New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT)

Dates

No fixed rounds: apply any time.

What it funds

• Equipment (purchase or hire)
• Employment costs (salaries, contractors)
• Event costs
• Facility costs
• Domestic travel

What it will not fund

• Retrospective costs
• Overheads such as rent, insurance, power (generally)
• Individuals or closed groups
• Fundraisers
• Alcohol, food and refreshments
• Principally social events
• Support for political candidates or parties

Good to know

Apply at least 10 weeks before you need the money. Overheads such as rent, insurance and power are generally not funded.

No deadlines; apply at least 10 weeks before you need the money. Decisions generally in four to nine weeks; NPC2 (applications up to $20k) meets about fortnightly.

Checklist

What NZCT says you need:

• Incorporated entity with NZBN
• Competing quotes under three months old
• Signed resolution naming NZCT, purpose and amount
• Consent to be Audited signed by two authorised signatories
• Constituted at least one full financial year (preferred)

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 no deadlines, but you should submit your application at least 10 weeks before you need to use any resulting fundsnzct.org.nz/faqs · read 14 October 2026
• Applicants should be incorporated entities and eligible for a New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) in their own rightnzct.org.nz/grants · read 14 October 2026
• If so, read below before starting on our Fluxx grant application portal.nzct.org.nz/grants · read 14 October 2026
• NZCT also supports a wide range of community good, including community arts and cultural organisationsnzct.org.nz/grants · read 14 October 2026
• Overheads such as rent, insurance and power billsnzct.org.nz/faqs · read 14 October 2026
• You need to provide competing quotes for the goods or services you are applying for.nzct.org.nz/making-a-successful-grant-application · read 14 October 2026
• The second NPC which considers applications of less than $15K will now consider applications of up to $20k.nzct.org.nz/our-grants-criteria · read 14 October 2026

Report a mistake

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