Ethnic Communities Fund

Dates

No fixed rounds: apply any time.

Apply at least 12 weeks before your event. Groups that are not legal entities are capped at $10,000 a year.

Open all year; decisions take up to 12 weeks.

What Ethnic Communities Fund says you need:

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

You can apply at any time because the Fund is always open.ethniccommunities.govt.nz/funding/ethnic-communities-development-fund/how-to-apply · read 17 October 2026
The Ethnic Communities Development Fund (the Fund) provides $4.2 million each financial yearethniccommunities.govt.nz/funding/ethnic-communities-development-fund · read 17 October 2026
Any community group or organisation can apply if your project supports Ethnic Communities in New Zealand.ethniccommunities.govt.nz/funding/ethnic-communities-development-fund/who-can-apply · read 17 October 2026
Grants to organisations without legal entity status are limited to a total of $10,000 per financial year.ethniccommunities.govt.nz/funding/ethnic-communities-development-fund/how-to-apply · read 17 October 2026
Apply well in advance of your event or project.ethniccommunities.govt.nz/funding/ethnic-communities-development-fund/how-to-apply · read 17 October 2026

Spot something wrong? Reporting opens when the site launches. Until then, check the funder's own page linked above.