Our Priorities

Life

We contribute to the health, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal Australians

Culture

We help share, protect and strengthen Aboriginal culture at Uluru and beyond

Enterprise

We create sustainable, economic opportunities for First Nations Australians

Opportunity

We create opportunities for young people to learn and be successful in life

About Us

We share and strengthen Aboriginal culture, and improve the lives

    and future of First Nations Australians, at Uluru and beyond

Our History

Managed by Maruku, a long-established, Aboriginal-owned charity at Uluru, the Uluru Foundation had its origins at the height of the 2020 pandemic.

Our Vision

Our vision is of a country where First Nations families and children connected to Uluru can thrive and participate fully and equally in the life of Australia.

Our Services

Supporting and promoting the Uluru Festival

Creating an annual celebration of Aboriginal culture at Uluru to share with the world.

Creating opportunities for children and young people to thrive

The Uluru Foundation creates and contributes to programs that give children the best possible opportunities in life.

Promoting the health and wellbeing of First Nations people

The Uluru Foundation works with local Aboriginal people and key stakeholders and is funding the creation of videos and other educational media that reach community members with essential, carefully crafted health messages and information. It will also be supporting the wellbeing of community members through creating a range of employment and income-earning opportunities.

Developing economic opportunities and enterprises for First Nations Australians

As part of Maruku (Anangu Uwankaraku Punu Aboriginal Corporation), the Uluru Foundation directly helps over 400 Aboriginal artists throughout the region gain income and employment. It is also contributing to the creation of training programs and new, sustainable economic opportunities in the arts, media and business sectors.

Uluru - Australia

Some Facts about Life at Uluru
420,000
# visitors/year (peak)
300
# Aboriginal residents
2500
# generations at Uluru
14,000
# paces around Uluru

Latest News

Uluru Festival launch

21 April 2022: Today, we announce the launch of what is likely to become one of the major events in Australia’s national calendar: the Uluru Festival.

COVID health videos launch

As part of the Foundation’s core work, its media arm Anangu Media this week launched the first three in a series of health videos tailored for local, Aboriginal audiences

Uluru Foundation established

Under the auspices of Maruku (Anangu Uwankaraku Punu Aboriginal Corporation), and based in the Mutitjulu Community at the foot of Uluru, the Uluru Foundation has now been established, as a …

Get in touch

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The Uluru Foundation is raising and distributing funds to achieve our mission of promoting the health and wellbeing of Anangu, our people; alleviating poverty and distress in indigenous communities at and around Uluru; and protecting, strengthening and sharing our culture with the world.



Contact Us

Uluru Foundation, Maruku, Mutitjulu, NT 0872