Annual Funding Round

Dates

• Wed 30 Jun 2027est. June 2027 round. Estimated from the stated rule that applications are open from 1 to 30 June each year.. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Salaries, operating costs, equipment, resources, programme costs, travel and accommodation
• Charitable projects that align with donors' wishes

What it will not fund

• Political parties
• Diverse religious activities
• Activities outside the Eastern Bay of Plenty regional boundaries
• Emergency relief
• Retrospective projects

Good to know

Grants for salaries, operating costs and equipment are unlikely to be more than $5,000. Include audited accounts with the application.

The main Annual Funding Round is open for applications during June each year (1 to 30 June).

Checklist

What Eastern Bay Community Foundation says you need:

• Verified bank account details
• Copy of accounts, with a set of audited accounts included
• Application form

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.

• Our main Annual Funding Round is open for applications during June each year, where we are honoured to make modest grants to support charitable projects that align with our donors' wishes.ebcf.nz/apply-for-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Grant applications are open From June 1st to June 30th each Year.ebcf.nz/apply-for-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Charities, organisations and community groups based in the Eastern Bay of Plenty or who deliver services in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.ebcf.nz/apply-for-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Requests may include salaries, operating costs, equipment, resources, programme costs, travel and accommodation. Grants made for these purposes are unlikely to be more than $5,000.ebcf.nz/apply-for-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Request exclusions: political parties, diverse religious activities, activities outside the Eastern Bay of Plenty regional boundaries and emergency relief (except where a major crisis affects all or part of the communities within the region), retrospective projects.ebcf.nz/apply-for-funding · read 17 October 2026
• copy of accounts, set of audited accounts should be included with each application.ebcf.nz/apply-for-funding · read 17 October 2026

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