Kathleen Dorothy Kirkby Charitable Trust (Perpetual Guardian)

Dates

• Fri 23 Oct 2026 October 2026 round. Opens 5 October 2026. Register on the Funding Hub first; registration can take up to 3 business days. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Care and welfare of youth
• Older people
• People with physical or intellectual disabilities
• Children's education in Tauranga

What it will not fund

• Administrative and staffing costs (this round)

Good to know

Closes 23 October 2026. Only charities based in Tauranga, Invercargill or Queenstown.

One application round a year through the Perpetual Guardian Funding Hub.

Checklist

What Kathleen Kirkby Trust says you need:

• Perpetual Guardian Funding Hub account

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.

• Applications are scheduled to open from 5 October – 23 October 2026.perpetualguardian.co.nz/philanthropy/grant-seekers/grants-open-upcoming · read 17 October 2026
• Charities based in Tauranga, Invercargill, or Queenstown, who focus on the care and welfare of youth, elderly, or those with physical or intellectual disabilities.perpetualguardian.co.nz/philanthropy/grant-seekers/grants-open-upcoming · read 17 October 2026
• Applications for administrative and staffing costs are unlikely to be supported in this funding round.perpetualguardian.co.nz/philanthropy/grant-seekers/grants-open-upcoming · read 17 October 2026
• Please allow for up to 3 business days for your registration request to be processed.perpetualguardian.co.nz/philanthropy/grant-seekers/grants-open-upcoming · 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.