The RBWH Foundation is the official charity partner of Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and its broader healthcare community. We work with donors, fundraisers, corporate partners and supporters to fund frontline innovation – backing researchers and hospital teams to advance care and accelerate medical discovery for patients and the people who love them, across Queensland and beyond. 

Your support helps bridge the gap between the bedside and the lab – providing researchers and frontline teams with the resources they need to rethink care, test new ideas and turn promising innovations into real-world outcomes. Your support is helping build the expert and deeply human health care of the future. 

Your donation helps advance patient care and life-saving medical research. It buys time for researchers to develop breakthrough treatments. Time for doctors to consider new diagnoses and provide the best possible care for their patients. And time for families to continue to enjoy every precious moment with the people they love, hopeful about what the future holds. You help the RBWH Foundation achieve so much.

Read more in this year’s Donor Impact Report. 

Government grant funding is limited. In 2025, just 12% of applicants were awarded competitive funding from the Australian Government's main body for health and medical research, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). 

By funding the initial small-scale trials that help researchers prove that their ideas work, we can help them gather the data they need to qualify for those larger government grants. 

And, when frontline teams see an opportunity to directly improve care, we provide the funding to turn their ideas into reality. From pilot initiatives and wellbeing programs to new models of care, we support the innovations that help take healthcare beyond what standard hospital budgets can achieve. 

The RBWH Foundation supports the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) and other prestigious research Institutes and Centres located at the Herston Health Precinct, including the Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI), Herston Biofabrication Institute (HBI) and Herston Infectious Diseases Institute (HeIDI). 

Together, we’re working to advance healthcare at every stage – from preventing illness and injury to enabling better, faster diagnosis, more effective treatment and truly holistic care.  

We work closely with clinicians, researchers, healthcare leaders and stakeholders to identify areas of greatest need and opportunity. Funding decisions are guided by potential impact, strategic hospital priorities and community benefit. 

The lead applicant must hold an appointment with RBWH, STARS, or the Office of the Chief Executive (including Metro North Health Institutes located on the Herston Health Precinct). The proposed Research project or Patient Care initiative must primarily be based and benefit patients treated through the Herston Health Precinct.  

Find out more on our Grants page - www.rbwhfoundation.com.au/grants

Thank you for your generosity. 

We’re delighted to accept donations online, via Visa, Mastercard, AMEX or PayPal. We use secure payment processing systems, which protect your personal and financial information. 

If you’d prefer to make a donation over the phone, please contact us during business hours (8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday) on 1300 363 786. 

For donations by cheque, please get in touch with the team on 1300 363 786 or by visiting our office during business hours, located on the ground floor, opposite admissions, in the foyer of Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Please note that in Australia, cheques are being phased out as part of a planned transition. On 30 June 2028, personal, commercial, government and bank cheques will no longer be issued.  

EFTPOS is also available at the RBWH Foundation Office.  

If you’d like to explore other ways of showing your support, including regular giving, fundraising, Metro North payroll giving, workplace giving, corporate partnerships or leaving a Gift in Will, we’d love to discuss. 

Yes. Donations of $2 or more are generally tax-deductible in Australia. To claim a deduction, you must have a record of your donation.  

Yes. A receipt will be issued and can, where applicable, be used for taxation purposes. 

We appreciate that motivations for donating are often deeply personal: the desire to ‘thank’ hospital teams, support progress in a particular area, or improve a specific experience for the wider community. However, restricting how and where we spend your donation, also restricts our ability to maximise your impact.     

The most powerful gift you can give is your trust. When you make an ‘unrestricted’ or ‘untied’ donation, you give us the flexibility to respond quickly to emerging needs, focus on the greatest impact, and invest in the ideas taking shape on the frontline of care. 

If you’d like to discuss making a gift, including to a specific project or area of care, please contact us on 1300 363 786. 

When you give to a specific project or area of care, 80% of your donation goes directly to research, innovation, equipment or patient care programs in the area you choose to support. The remaining  20% is invested in the RBWH Foundation’s people, systems and governance – the ‘indirect costs’ that ensure our work is not only impactful but ethical, transparent and sustainable, benefiting patients and the wider community now and into the future.   

We are committed to ensuring every donation is used responsibly and for maximum impact. Funding decisions are guided by rigorous assessment processes and informed by clinicians, researchers and frontline healthcare teams to ensure the projects we support are meaningful, evidence-based and capable of improving outcomes for patients and families. 

We carefully monitor the progress and impact of funded initiatives and maintain strong governance and financial oversight. We also invest in the people, systems and capabilities needed to operate effectively and sustainably, ensuring we can continue to support life-changing healthcare initiatives for years to come. 

Absolutely! We welcome community fundraisers, workplace giving initiatives, events, challenges – anything that helps us help the Queensland community.  

