Grace Tame’s foundation has announced it will close, saying it has faced ongoing challenges in securing long-term funding.
The organisation was set up in 2021 by the child sexual abuse survivor and former Australian of the Year, during the year she held the national honour for her advocacy on behalf of abuse survivors and for law reform.
The closure comes weeks after Tame said she had lost speaking engagements because of what she described as a smear campaign against her.
Tame has been widely known for campaigning on behalf of survivors of child sexual abuse and for pushing for changes to the law. Her foundation was created as part of that broader public advocacy work.
The announcement marks the end of an organisation that was launched with the aim of supporting those efforts, but which has now been forced to confront the financial realities of maintaining operations over the long term.
No further details were included in the brief announcement beyond the foundation’s explanation that funding difficulties had made continued operation unsustainable.
