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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