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DV Bryant Trust

Waikato family trust giving small grants to community-led groups working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people.

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Dates

What it funds

  • Addressing inequity and social injustice
  • Inclusion, choice and wellbeing
  • Disadvantaged and vulnerable groups
  • New and innovative initiatives (EOI)

What it will not fund

  • Work outside Waikato
  • Political purposes
  • Faith-based ministry
  • Sport, arts or mainstream education unless addressing inequity
  • Individuals
  • Overseas travel

Good to know

One Stockmans grant per 12 months, typically $3,000 to $5,000. Round 6 closes 13 November 2026.

About six Stockmans grant rounds a year, plus an expression of interest pathway for larger new initiatives.

Checklist

What DV Bryant Trust says you need:

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Sketch of Wellington Harbour in the 1840s, with a sailing boat in the foreground
Charles Heaphy, Wellington Harbour

Sources

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

  • 2026 Stockmans Grant round dates:bryanttrust.co.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
  • **Grant round 6: Opens 9 October - closes 13 November**bryanttrust.co.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
  • We fund community-led groups in the [Waikato region](/assets/DV-Bryant-Trust-region-map.pdf) that are committed to enhancing wellbeingbryanttrust.co.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
  • Our Stockmans grants are for applications up to and including $20,000. The typical Stockmans grant is $3,000 - $5,000.bryanttrust.co.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026
  • Our Expression of Interest (EOI) pathway is designed to support **new and innovative initiatives**bryanttrust.co.nz/funding · read 17 October 2026

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