Hand Heart Pocket

What Hand Heart Pocket does

Hand Heart Pocket is an independent charitable and philanthropic foundation established by the Freemasons of Queensland and registered in Queensland, Australia. It provides grants, hardship assistance, natural-disaster relief, and multi-year funding for evidence-based programs serving at-risk young people in Queensland and Papua New Guinea. Its support addresses material basics and safe housing, respectful relationships and support networks, culture and community participation, physical and mental wellbeing, education, skills, employment, and economic participation. The organisation reports supporting more than 5,200 young people, while Member engagement has supported 335 local community organisations.

Hand Heart Pocket's service portfolio includes Matched Giving, Hardship Assistance, Strategic Youth Partnerships, and Natural Disasters Support, alongside the From the Pocket quarterly newsletter and Annual Review. Its community-led operating model uses Freemason Lodges across Queensland and Papua New Guinea to identify and support local causes, strategic youth organisations to deliver programs, and direct channels for hardship and disaster assistance. Good2Give provides an online giving channel; the input does not describe a proprietary software architecture or underlying technology. Save the Children has received $1.1 million since 2020 for its Life Skills for Success program, UNICEF received $500,000 over two years for a Girls Empowered pilot, and Queensland Government funding supports eight new Youth Foyers expected to benefit nearly 3,200 young people over the next decade. Hand Heart Pocket also co-designed the Youth Ambassador Program with the Youth Advocacy Centre.

Hand Heart Pocket is a non-profit and does not sell commercial products or services. Its philanthropic funding base is donations and bequests, while matched giving amplifies Member fundraising; matched contributions are capped at $5,000 for Lodges and $500 for individual initiatives. Net assets were $235.18 million as at December 2025, and total charitable giving was $3.05 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2025. These figures indicate financial capacity and grant activity, not disclosed commercial revenue.

Name

Hand Heart Pocket

Legal name

The Board of Benevolence and of Aged Masons Widows and Orphans' Fund trading as Hand Heart Pocket the Charity of Freemasons Queensland ABN 54 216 065 828

Website

https://handheartpocket.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hand Heart Pocket is an independent Queensland charity that funds and delivers support for young people at risk through strategic youth partnerships, hardship assistance, disaster relief, and matched giving via Freemason Lodges in Queensland and Papua New Guinea.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation
• Philanthropic grants
• Youth support services
• Disaster relief funding
• Hardship assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Fortitude Valley

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Giving: As a charitable foundation, Hand Heart Pocket generates revenue through donations and bequests, distributing funds to support young people at risk. The organisation provides matched giving programs where Member fundraising efforts are matched, amplifying community impact.
2. Matched Giving Program: A member engagement program where Freemason Lodges raise funds for local causes and Hand Heart Pocket matches contributions up to $5,000 for Lodges and $500 for individual initiatives, encouraging local charitable work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hand Heart Pocket is the charity of Freemasons Queensland, operating as an independent philanthropic foundation that provides grants, hardship assistance, and disaster relief. It runs a Matched Giving program that doubles the value of community fundraising by its Freemason Members and Lodges, multi-year Strategic Youth Partnerships with evidence-based community organisations, direct Hardship Assistance for individuals and families, and Natural Disaster Support across Queensland and Papua New Guinea.

