Not-for-profit Stewardship Group

What the Not-for-profit Stewardship Group does, contact details, members and key messages from meetings.

Last updated 6 November 2026

About the Not-for-profit Stewardship Group

The Not-for-profit Stewardship Group is one of the stewardship groups operated by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a means of improving the client experience and administration of Australia's tax, super and registry systems. The group's focus is to:

gain insights into the issues not-for-profit organisations face
consider current and emerging issues around tax administration and law as they relate to not-for-profit organisations
identify opportunities in the tax, super and registry systems, that will make it easier for not-for-profit organisations and their representatives, to access concessions they are entitled to and to meet their obligations
partner with the not-for-profit community to find solutions to issues raised to improve the not-for-profit client experience
consult on new policy initiatives proposed by government
share key ATO messages with the not-for-profit community.

Contact details

You can contact the secretariat of the Not-for-profit Stewardship Group via email at nfpstewardshipgroup@ato.gov.au.

Members

Group membership details
Organisation	Members
ATO	Rowan Fox (Co-chair), Small Business
ATO	Tom Wheeler, Small Business
Arnold Bloch Leibler	Jessica Wills
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission	Cate Bennett
Australian Philanthropic Services	David Ward
Baker McKenzie	Luke Hall
Charitas Law	Jae Yang
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand	Donna Bagnall
Clubs NSW	James Newton
EY	Matthew Whittaker
HWL Ebsworth	Timothy Stokes (Co-chair)
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers	Rob Marshall
Justice Connect	Geraldine Menere
Minter Ellison	Stephie Werner
Not for Profit Accounting Specialists	Ellie Patterson
Queensland Muslims Inc	Habib Jamal
Saward Dawson	Cathy Braun
Sports Accounting Australia	Jeremy Gleeson
The Salvation Army Australia	John McIntosh
The Tax Institute	Morag Ingham
Treasury	Peter Robjent
University of South Australia	Kristian Thoroughgood

Key messages from meetings

Key messages from meetings held in the last 3 years are available below.

For prior key messages, email the secretariat with your requirements.

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