Improving on-time submission rates for charity Annual Information Statements

Last registered on December 23, 2024

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Improving on-time submission rates for charity Annual Information Statements
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0015006
Initial registration date
December 17, 2024

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
December 23, 2024, 1:24 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

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Primary Investigator

Affiliation
The Treasury

Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2025-01-01
End date
2025-05-31
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) requires the approximately 55,000 registered charities across Australia to submit an Annual Information Statement (AIS) each year. The AIS is an important tool for maintaining sector transparency and accountability. This online form, covering operational and financial details, is submitted through the ACNC Charity Portal at no cost.

The research is a two-arm randomised controlled trial designed to improve the on-time submission rate of Annual Information Statements (AIS) by charities across Australia.
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Registration Citation

Citation
(ACE), Australian Centre of Evaluation. 2024. "Improving on-time submission rates for charity Annual Information Statements." AEA RCT Registry. December 23. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.15006-1.0
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Two-arm randomised controlled trial
Intervention Start Date
2025-01-06
Intervention End Date
2025-01-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Charity on-time submission.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Time to submission.

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Two-arm randomised controlled trial
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Stratified randomisation
Randomization Unit
Individual charity
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
There is some uncertainty surrounding the final sample, but we anticipate over 10,000 observations in our sample.
Sample size: planned number of observations
Same as cluster.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
At least 5,000 charities in treatment group and 5,000 charities in control group.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Macquarie University Human Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2024-12-03
IRB Approval Number
520241822260350
Analysis Plan

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