COMMUNITY FUNDING

Community Funders

What and website Purpose Who can apply? Districts Closing dates Community Organisation Grants COGS provides grants to non- Organisations Hauraki: All townships within the Around Scheme (COGS) profit community organisations - do not need to Hauraki and Thames-Coromandel May/June delivering community-based social be registered District Council boundaries. services. COGS grants support http://www.communitymatters.govt.nz/Fu charity West: organisation running costs, nding-and-grants---Crown-Funds--- All townships within the Waikato projects and events. Community-Organisation-Grants-Scheme and Matamata-Piako District Council boundaries. South Waikato: All townships within the Waipa, South Waikato, Otorohanga and Council boundaries. Tongariro: All townships within the Taupo and Council boundaries. Creative Communities Scheme Projects that get funded do at Individuals and Every District Council. Check with least one of the following: groups District Council • encourage participation — they Do not need to be You apply to the District where the http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/find- create opportunities for local registered body project will take place. funding/funds/creative-communities- communities to engage with, scheme and participate in local arts activities • support diversity — they support the diverse artistic cultural traditions of local communities • enable young people — they enable young people (under 18 years) to engage with, and participate in the arts. First Sovereign Trust Limited Recognised cultural and Clubs that are All Districts 15th of every community organisations to further formally month (except the objects of those groups. established and/or July) legally constituted

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What and website Purpose Who can apply? Districts Closing dates Grassroots Trust Grassroots Trust Limited is Any charitable or Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Thames, End of each authorised to operate gaming non-profit Taupo, Te Aroha, Te Kuiti, Hamilton month machines to raise money for the organisations Grassrootstrust.co.nz following authorised purpose: • any charitable purpose; • any non-commercial purpose that is beneficial to the whole or a section of the community.

Lottery Community Lottery Community funding is Organisations Waikato Regional Committee: July and available for projects, activities, - do not need to All townships within the Hauraki December resources or services that have a and Thames-Coromandel District www.communitymatters.govt.nz be registered community or social service focus, charity Council boundaries. and which help connect communities, improve well-being All townships within the Waikato and the quality of people’s lives. and Matamata-Piako District Council boundaries.

All suburbs and townships within the Hamilton City Council boundary.

All townships within the Waipa, South Waikato, Otorohanga, Waitomo and Council boundaries. Lottery Marae Heritage and Facilities Lottery Marae Heritage and Organisations Waikato Regional Committee: August and Facilities provides grants for marae - do not need to All townships within the Hauraki February to develop, improve or restore and Thames-Coromandel District www.communitymatters.govt.nz be registered their facilities and to protect and charity Council boundaries. conserve marae taonga. All townships within the Waikato May include: and Matamata-Piako District projects to build, restore, update Council boundaries. or repair wharenui, wharekai and/or wharepaku All suburbs and townships within the Hamilton City Council boundary.

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What and website Purpose Who can apply? Districts Closing dates Building or restoration project costs may include: All townships within the Waipa, new or restored whakairo, South Waikato, Otorohanga, tukutuku, kōwhaiwhai and whāriki Waitomo and Taupo District Council boundaries. Mazda Foundation Trust The Mazda Foundation will Organisations and All Districts 31 March, consider awarding grants to individuals 30 June, programmes promoting: www.mazdafoundation.org.nz 30 September

• The advancement of culture and education to achieve excellence at all levels in the community • The arts where the goal is to educate and expose the NZ public on NZ culture Norah Howell Charitable Trust To support, assist or promote any Group with All Districts 30 April recognised charitable purposes in recognised 30 September NZ, particularly in the Hamilton charitable purpose Request an application form from: and Waikato areas. Projects C B Cleland funded include arts, music, social Norah Howell Charitable Trust welfare organisations, education, P O Box 9495, Hamilton services for specific projects. Ph: (07) 838 2692