Product overview

Hand Heart Pocket operates as a philanthropic foundation and charity, not a technology product company. The organisation provides a suite of grant-making and charitable services including Matched Giving (which doubles member fundraising contributions), Hardship Assistance for emergency support, Strategic Youth Partnerships with evidence-based programs, and Natural Disasters support. Their product portfolio centres on charitable giving management, youth empowerment initiatives, and community support rather than software products or technology platforms. Publications include the 'From the Pocket' quarterly member newsletter and Annual Review reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Matched Giving Program A program that matches funds raised by Freemason Lodges (up to $5,000 per Lodge) and individual Members (up to $500 per initiative) for local community causes they care about, doubling the impact of local charitable giving.
• Hardship Assistance Direct emergency financial support for individuals and families in Queensland experiencing hardship, helping them get back on their feet through assistance coordinated with partner organisations.
• Strategic Youth Partnerships Multi-year philanthropic partnerships and impact investments with youth-focused community organisations (e.g. Save the Children, UNICEF) delivering evidence-based programs supporting at-risk young people across Queensland and Papua New Guinea.
• Natural Disaster Support Funding and assistance for communities affected by natural disasters, providing relief and recovery support.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 5,200 young people supported across Queensland and Papua New Guinea to achieve meaningful life outcomes
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic youth partner receiving $1.1 million support since 2020 for the Life Skills for Success program, helping up to 570 young people aged 14-24 build essential skills for education and employment. Partnership includes entrepreneurship training and financial literacy support through delivery partners.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic youth partner for the Girls Empowered program pilot, supported with $500,000 over two years. Hand Heart Pocket representatives visited UNICEF programs in Papua New Guinea to explore collaboration opportunities.
• Youth Advocacy CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-designed the Youth Ambassador Program with Hand Heart Pocket, giving young people a real voice in decisions that shape their futures and continuing the commitment to youth inclusion in decision making.
• Queensland GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment funding secured for eight new Youth Foyers, which will benefit nearly 3,200 young people over the next decade. Youth voices helped advocate for this funding through sharing lived experience.
• Freemason LodgescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of local Freemason Lodges across Queensland and Papua New Guinea that engage with their communities and support local causes through the Matched Giving program. Lodges know exactly which local initiative to support due to deep community connections.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Paul Ramsay Foundation: One of Australia's largest philanthropic foundations, focusing on systemic change including youth disadvantage and education. Directly comparable as an Australian grantmaking foundation deploying multi-year strategic partnerships with measurable impact frameworks, but with significantly larger scale.
• Minderoo Foundation: Large Australian philanthropic foundation backing multi-year partnerships across social and community outcomes. Comparable as an institutional grantmaker deploying strategic partnerships with measurable outcomes, though operating at materially greater scale than Hand Heart Pocket.
• Ian Potter Foundation: Major Australian grantmaking foundation with multi-decade history of funding community, education, and social welfare initiatives. Comparable as a long-established community grantmaker operating across Queensland footprint, though its portfolio is broader than youth-focused.
• Myer Foundation: Long-standing Australian family foundation funding education, the arts, and community welfare. Comparable as a multi-generational institutional grantmaker with similar bequest-driven revenue model, though portfolio is broader than youth-only.

Regional players

• Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation: Australian community foundation funding initiatives addressing disadvantage, homelessness, and education. Comparable as a community grantmaker with similar matched-giving and hardship-assistance style programs, though primarily Melbourne-focused rather than Queensland.
• Sydney Community Foundation: Australian community foundation focused on disadvantage reduction, including youth and education outcomes. Comparable as a community grantmaker with similar matched-giving-style models, but operating primarily in NSW rather than Queensland/PNG.

Direct peers

• Snow Foundation: Australian family foundation focused on youth homelessness, education, and disadvantage. Directly comparable thematic alignment with Hand Heart Pocket's at-risk-youth mandate and multi-year partnership approach.
• Queensland Community Foundation: Regional community foundation operating across Queensland with grants to community and social welfare causes. Highly comparable as a Queensland-based community grantmaker with similar geographic focus and beneficiary segments.
• The Caledonia Foundation: Australian philanthropic foundation supporting health, education, and community initiatives via multi-year partnerships and grants. Comparable as a strategic grantmaker with similar evidence-based program approach.

Others

• Perpetual IMPACT Philanthropy Australia: Perpetual's philanthropic services division manages charitable trusts and foundations in Australia, including many sub-funds with similar grantmaking mandates. Comparable as a distribution channel and peer ecosystem for community foundations deploying donor-advised giving programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hand-heart-pocket-the-charity-of-freemasons-queensland

Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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