The Queensland Community Foundation Organisational Capacity Building grants assist charities develop their structures, systems, people and skills in order to deliver improved outcomes.
Typically, capacity building focuses on education and training, recruiting, maintaining or recognising volunteers, information technology support systems, training, and planning and governance, which may include strategic plans, constitution reviews or board appraisals.
Click here to see the full list of 2026 case studies for General Fund Capacity Building Grants.
2026 General Fund Capacity Building Grants
| Amount | Organisation name | Project Title | Primary Region Impacted |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | Aussie Athlete Fund Ltd | Athlete education & fundraising capability program – Queensland cohort 2026–27 | Queensland Wide |
| $12,000 | Bayside Shelter Inc | A blueprint for safety | Bayside |
| $40,000 | Campfire Healing Indigenous Corporation | Strengthening cultural governance through technology | North West Queensland (Mount Isa, Dajarra, Urandangi, Marmanya & Boulia) |
| $9,000 | Central Highlands Science Centre Inc. | Building capacity through digital systems and workforce efficiency | Queensland Wide |
| $38,564 | ChaplainWatch Inc. | Tailored first aid courses for nightlife workers | Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Central Queensland & Wide Bay Burnett |
| $30,000 | Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Australia | CCF AU volunteer recruitment & training program | Queensland Wide |
| $38,600 | Common Ground Queensland | CGQ corporate partners: ending homelessness | Southeast Queensland |
| $40,000 | Diamond Women Ltd | CRM capacity and connection building program | Brisbane and Gold Coast Highlands |
| $40,000 | Farm Angels Ltd | Measuring our impact: strengthening Farm Angels’ outcomes for rural communities | Regional Queensland |
| $20,000 | Financial Counselling Queensland | Strategic Plan 2027 - 2030 | Queensland Wide |
| $24,200 | First Light Widowed Support | Illuminating grief: building an Impact framework for young widowed families | Queensland Wide |
| $9,700 | Fraser Coast Hospice Association Inc. | Pathways to care: future planning for Fraser Coast hospice | Wide Bay Burnett and Fraser Coast |
| $38,225 | The Neighbourhood Hub | Beyond donations: measuring & scaling corporate community impact | Mackay, Isaac & Whitsundays |
| $39,000 | Grab Life By The Balls | Expanding our impact, empowering our people | Sunshine Coast |
| $40,000 | Green Fox Training Studio Limited | ReKindle mentor hub – Digital infrastructure & capacity building | Queensland Wide |
| $34,000 | Housing 4 Change Limited | Measuring what matters | Brisbane |
| $36,500 | Hepatitis QLD | Hepatitis Queensland – strategic planning for the future | Queensland Wide |
| $40,000 | JUTE Theatre Company | Income diversification program | Cairns |
| $29,238 | Motor Neurone Disease Assoc.of Qld | Website & data project | Queensland Wide |
| $7,550 | North Queensland Conservation Council | Strategic alignment for environmental impact in North Queensland | Townsville, Cardwell, Bowen and inland |
| $40,000 | PIP Theatre | Next Stage Capacity Building Project | Brisbane |
| $40,000 | Project:herself | Strategic plan & brand & impact evaluation | Queensland Wide |
| $40,000 | PTSD Dogs Australia Ltd | Governance, planning and volunteer capacity framework | Sunshine Coast, Cooloola Coast and Brissbane |
| $35,600 | Queensland Youth Orchestra | Developing a technology roadmap for QYO | South East Queensland |
| $35,970 | Rainforest Rescue | Building a skilled, safe and culturally-aware conservation workforce | Far North Queensland |
| $36,000 | Raising Minds Ltd | Lived experience governance capacity building project | Queensland Wide |
| $22,400 | Suited to Success | Brand Refresh and website update | Queensland Wide |
| $29,260 | The Agile Project - Wildlife Rescue Inc. | Strengthening wildlife rescue capacity in Far North Queensland through website redevelopment & volunteer automation | Far North Queensland |
| $30,700 | The Funding Network Australia | Queensland community capacity building & coaching program | Queensland Wide |
| $40,000 | The Moreton Bay Foundation | Strengthening systems, Governance and community building for The Moreton Bay Foundation | South East Queensland and Moreton Bay |
| $6,783 | The Rock Family & Community Support Inc. | RFACS staff & volunteers capability upgrade 2026 | Redlands |
| $40,000 | Queensland Cricket Foundation | Queensland Cricket Foundation fundraising strategy project | Queensland Wide |
