Institute of Public Affairs - Funding

Funding

The IPA funded by its membership which include both private individuals and businesses. Among these businesses are ExxonMobil, Telstra, WMC Resources, BHP Billiton, Phillip Morris, Murray Irrigation Limited, and Visy Industries.

IPA donors have also included Clough Engineering, Caltex, Shell and Esso. Other donors were electricity and mining companies, as well as British American Tobacco (BAT).

In 2003, the Australian Government paid $50,000 to the Institute of Public Affairs to review the accountability of NGOs.