Page Trust

Dates

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

What it funds

• Social services for disadvantaged communities, with preference for relief of poverty
• Food, shelter, budgeting advice, safety, navigation of services, work readiness, mental health support, youth work

What it will not fund

• Individuals
• Sports organisations and service clubs
• Overseas projects
• Retrospective funding
• Social, sport, or art-based activities that promote mental health

Good to know

Applications open once a year, early June to early July, through SmartyGrants.

The trustee calls for applications once a year, from early June to early July; no 2026-27 dates are published yet.

Checklist

What Page Trust says you need:

• Registered charity, incorporated society or Ministry of Education registered school
• Operating in Hamilton and/or Palmerston North
• One application per organisation per round
• Receipt for last year's grant uploaded to SmartyGrants

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.

• Only applications for social services will be considered, with preference given to those focused on the relief of povertypublictrust.co.nz/grants/page-trust · read 17 October 2026
• The minimum grant awarded will be $3,000 and the maximum grant will be $10,000.publictrust.co.nz/grants/page-trust · read 17 October 2026
• Applications from Individuals, sports organisations and service clubs as well as applications for overseas projects will not be considered by the Page Trust.publictrust.co.nz/grants/page-trust · read 17 October 2026
• The Trust aims to call for applications from both funding regions on an annual basis from early June to early July.publictrust.co.nz/grants/page-trust · read 17 October 2026
• A charity registered with Charities Services or, a registered incorporated society or, a school registered with the Ministry of Education,publictrust.co.nz/grants/page-trust · read 17 October 2026
• