Koya Aboriginal

What Koya Aboriginal does

Koya Aboriginal Corporation is a 100% Aboriginal owned and led not-for-profit organisation founded in 2004 and headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The organisation delivers a portfolio of community programs targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, as well as other at-risk youth, across Perth's North East and South West metro areas. Core offerings include Primary School Academies (educational attendance and outcomes support), a Multisports Program for ages 4-17, the Djookian Club safe space for at-risk girls aged 11-17, Deadly Spirit Holiday Programs, and a Peer Ambassador Program for ages 14-30 covering life skills, wellbeing, culture, and work readiness. The founder, a Stolen Generation Survivor and respected Ballardong Elder, anchors the organisation's cultural legitimacy, and the word "Koya" — the Noongar name for frog and the founding family's totem — signals deep Noongar identity.

The business model is donations- and grants-driven. Revenue streams consist of individual charitable donations (preset amounts of $10, $20, $30, $40, or custom; one-time, weekly, or monthly frequencies) and government/grant funding, with no program fees charged to participants. Distribution is community-led via direct engagement, school partnerships, and word-of-mouth within the Aboriginal community. A wholly-owned social enterprise subsidiary, Aboriginal Nature Trekz (ANTz), extends the model into tourism training and employment pathways for Aboriginal youth, and includes the ANTz Cultural Mapping Project — a geo-spatial representation of 128 registered Noongar cultural sites in the City of Swan spanning approximately 46,000 years of heritage.

Marketing is conducted through the organisation's website and Facebook page, with email and phone (08 6424 9210, [email protected]) as primary contact channels. No app, API, AI capabilities, patents, certifications, or commercial customers are disclosed. Headcount, revenue, and management team information are not publicly available, and the organisation has no disclosed funding rounds, investors, or parent company.

Name

Koya Aboriginal

Legal name

Koya Aboriginal Corporation

Website

https://koya.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Community Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADABAM

Indigenous/Tribal Education Authorities & Boards

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/School Districts, Local Education Authorities & Boards

SECONDARYTHAJADAK

Indigenous & Community Cultural Institutions

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Museums, Galleries & Cultural Institutions

Keywords

• Indigenous community programs
• Youth education support
• Aboriginal not-for-profit
• Multisports youth programs
• Cultural heritage mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Midland Junction

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: As a not-for-profit organisation, Koya accepts charitable donations from individuals and organisations. The donation page offers preset amounts ($10, $20, $30, $40) and custom amounts with options for one-time, weekly, or monthly recurring donations.
2. Government and Grant Funding: As a community organisation serving Aboriginal children and vulnerable populations, Koya likely receives government grants and funding, though specific details are not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Koya Aboriginal Corporation delivers a portfolio of free, culturally grounded community programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people (ages 4-30) in Perth's North East and South West metro areas. Offerings span educational support (Primary School Academies), sports (Multisports Program), safe spaces (Djookian Club for at-risk girls), holiday activities (Deadly Spirit Holiday Programs), life-skills and work-readiness (Peer Ambassador Program), translational Research, and the Aboriginal Nature Trekz (ANTz) social enterprise including a Cultural Mapping Project of 128 Noongar heritage sites.

Product overview

Koya Aboriginal Corporation offers a portfolio of community programs and one social enterprise. The core offerings include Primary School Academies for educational support, a Multisports Program, the Djookian Club for young women, Deadly Spirit Holiday Programs, and a Peer Ambassador Program for youth aged 14-30. These programs are complemented by translational Research capabilities and the ANTz (Aboriginal Nature Trekz) social enterprise, which includes tourism training operations and the ANTz Cultural Mapping Project that documents 128 registered Noongar cultural sites. The organization operates as a 100% Aboriginal owned and led not-for-profit supporting communities in Perth's North East and South West metro areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aboriginal Nature Trekz (ANTz): A social enterprise that connects Aboriginal heritage and culture to the Australian identity through education, training, innovation and high-quality tourism operations, providing tourism training and employment pathways for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Products and services

• Primary School Academies Educational support program working with schools, students and families to increase attendance and improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
• Multisports Program A range of sporting opportunities, including basketball, netball, swimming, soccer and traditional Indigenous games for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people aged 4-17.
• Djookian Club (Sister's Club) A safe, healthy, accessible and supportive gathering space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and other at-risk girls and young women aged 11-17.
• Deadly Spirit Holiday Programs Range of engaging school holiday activities for school aged children and youth which support social, emotional, physical and cultural wellbeing.
• Peer Ambassador Program Range of life skills, health and wellbeing, culture and work readiness activities designed to support young people aged 14 to 30 to achieve their goals.
• Translational Research Translational research that provides evidence to inform program development, implementation and delivery for Aboriginal community programs.
• Aboriginal Nature Trekz (ANTz) A wholly owned social enterprise that connects Aboriginal heritage and culture to the Australian identity through education, training, innovation and high-quality tourism operations, providing tourism training and employment pathways for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• ANTz Cultural Mapping Project Geo-spatial representation project providing ongoing connection and representation of the Noongar community with their heritage, mapping 128 registered cultural sites in the City of Swan, with heritage reaching back approximately 46,000 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• 128 cultural sites mapped in the City of Swan

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Schools (Primary Schools)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKoya partners with schools to deliver the Primary School Academies program, working with students and families to increase attendance and improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
• City of SwancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the ANTz Cultural Mapping Project providing geo-spatial representation of 128 registered cultural sites in the City of Swan, enhancing Noongar community heritage connection dating back approximately 46,000 years.
• Noongar CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKoya draws on Aboriginal grassroots knowledge and community-lived experiences to inform program development and delivery. The Noongar nation is the traditional owner of the South West of Western Australia where Koya operates.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Yalari: National not-for-profit providing Indigenous students with boarding school scholarships and ongoing support. Overlaps with Koya's educational outcome focus for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, though focused on scholarships rather than community programs.
• Clontarf Foundation: National not-for-profit using sport to improve education, life skills, and employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young men. Comparable to Koya's sport-plus-education model for Aboriginal youth, though at much larger national scale.
• Stars Foundation: Australian NFP supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and young women through full-time mentors in schools — directly comparable to Koya's Djookian Club and Primary School Academies focus on Indigenous female students.
• Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME): Mentoring program for Indigenous Australian high school students focused on educational achievement and completion. Comparable in targeting Aboriginal youth educational outcomes and school-based delivery model.
• Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF): Foundation supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students through scholarships and education-to-employment pathways. Comparable mission of improving educational outcomes for Indigenous youth via school partnerships.

Others

• Culture is Life: Aboriginal-led organisation supporting community-driven cultural strength initiatives. Thematically aligned with Koya's cultural preservation and intergenerational wellbeing focus, though focused on advocacy and grant-making.
• Reconciliation Australia: National peak body promoting reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian community. Adjacent to Koya's mission in cultural education and Indigenous community engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Healing Foundation: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisation funding healing initiatives for Stolen Generation survivors and their descendants. Comparable in Aboriginal-led governance and trauma-informed community programs.
• Indigenous Tourism Australia: National peak body growing a sustainable and profitable Indigenous tourism sector. Highly comparable to Koya's ANTz social enterprise in cultural tourism, training, and connecting Aboriginal heritage to Australian identity.

Emerging players

• Indigenous Literacy Foundation: Australian NFP lifting literacy outcomes and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander publishing. Comparable in Indigenous-led education/cultural mission, though focused on literacy and publishing rather than community programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Koya_Pindi
• Facebookfacebook.com/KoyaAboriginalCorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/koya-aboriginal-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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