L W Nelson Charitable Trust

Dates

The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.

What it funds

• Projects or programmes that assist the aged, destitute or those suffering from a serious mental or physical disability

What it will not fund

• Organisations that have not met accountability requirements for a prior grant
• Individuals, sports organisations and service clubs
• Retrospective funding
• Overseas projects
• Supporting people outside the Trust funding region

Good to know

The October 2026 round was moved. The next opens in late January 2027, with no closing date published yet.

Contestable round runs once a year; it will not open in October 2026 but is due to open in late January 2027 via SmartyGrants.

Checklist

What L W Nelson Trust says you need:

• Be a registered charitable entity in Northland (Kaipara, Whangarei or Far North)
• Show how the project assists the aged, destitute or people with a serious disability
• Grant between $5,000 and $50,000

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.

• Applicants must be a registered charitable entity and,publictrust.co.nz/grants/l-w-nelson-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026
• Situated in the Northland Area, within the boundaries of the districts of Kaipara, Whangarei and the Far North,publictrust.co.nz/grants/l-w-nelson-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026
• Applications must demonstrate how the project/programme provides assistance to the aged, destitute or those suffering from a serious mental or physical disability.publictrust.co.nz/grants/l-w-nelson-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026
• Applications requesting funding for Retrospective funding.publictrust.co.nz/grants/l-w-nelson-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026
• Maximum grant: $50,000publictrust.co.nz/grants/l-w-nelson-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026
• The next contestable grant round will open in late January 2027 via the SmartyGrants online application portal.publictrust.co.nz/grants/l-w-nelson-charitable-trust · read 17 October 2026

Report a mistake

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