Strathlachlan Fund (Perpetual Guardian)

Dates

• Fri 23 Oct 2026 2026 Grassroots 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

• Women victims of domestic or sexual violence
• Women in or leaving prison
• Young women not in education or training
• Addiction recovery
• Mental health
• Poverty
• Isolated older women

What it will not fund

• Programmes with a sole health focus (other than mental health)
• Capital campaigns and projects
• Projects focused on girls under 17
• Mixed-gender services that do not show how funding benefits women

Good to know

Closes 23 October 2026, so act now. Only a grassroots, local-level stream runs in 2026.

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

Checklist

What Strathlachlan Fund 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 open from 5 October – 23 October 2026.perpetualguardian.co.nz/philanthropy/grant-seekers/grants-open-upcoming · read 17 October 2026
• The Strathlachlan Fund makes charitable grants that address and change the causes of women’s vulnerability.perpetualguardian.co.nz/philanthropy/grant-seekers/grants-open-upcoming · read 17 October 2026
• Women who are the victims of domestic violence and/or sexual abuseperpetualguardian.co.nz/philanthropy/grant-seekers/grants-open-upcoming · read 17 October 2026
• In 2026 there will be one funding stream: Grassroots, focusing on work at a local community level.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
• The Grassroots round focuses on changing the causes of womens vulnerability at a local community level. Grants are likely to range from $1,000 - $15,000.perpetualguardian.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/The-Strathlachlan-Fund-FAQs-2026-1.pdf · read 17 October 2026
• To be eligible to be considered for funding your organisation needs to be based in New Zealand and preferably be a registered charity (or incorporated society).perpetualguardian.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/The-Strathlachlan-Fund-FAQs-2026-1.pdf · read 17 October 2026
• Exclusions for the Grassroots funding round are: • Programmes with a sole health focus (aside from mental health) • Capital campaigns and projects • Projects focused on younger females (under the age of 17 years). • Requests for mixed gender services that do not clearly articulate how the funding wiperpetualguardian.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/The-Strathlachlan-Fund-FAQs-2026-1.pdf · read 17 October 2026
• Applications may be for projects/activities taking place nationally, but should focus on a local community level of change.perpetualguardian.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/The-Strathlachlan-Fund-FAQs-2026-1.pdf · read 17 October 2026

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