Dates
The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.
What it funds
- One-off projects that directly address specific poverty issues relative to the trust's mission
- Humanitarian aid (assistance and relief) to women or older people
What it will not fund
- Individuals
- Sports organisations
- Service clubs
- Overseas projects
Good to know
One-off projects only, and one application per organisation per round. Open around March and April each year, with no exact dates published.
Open for applications around March and April annually; no exact dates published.
Checklist
What Helen Stewart Royle Trust says you need:
Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:
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Sources
What we relied on, in the funder's own words.
To distribute widely to organisations that can directly apply funds to specific projects that provide humanitarian aid (assistance and relief) to women or older people
publictrust.co.nz/grants/helen-stewart-royle-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026In order to be eligible to apply for funding from the trust your organisation needs to be a registered charity.
publictrust.co.nz/grants/helen-stewart-royle-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026Individuals, sports organisations and service clubs are not eligible to apply to the trust, and the trust does not fund overseas projects.
publictrust.co.nz/grants/helen-stewart-royle-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026values of between $10,000 - $50,000
publictrust.co.nz/grants/helen-stewart-royle-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026The trustee will focus providing funding for one-off projects only
publictrust.co.nz/grants/helen-stewart-royle-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026Helen Stewart Royle Charitable Trust is open for applications around March and April annually.
publictrust.co.nz/grants/helen-stewart-royle-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026
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