| $29,779 | Traction for Young People Ltd | Impact framework, assessment and learning | South East Queensland |
| $30,000 | Vulcana Women's Circus Inc | Building Vulcana’s capacity to operationalise its strategic plan | Brisbane |
| $40,000 | VWF (Veterans Wellbeing Foundation) | Strengthening VWF’s service capability through workforce development, digital systems, volunteer support and governance improvement | Sunshine Coast extending to Gladstone |
| $30,000 | White Cloud Foundation | Digital access & engagement uplift for mental health services | Queensland Wide |
| $5,600 | Youth & Families Assoc.of Pine Rivers Inc. | Capacity support - Counsellors | City of Moreton Bay |
| $40,000 | Volunteering Qld | Regional professional development hubs | Queensland Wide |
2025 General Fund Capacity Building Grants
| Amount | Organisation | Project | Primary region impacted |
|---|---|---|---|
| $29,000 | Animal Therapies Ltd (ATL) | ATL new website development to enhance functionality, user experience and build operational capacity | Queensland wide |
| $20,689.42 | Bayside Community Legal Service Inc. | Domestic Violence Legal Support Initiative | Brisbane |
| $30,000 | Buderim Foundation | Review of Strategy, Marketing, and Website | Sunshine Coast |
| $29,826.50 | Cairns and Far North Environment Centre | Strategic Plan 2025 to 2030 - Stabilising Growth to Lead | Far North Queensland |
| $30,000 | Central Highlands Science Centre Inc. (Trading as Outback Exploratorium) | Outback Exploratorium Governance and Strategy Review | Central Queensland |
| $15,000 | Chance Creators (Seconds Out Round 2 Pty Ltd) | Closing the skills gap | Brisbane |
| $30,000 | Coffee Brigade Brisbane | Uplifting systems and processes as we increase our impact | Brisbane |
| $30,000 | DV Safe Phone | Help Us Connect for Change: Empower DV Safe Phone with a CRM | Statewide |
| $13,133.92 | Esthers Australia Ltd | Implementing a CRM to Enhance Donor Retention, Streamline Efficiency, and Expand Support for Vulnerable Women & Their Families | Sunshine Coast |
| $10,036 | Fierce Females Ltd | Fierce Females CRM | Gold Coast |
| $30,000 | Foodbank Queensland | To Develop an Impact Measurement, Evaluation and Learning Framework | Queensland wide |
| $30,000 | Ipswich Hospital Foundation | IHF Data Improvement Project | Ipswich |
| $27,795 | Ladybird Care Foundation Limited | Skilling and empowering volunteer parent Peer Mentors | Queensland wide |
| $30,000 | LawRight | Increasing Pro Bono Capacity through Best-Practice Processes | Queensland wide |
| $27,500 | Liver Foundation | Empowering Liver Health in Queensland | Queensland wide |
| $28,309 | Murrup (Community Spirit Foundation) | Listening, hearing and adapting: Effective data collection | Central Queensland |
| $30,000 | Older Women Co-Housing Association Qld Inc | Sharing with Friends Needs Analysis | Queensland wide |
| $22,100 | Open Haven Ltd | Open Haven – Digital Presence Enhancement | Brisbane |
| $30,000 | Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation | Supporter Engagement Platform Transformation | Queensland wide |
| $20,000 | Rally for a Cause Ltd | Dedicated Rally for a Cause website | Wide Bay Burnett |
| $30,000 | Red Frogs Australia | 'The Pond' (Volunteer Management Software) Upgrades and CRM Integration | Queensland wide |
| $22,500 | Romero Centre | Volunteer and staff training | Brisbane |
| $15,400 | Ronald McDonald House Charities SEQ | Embedding Trauma Informed Care | Statewide |
| $30,000 | Roseberry Community Services Ltd | Roseberry Qld | Central Queensland |
| $9,000 | Spring Lifestyle Supports Ltd | New IT System | Sunshine Coast |
| $20,000 | StandbyU Foundation | StandbyU - Strategic Engagement Plan 2025 - 2030 | Queensland wide |
| $28,400 | The Lady Musgrave Trust | Building a Blueprint: The lady Musgrave Trust's path to Impact and Sustainability | Brisbane |
| $15,000 | Top Livin | Training of LIVINWell in Schools Program Facilitators | Queensland wide |
| $30,000 | Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services | Frontier Services Queensland Volunteer Recruitment & Upskilling Program | Queensland wide |
| $30,000 | Volunteering Queensland Inc | Volunteering & AI | Statewide |
| $30,000 | Walk 'n' Talk Collective Inc. | Strengthening Foundations: Building Capacity for sustainable impact | Central Queensland |
| $29,000 | Yalari Limited | Website Audit and Accessibility Project | Queensland wide |
| $27,632 | Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation | CRM and Impact Measurement | Brisbane |
