Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The Geyser Community Foundation’s Rotorua Community Fund for individuals, organisations and businesses in the Rotorua District community who want to contribute towards a permanent legacy for the benefit of their community.
Areas
The top areas of needs were identified as follows, in priority:
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Cost of living, eg budget advice
- Availability of jobs
- Poverty
- Homelessness
Funding Information
A total of $50,000 is available to be distributed in 2021. No gift will exceed $5,000.
The Foundation does not Fund
Geyser Community Foundation will NOT consider applications for funding from the Rotorua Fund for:
- Individual benefit
- Groups that are not incorporated, or not a registered charity, or not a school
- Arts (applications in support of the arts should be made to the Geyser Arts Fund)
- Groups operating outside New Zealand
- Disaster relief organisations
- Groups whose main purpose is to promote a message rather than provide a service; this includes religious groups
- Purchase of land and buildings
- Overseas travel
- Capital funds for the creation of loans, scholarships, grants etc
Eligibility Criteria
Charities and community organisations that benefit the Rotorua District community, including Minginui, Murupara and the surrounding area.
For more information, visit https://www.geysercf.org.nz/index.php/applying-for-funding-leftmenu-77/community-funds/rotorua-fund
