Aotearoa Gaming Trust (AGT)

Dates

No fixed rounds: apply any time.

What it funds

• Arts organisations and programmes (fine, visual, performing)
• Exhibitions
• Operating costs incl. salaries, rent, power, phone
• Projects, events, assets

What it will not fund

• Individuals
• Overseas travel
• Entry fees
• Catering or bar expenses
• Underwriting fundraising
• Debt retirement
• Retrospective costs
• Beneficiaries outside AGT areas

Good to know

Unincorporated groups only after talking to the trust first. Catering and overseas travel are not funded.

Always open; most applications processed within 20 working days, though a 2025 news post says 6-8 weeks. Requests of $30,000+ go to the monthly Board meeting.

Checklist

What Aotearoa Gaming Trust says you need:

• Bank deposit slip or account verification
• Latest annual accounts (update if over 6 months old)
• Project budget
• 2 competitive quotes per item

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.

• We are always open for applications that benefit the community. In most cases, applications are processed within 20 working days.agt.nz/funding/applying-for-funding · read 14 October 2026
• Aotearoa Gaming Trust funds a wide range of arts organisations and programmes in the fine, visual, and performing arts sectoragt.nz/funding/what-we-fund · read 14 October 2026
• This may include salaries, plus general overheads such as rent, power, and phone.agt.nz/funding/funding-faq · read 14 October 2026
• If you are a small unincorporated organisation which benefits the community and has been operating under a constitution or set of rulesagt.nz/funding/funding-faq · read 14 October 2026
• | Circuit Artist Moving Image | $5,000 |agt.nz/funding/where-we-fund · read 14 October 2026
• + 2 competitive quotes (addressed to the applicant organisation) for each item requested.agt.nz/funding/funding-faq · read 14 October 2026

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