| $30,000 | Youth Advocacy Centre | Vital capacity and skill building for suicide and self-harm intervention | Brisbane |
| $21,000 | Youth Flourish Outdoors Ltd | Digital Strategy & Website | Logan |
| $30,000 | Youth Insearch Foundation (Aust) Inc | Identifying opportunities for Queensland Grants, Funding and Partnership to sustain support for at risk young people in Queensland. | Bundaberg |
2024 General Fund Capacity Building Grants
| Amount | Organisation | Project | Primary region impacted |
|---|---|---|---|
| $22,500.00 | 4 Voices Global Limited | Training for Maximum Impact | Brisbane |
| $30,000.00 | A Kind Tractor | June’s Patch: Transforming healthcare worker’s wellbeing through nature | Sunshine Coast |
| $29,520.00 | Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation | CRM | Brisbane, Cairns and Sunshine Coast |
| $20,125.00 | Australian Street Aid Project Ltd. | Volunteer Induction and Management System | Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday |
| $30,000.00 | Baby Give Back Limited | Illuminating Impact - An Outcomes Measurement Framework to help reach more children in need | South East Qld |
| $22,000.00 | Central Highlands Community Services Ltd | Efficient Gov Hub: Streamlining Operations for optimal Governance, board efficiency, and seamless Audit processing. | Central Queensland |
| $18,000.00 | Centre for Men Australia Limited | Empowering CMFA Volunteers with Mental Health First Aid Training | Brisbane |
| $30,000.00 | Children's Rights Australia Limited | CRA Love & Protect Our Kids Project | South-east and South-west Queensland |
| $24,220.00 | Ethni | Sisters for Sisters: Building the capacity of young women from CALD backgrounds to deliver culturally responsive peer-led mental health services. | Logan |
| $17,400.00 | Gympie and District Women's Health Group Inc | Strategic Governance - setting GWHC up for the future | Wide Bay Burnett |
| $7,500.00 | Hear and Say Limited | Website upgrade | Queensland wide |
| $25,000.00 | Inala Community House | Strategic Planning, leadership capability and governance development using human centered design to ensure maximum impact for the future | Brisbane |
| $30,000.00 | Kanyini Connections Ltd | Enhancing Impact through a Salesforce CRM Implementation | Sunshine Coast |
| $30,000.00 | LawRight | Everyday Law in Practice: Equipping pro bono lawyers to resolve legal issues pushing Queenslanders into homelessness. | Queensland wide |
| $30,000.00 | Little Sparklers | Translation of infant sleep resources for the Queensland community. | Queensland wide |
| $14,200.00 | Mangrove Housing Limited | SEED Training (Skill Enhancement and Employee Development) | South East Qld |
| $25,000.00 | Outback Mind Foundation Ltd | Bridging Gaps, Building Resilience: Expanding Men's Mental Health Support in Rural Queensland | Central Queensland |
| $8,000.00 | Queer & Trans Workers Against Violence (Auspiced by Queensland Council for LGBTI Health) | QTWAV Community Governance Development | Brisbane |
| $30,000.00 | Rosies Youth Mission Inc. | Reconciliation Action Plan Development & Implementation | Queensland wide |
| $30,000.00 | SmartPups Assistance Dogs For Special Needs Children | SmartPups Post Placement Communication Channels & Support | Sunshine Coast |
| $30,000.00 | So Brave | So Brave Volunteer Capacity Building | Brisbane |
| $9,800.00 | Speld Qld Inc | Speld Library Resource Renewal Project | Queensland wide |
| $30,000.00 | Stationery Aid Ltd | Integrated Management System and Website Upgrade | Queensland wide |
| $13,000.00 | Stepping Stone Clubhouse Inc. | Development of strategic plan | Brisbane |
| $30,000.00 | SunnyKids Ltd | SunnyKids Database Transition | Sunshine Coast |
| $30,000.00 | Teens Take Control | Teens Take Control Secure Education Portal | Sunshine Coast |
| $13,000.00 | The Breakfast Club Redcliffe Inc | Strategic Development Planning for the Breakfast Club | Other - please provide below |
| $7,654.70 | The Pyjama Foundation Ltd | 2024 Pyjama Angel Recruitment Rally | Queensland wide |
| $29,328.00 | Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland | Implement a CRM to increase revenue, improve organisational efficiency and drive greater impact in delivering Queensland wildlife conservation projects. | Queensland wide |
| $7,082.00 | Women's Crisis Support Service Inc. | Connecting Women | Moreton |
| $30,000.00 | Young Diggers Limited | Strategic Plan | Brisbane |
| $22,117.00 | Mayi Market | Increasing food security and affordability, health, and wellbeing for multiple Cape York Indigenous communities | Far Noth Qld |
