Deadline: 30-Jun-22
The Mazda Foundation Grant aims to include (but are not limited to) the provision of financial aid to individuals and causes which may qualify for income tax deductibility for gifts and which provide:
- Assistance towards the maintenance and improvement of the natural environment
- Assistance in the advancement of culture and education to achieve excellence at all levels in the community
- Assistance to young people through advancement of education and employment skills development, with particular emphasis on children from deprived backgrounds
- Assistance in the arts where the goal is to educate and expose the NZ public on NZ culture
Priorities
The Mazda Foundation will consider awarding grants to programmes promoting:
- The maintenance and improvement of the natural environment
- The advancement of culture and education to achieve excellence at all levels in the community
- Advancement of education and employment skills development, with particular emphasis on children from deprived backgrounds
- The arts where the goal is to educate and expose the NZ public on NZ culture
Eligibility Criteria
- Mazda strongly believes that as a significant company in New Zealand it has a responsibility to give something back to the country through developing equitable and broad community involvement.
- The Foundation is funded through a contribution from the sale of every new Mazda in New Zealand, support from Mazda Dealers and via special fund raising activities as well as seed capital from Mazda Motor Corporation in Japan.
Ineligible
The Mazda Foundation does not support:
- Political organizations
- Religious organizations
- Fundraising dinners or events
- Salaries, wages or fees
- Capital building projects
- Debt reduction requests
- Requests from foreign countries
- Property rental or lease payments
- Office or administration expenses
For more information, visit Mazda Foundation.
For more information, visit https://mazdafoundation.org.nz/applying-for-funding/