Community Groups Receive $5.7 Million Funding

Community Groups Receive $5.7 Million Funding From the Southern Trust in First Half of 2017

Community groups across New Zealand received more than $5.7 million from The Southern Trust to support their programmes in the first half of 2017.

The Southern Trust – one of the country’s leading gaming trusts – released figures today showing 666 community groups received 669 grants worth $5,730,091 between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2017.

Significant among the hundreds of grants allocated in the first six months of the year were:

• $200,000 for the New Zealand Olympic Committee which will assist with the Olympic Ambassador programme, commonwealth resources and initiatives and the Queen’s Baton Relay

• $125,000 for the Christchurch City Council, which will contribute to stage one costs for the Nga Puna Wai sports hub

• $200,000 for the Rotorua Community Hospice rebuild

The Southern Trust CEO and Trustee Karen Shea said “We are pleased that our partnerships with venues across New Zealand provide funds to assist community organisations the length and breadth of the country.”

Community organisations throughout the New Zealand can apply for funding from The Southern Trust. The Trust continually reviews applications with most processed within 20 working days. Requests larger than $30,000 are reviewed at the monthly Board of Trustees meetings.

Ms Shea says community organisations considering applying for funding should firstly call The Southern Trust funding team on 0800 4 CHARITY (0800 42 42 74). “Our team can easily advise on application criteria, which can save organisations a lot of time.”

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