Humanitix
Australian not-for-profit organisation
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Humanitix (/hjuːˈmænətɪks/ hyoo-MAN-ə-tiks[1]) is a not-for-profit organisation, notable for operating an event ticketing platform to raise funds for education projects. Humanitix directs 100% of profits from booking fees to a range of education programs and operates in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.[2]
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| Founded | 2016 |
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| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 3 (2022) |
Area served | Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom |
| Website | humanitix |
Humanitix is the subject of research into ethical businesses run by the University of New South Wales Business School in Sydney, Australia.[3]
In Australia, it is a Public Benevolent Institution, registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission since 2 May 2017.[4] In the US Humanitix operates as a 501c3 non-profit,[5] and in New Zealand it operates as a charitable trust.[6]
As well as income from ticket booking fees, Humanitix has received AUD$1.2million grant from the Atlassian Foundation.[2] In 2018, Humanitix won a AUD$1 million grant from Google.org by coming first place in the Google Impact Challenge. In New Zealand, the organisation has also received support from the NEXT Foundation.[6] In 2018 the organisation was also named one of Westpac's Top 20 Businesses of Tomorrow and Social Entrepreneurs Of The Year in the Third Sector Awards.[7]
Humanitix was founded by former hedge fund manager Joshua Ross, and former management consultant Adam McCurdie.[2]