Acorn Foundation annual funding round

Dates

The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.

What it funds

• Charitable purposes within its priority areas
• Project costs
• General operating costs including salaries or wages, rent and vehicle costs

What it will not fund

• Individuals
• Groups that are not registered
• Capital assets costing over $5,000
• Core education
• Sports clubs or school events
• Overseas travel
• Religious or political advocacy
• Retrospective claims

Good to know

2026 round is closed and the 2027 dates are not out yet. Capital items over $5,000 are not funded.

One round a year with a four-week submission period; the main round runs from April to August and 2026 is closed.

Checklist

What Acorn Foundation says you need:

• Organisation must be registered
• Apply through the online portal when the round is open

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

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Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• Annual Funding Applications are Now Closed for 2026acornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
• Our main funding round runs from April to August each yearacornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
• We have one funding round per annum, with a four-week submission period.acornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
• There is currently an upper limit of $10,000 per application for both Acorn and Tindall funding.acornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
• The purchase of capital assets where the total item cost exceeds $5,000acornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
• Groups that are not registeredacornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
• consider applications for project costs and for general operating costs, including salaries/wages, rent and vehicle operating costsacornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
• The Tindall Foundation doesn’t fund the following categories:acornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
• * The artsacornfoundation.org.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026

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