Visit our fundraising hub to discover the many ways you can support the RBWH Foundation, and how we can help you reach your fundraising goals.  

You can host events, participate in sporting challenges, organise workplace or school fundraisers, celebrate special occasions or create your own unique fundraising initiative.  

Just visit our fundraising hub to register your idea and access our handy resources. 

Yes. Registering your fundraiser helps us support your efforts, provide resources and ensure fundraising activities comply with legislation. 

Visit our fundraising hub to find out more and get started.  

Yes!  Visit our website here to find some handy tips and resources to make your event a success. 

Can’t  find what you are looking for? Reach out to our friendly team at fundraise@rbwhfoundation.com.au 

No, the RBWH Foundation insurance policy does not cover community fundraising events. You are responsible for organising appropriate public liability insurance and providing first aid services, if required. You must provide a certificate of currency of such insurance upon request from RBWH Foundation. You are also responsible for ensuring your personal safety and the safety of your events and activities, including the safety and security of your volunteers and personnel. 

We’re incredibly grateful for your support – please reach out to the team at fundraise@rbwhfoundation.com.au to discuss your event. Attendance and speaker availability depend on scheduling, location and event requirements. 

Yes. Donations can be made in memory of a loved one or in honour of someone special. We can also assist with memorial giving and tribute fundraising options. 

Thank you for considering the RBWH Foundation. You can find out more here - https://www.rbwhfoundation.com.au/fundraising-hub/in-memory  

Yes, occasionally the RBWH Foundation uses third parties to fundraise. These include individuals and corporate fundraisers raising funds on our behalf in the community, beneficiary events such as Bridge to Brisbane and the Gold Coast Marathon, as well as external telemarketing services during campaigns such as the RBWH Foundation Giving Day. 

There are many ways to support us, including sharing your story, corporate volunteering, leaving a Gift in Will and helping raise awareness of our work. 

Regular giving is an ongoing donation, of your choosing, made every month. Regular gifts provide the reliable income we need to plan and invest in long-term goals.  

Find out more - https://www.rbwhfoundation.com.au/regular-giving  

A Gift in Will is a future donation left to the RBWH Foundation through your estate. It is a lasting way to support future generations of patients, healthcare professionals and researchers. 

Find out more - https://www.rbwhfoundation.com.au/gift-in-will  

Yes. We welcome partnerships with organisations that share our commitment to improving healthcare outcomes and making a meaningful community impact. 

You can support the Foundation through donations, sponsorships, workplace giving programs, fundraising activities, volunteering or strategic partnerships. 

Supporting the Foundation can help organisations demonstrate their commitment to community wellbeing, health outcomes, social impact and responsible business practices, as well as meeting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements.  

Contact the team to find out more.

You can contact us by phone, email or through our website. Our team is happy to answer your questions and assist with donations, fundraising and other enquiries. 

https://www.rbwhfoundation.com.au/contact  

Please contact the Foundation by phone or email to update your contact information or communication preferences. 

Phone - 1300 363 786 

Email - info@rbwhfoundation.com.au 

The best way to stay up to date is to sign up for our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

We would love to hear from you. If you have a patient, donor, fundraiser or supporter story to share, please reach out to our team and we’ll be in touch.  

https://www.rbwhfoundation.com.au/tell-us-your-story  

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and our Privacy Policy. 

We take complaints seriously and aim to resolve concerns fairly and promptly. You can read our complaints policy here - www.rbwhfoundation.com.au/compliments-and-complaints

Please contact us directly so we can investigate - info@rbwhfoundation.com.au  

If you have any other questions about the RBWH Foundation, how we work and how you can support us, please contact our friendly team on 1300 363 786 or by emailing info@rbwhfoundation.com.au. 

Every donation helps improve healthcare outcomes. Your support can fund research breakthroughs, cutting-edge therapy approaches, specialist equipment, and the compassionate care that makes a real difference to patients and families. 

As one of Australia's largest and most advanced hospitals, RBWH provides highly specialised care to more than 600,000 patients each year, including many people from regional and remote Queensland, northern New South Wales, Northern Territory and part of the Pacific Rim, who are referred for treatment that cannot be provided closer to home. RBWH also plays a critical role in statewide healthcare, delivering specialist services, leading clinical research and supporting emergency responses across Queensland and beyond.  

Through the projects, research and innovations funded by the RBWH Foundation, patients benefit from earlier diagnoses, better treatments, improved models of care and access to world-class expertise. 

Whether it's someone receiving life-saving treatment in Brisbane, a regional patient benefiting from a new model of care first piloted at RBWH, or communities supported through statewide research and prevention initiatives, the impact of donor support extends well beyond the hospital's walls.