Deadline: 29-May-2024
The Acorn Foundation is inviting Charitable organisations to apply for the Annual Funding Round of its Grant Program.
The Acorn Foundation is excited to announce that Acorn has partnered with Tahua, a New Zealand-based grants management software company.
Funding Priorities
- Access to housing
- Improving the accessibility of owning or renting a safe, healthy home
- Wraparound housing support for tenants or owners of sub-standard homes
- Reducing inequity in the home and community
- Assisting locals with food security and basic needs
- Improving basic household financial skills including budgeting and debt reduction
- Initiatives for youth aged 14 -24 that help unlock the potential of young people
- Wellness
- Access to counselling or mental health support
- Organisations who work with people with disabilities
- Reducing the impacts of substance abuse
- Other health-based organisations supporting vulnerable sectors of the community, and/or providing respite services. (Please note they are not general health funders)
- Limited funding is also available for donor-directed interest in the following areas:
- Organisations supporting people with medical treatment or conditions
- Organisations supporting children with specific health or education needs
- Organisations benefiting the deaf
- Organisations providing animal welfare and/or training of assistance dogs
- Safety
- Reducing the impact of violence and harm in the home and community
- Supporting the victims of sexual harm
- Supporting victims of child abuse
- Kaupapa Māori initiatives supporting:
- Cultural development and inter-generational transformation
- Mana whenua initiatives
- Building stronger communities to enhance resilience, promote inclusion and provide connections for the diverse community
- Caring for the environment to nurture sustainability practices that enhance the well-being of the Western Bay of Plenty for future generations
- Event funding
- Community connectedness is important to Acorn, which is why they are a joint funder of the Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund, alongside Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, TECT and BayTrust. This fund has been established to provide a streamlined application process for event organisers across the Western Bay of Plenty.
Funding Information
- There is currently an upper limit of $10,000 per application for both Acorn and Tindall funding.
What will Acorn fund?
- Acorn will provide funding for any charitable purpose (meaning every purpose which in accordance with the law of New Zealand is charitable) within the stated priority areas. The Acorn Foundation will consider applications for project costs and for general operating costs, including salaries/wages, rent and vehicle operating costs.
What won’t Acorn fund?
- Acorn doesn’t fund the following categories:
- Individuals
- Groups that are not incorporated
- The purchase of capital assets where the total item cost exceeds $5,000 [i.e., Acorn will not provide $5,000 to contribute towards a capital asset exceeding this value.
- Core education
- Overseas travel (other than through scholarships)
- Religious or political advocacy
- Retrospective claims
Eligibility Criteria
- Charities and community organisations that benefit the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
- The Western Bay of Plenty region encompasses the following areas: Waihi Beach, Katikati, Kaimai, Tauranga, Te Puke and Maketu, including Paengaora, Pongakawa and Pukehina.
- Acorn also distributes funds on behalf of The Tindall Foundation in both the Western BOP and Eastern BOP regions.
- The Eastern Bay of Plenty includes the districts around Whakatane, Opotiki and Kawerau, but excludes Rotorua, Minginui and Murupara.
For more information, visit Acorn Foundation.