Ahu Community Trust community grants

Dates

• Fri 8 Jan 2027 General Grants Fund. Closes 5pm; up to $20,000. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar
• Fri 12 Feb 2027 Flourishing Communities Fund. Up to $20,000. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Operating costs, wages, rent, insurance
• Equipment and other capital items
• Smaller one-off requests (Helping Hand Fund)

What it will not fund

• Retrospective funding
• Central or local government organisations
• Commercial ventures or for-profit businesses
• Individuals
• Defibrillators or defibrillator lockboxes

Good to know

Helping Hand Fund (up to $5,000) is open all year. One successful grant per financial year (1 April to 31 March). Arts funding is by invitation only.

Helping Hand Fund is open all year; General Grants Fund has three rounds a year and Flourishing Communities Fund is considered three times a year.

Checklist

What Ahu Community Trust says you need:

• Apply online through SmartyGrants
• Charity number where applicable
• Annual accounts, bank statement, budget and quotes
• Verified minutes with a resolution to apply

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.

• In general, applicants should be operating within the Ashburton, Mackenzie, Timaru or Waimate districtsahu.nz/grants-funding/making-an-application/ · read 17 October 2026
• Online Applications Only– No emailed or hard copy applications can be accepted by the Community Trust.ahu.nz/grants-funding/making-an-application/ · read 17 October 2026
• Projects or activities that have already taken place (retrospective funding)ahu.nz/grants-funding/making-an-application/ · read 17 October 2026
• Open all year, with no set closing datesahu.nz/grants-funding/community-grants/ · read 17 October 2026
• 5pm, 8th January 2027ahu.nz/grants-funding/community-grants/ · read 17 October 2026
• Friday 12th February 2027ahu.nz/grants-funding/community-grants/ · read 17 October 2026
• Applications can include support for services and day-to-day delivery, such as wages, rent and insurance, as well as equipment and other capital items.ahu.nz/grants-funding/community-grants/ · read 17 October 2026

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