The Trust House Foundation Grant Program – New Zealand

Deadline: 10-Jul-23

The Trust House is seeking applications for its Grants Program.

Every year, they provide more than $4 million in community gaming proceeds to fund community events and organisations through grants.

What do they fund?

• Sports
  • Sports grants will only be made to support amateur sport. By this, they mean any amateur sporting activity, organisation or club that is:
    • Affiliated to a recognised national body
    • Genuine and real (has standards, rules, etc)
    • Played regularly as part of a significant competition
    • Open to public membership
    • Most expense items necessary to play a sport, apart from those of a personal nature, will be considered. This includes uniforms, grounds maintenance, sports equipment, first aid kits and coaching.
    • Travel and accommodation costs for teams attending tournaments in New Zealand will be considered, provided costs are actual and reasonable and an official invitation or itinerary endorsed by the host’s national body is supplied.
• Motor Vehicles
  • Grants to help buy vehicles will generally be considered only for disadvantaged groups that need a vehicle to help their members. Vehicle ownership must remain in the hands of the applicant organisation.
• Salaries
  • Grants for wages and salaries may be considered providing that the payment of a wage is necessary to achieve an authorised purpose and will clearly result in the development of the applicant organisation.
  • Applications for salaries/wages must be supported by an employment contract, job description and a list of key performance indicators.
• Social Activites
  • Grants for wages and salaries may be considered providing that the payment of a wage is necessary to achieve an authorised purpose and will clearly result in the development of the applicant organisation. Applications for salaries/wages must be supported by an employment contract, job description and a list of key performance indicators.
• Educational Purposes
  • Grants for essential, safety-related or sporting equipment for educational or training organisations, including kindergartens, play centres and schools will be considered case by case.
• Advertising
  • Grants for advertising will be considered, provided the activity or event to be promoted is entirely noncommercial and benefits the wider community. This includes:
    • Advertising to encourage participation in amateur sport
    • Promotion of public amenities, such as parks or museums
    • Advertising for charitable appeals
    • Advertising for non-profit cultural events

Eligibility Criteria

• Local not-for-profit organisations such as incorporated societies and registered charities.
• Local branches of national not-for-profit organisations.

For more information, visit Trust House.