About the Fund
The Tasmanian Community Fund supports communities across Tasmania to become more connected, resilient and thriving.
Since 1999, TCF has invested in community-led projects, organisations and initiatives that create lasting benefit for Tasmanian communities.
We are a small team working with applicants, grant recipients and community organisations across the state. Our independent Board sets the Fund’s strategic direction and makes decisions about the allocation of funding.
The Tasmanian Community Fund was established following the sale of the Trust Bank in 1999. As part of the sale, an annual appropriation was established to provide grants to not-for-profit organisations for the benefit of Tasmanian communities.
The Fund was created so that this investment could continue to support Tasmania over the long term.
TCF is governed by an independent Board appointed in accordance with the Tasmanian Community Fund Act.
Learn more about the TCF Board
Our purpose and vision
Our purpose is to provide grants for community purposes in the best interests of the Tasmanian community.
Our vision is:
Tasmania’s communities are connected, resilient and thriving.
Our Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets out how TCF will work towards this vision, with a stronger focus on community connection, capability, resilience and long-term benefit.
View the Strategic Plan 2026–2030
How we support communities
TCF provides funding through four pathways:
- Community Action – supporting practical, community-led projects that respond to local needs and opportunities
- Capability Building – strengthening people, organisations and community capability
- Major Initiatives – supporting larger, longer-term initiatives addressing significant community challenges or opportunities
- Grants in Focus – targeted funding opportunities responding to particular priorities or emerging opportunities.
These pathways allow TCF to support different types and scales of community activity while maintaining a clear focus on lasting community benefit.
Our approach
We aim to make our funding accessible, fair, transparent and proportionate.
We seek to:
- listen to communities and understand local needs and opportunities
- support community leadership and participation
- invest in capability as well as projects
- encourage collaboration where it adds value
- support approaches that can create lasting community benefit
- learn from the work we fund and improve our own practice over time.
Our values are Respectful, Optimistic and Integrity.
Funding allocated
Since 2000, TCF has awarded more than $152 million in grants to more than 3,310 projects across Tasmania.
These grants have supported community organisations, facilities, programs, services and initiatives in communities across the state.
Governance and legislation
The Tasmanian Community Fund operates under the Tasmanian Community Fund Act 2005.
The legislation provides for an independent Board with responsibility for setting the Fund’s direction and making decisions about the allocation of grants.
Board members are required to act honestly, in the best interests of the Tasmanian community and to appropriately manage conflicts of interest.
The legislation also provides for the Fund’s annual appropriation and its ongoing role in supporting Tasmanian communities.