MainPower Community Fund

Dates

• Sat 31 Oct 2026 October 2026 round. Applications close 31st October 2026. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Causes and events within seven months of the fund closing
• Focus on youth, economic development, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency

What it will not fund

• Projects for a single identified individual
• Retrospective applications
• Ongoing operational costs including rent, salaries and wages, utilities, uniforms, fuel, office supplies
• Marketing, advertising and promotion (including signage)
• Travel for groups or individuals
• Fundraising costs
• Debt repayment
• Land purchase
• After-school programmes
• Religious groups
• Political parties
• Projects not completed within six months of funding

Good to know

Focus on youth, economic development, environment and energy efficiency. The March 2027 closing date is not yet published.

Two rounds every year, closing in October and March; $40,000 is shared in each round.

Checklist

What MainPower Community Fund says you need:

• Not-for-profit organisation: incorporated society, charity or not-for-profit educational body
• Benefit must be in the Waimakariri, Kaikoura, Kainga/Stewarts Gully or Hurunui regions
• Apply online
• Groups may reapply once per calendar year

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.

• There are two funding rounds every year, closing in October and March.mainpower.co.nz/community/community-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Applications close 31st October 2026mainpower.co.nz/community/community-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Retrospective applications (projects already completed or costs committed before application).mainpower.co.nz/community/community-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Ongoing operational costs including rent, salaries and wages, utilities, uniforms, fuel costs, office supplies.mainpower.co.nz/community/community-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Payments made through this fund can vary, generally from $50 to $5,000 per organisation.mainpower.co.nz/community/community-funding · read 17 October 2026
• We only accept applications from not-for-profit organisations.mainpower.co.nz/community/community-funding · read 17 October 2026
• projects where the benefit is in our funding regions (Waimakariri, Kaikōura, Kainga/Stewarts Gully and Hurunui).mainpower.co.nz/community/community-funding · read 17 October 2026

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