Compassion Australia is not a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) because of the church-based nature of our child development programs.

Relying on private funding rather than government grants allows for a primarily church-to-church model of development. We do place a priority on governance, accountability, stewardship and transparency and, as a result, consider the best fit for our organisation are Christian Ministry Association accreditation, Missions Interlink membership, and Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission financial reporting requirements.

However, this does not mean Compassion Australia could not obtain ACFID accreditation, which we would do if pursuing government grants.