Pub Charity Limited All applicants shall Monthly iv) the promotion and support of be non-profit other purposes beneficial to the organisations Otorohanga District www.pubcharitylimited.org.nz community, including literature correctly Thames-Coromandel District and the arts; incorporated Matamata-Piako District either as South Waikato District charitable organisations or other associations

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What and website Purpose Who can apply? Districts Closing dates promoting charitable purposes or amateur sport, and shall have a valid constitution and a set of rules and provide credible financial statements. Sargood Bequest The Trust makes grants to projects Groups and All Districts 31 December and activities in the children & Individuals youth, cultural, sports & outdoors, http://www.sargoodbequest.org.nz/ educational and environmental areas with a focus on access, participation and inspiration. The Lion Foundation Funds are available for any Organization must Most Districts – check website No close off charitable, philanthropic or cultural be incorporated, dates purpose that benefits the local and have Charities www.thelionfoundation.org.nz community – both large and small. registration or Income tax exemption The Page Trust General Charitable purpose your organisation Operating within the radius of May 2017 needs to be: 56.4km of the Chief Post Office of (Hamilton) A Registered Hamilton http://www.publictrust.co.nz/grants-and- Charity, or scholarships/how-do-i-find- A School Please note the Trust alternates its one/grants/page-trust funding between Hamilton in one year and the next, and that grants rarely exceed $3,000.

The Southern Trust … Non-profit All Districts No close off These must be non-commercial organisation dates and benefit the community as a www.southerntrust.org.nz whole or a section of the

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What and website Purpose Who can apply? Districts Closing dates community. A “section of the community” means a group that is open to public membership. The Working Together More Fund 1. Positive difference > the initiative Incorporated All Districts April, July, needs to strengthen and positively Society or October impact communities served by Registered Charity participating organisations 2. Collaboration > the fund was established to encourage collaboration as a way of achieving great results. The lead applicant needs to be a not-for-profit applicant and to partner with at least one other business, group or community organisation – or be seeking funding to explore potential partnerships 3. Your partners > a partner organisation would generally be one that is actively involved in the exploration, design/development and delivery of the new initiative, and the relationship between partners one of mutuality 4. New projects > the purpose of the fund is to help new collaborative projects or partnerships get off the ground

Trillian Trust The major focus of the committee Non profit Priority to areas in which venues 10th of every is to provide funding to youth community based operate: month, or Friday based community organisations organisations Cambridge, Putaruru, Whatawhata, www.trillian.co.nz prior and rescue services. Paeroa, Kihikihi, Ngatea, Ngaruawahia

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What and website Purpose Who can apply? Districts Closing dates Trust Waikato Support projects, programmes and • Not for profit Funding area includes the districts Feb, June, Sept organisations which contribute to community of Thames-Coromandel, Hauraki, the well-being of communities. We organisations Matamata-Piako, Waipa, Waikato, www.trustwaikato.co.nz fund groups whose work may that have South Waikato, Waitomo, involve: incorporated Otorohanga, Ruapehu and Hamilton Note: Only one grant will be given per Arts, Culture, Education, society or City. calendar year. Environmental initiatives, registered Preservation of our history, charitable The Trust acknowledges that this Recreational activities, Social trust status. area includes much of the lands of Services, Sports, Youth • organisations the Tainui waka, and thus the without this people of Waikato, Raukawa, status; that Hauraki and Maniapoto. have a bank account, annual financial statements and annual report on their operations.

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What and website Purpose Who can apply? Districts Closing dates WEL Energy Trust Enhancing image and building A charitable trust Quick Response community pride: or incorporated (<$5,000) – To enhance the image of the society www.welenergytrust.co.nz Feb, April, June, region and instil pride in the Registered for at Aug, Oct

Waikato as a place to invest, work, least 12 months at Community Note: Only one grant will be given per live, play and study. This includes the time of Support calendar year. events, arts, or projects that submitting an (>$5,000) showcase the strengths of the application March, June, Waikato. Sept

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Disclaimer: Dates are an indication only. It is important that you visit the funder's website for current opening and closing dates, or contact the Funding Advisor.

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