Funding in part for the CPFs is made available from the Provincial Secretariat of Safety and Security. However the majority of the funds have to be raised by the forum from local business or through holding fund-raising ventures. CPFs need money for various aspects of their work. For example, money to hire transport to bring people to workshops or to hire consultants to train members of the forum in how to mediate disputes.

CPFs are required to set up a Funding Foundation to manage the funds. The Funding Foundation is a section 21 (not-for-profit) company which raises money for projects and manages the income and expenses of the forum. The Funding Foundation should have a separate board of trustees. The trustees can be chosen from community-based organisations, private business, religious groups, and so on. The CPF should appoint a professional auditor to audit the financial records every year.