Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation: Capacity Building
Issuer: Hawaiʻi Community Foundation / Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation
Deadline: September 15, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. HST
Funding: Grants generally range from $5,000 to $40,000 and may be multi-year commitments, contingent on satisfactory progress reports.
Eligible applicants: 501(c)(3) public charities whose organization, program, or project primarily serves Hawaiʻi foster children, their caregivers, or transitioning foster youth ages 16-24 who have aged out of the state child-welfare or mental-health systems. Government units and public schools are not eligible, and fiscal sponsorship is not permitted.
Funding priorities
- Governance and leadership
- Strategic relationships
- Evaluation and impact
- Resource development
- Internal operations and management
- Program design, delivery, and evaluation
- Executive and key staff transitions
- Staff training
Key exclusions and requirements: Capital, endowments, re-granting, and operating costs are excluded. Projects must include evaluation or measurement. If a consultant is used, the consultant must be qualified and the application requires a separate workplan and statement of qualifications. Applications are submitted through the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Grants Portal, and the organization profile must be certified before submission.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 96/100
N9+ Fit Score: 2/100 — this is an organizational capacity grant and capital is excluded, so N9+ is not a legitimate primary fit.
QC Healthcare Fit: 58/100 — consulting, staff training, program design, operations, evaluation, and implementation support may legitimately fit where selected by an eligible foster-youth organization.
Dr. Miltie direct applicant: No — Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a qualifying 501(c)(3) public charity.
Strong Hawaiʻi applicant examples: EPIC ʻOhana and Family Programs Hawaii, subject to confirming that the proposed capacity project and beneficiary mix satisfy the fund’s majority-clientele requirement.
Official source: Hawaiʻi Community Foundation funding opportunity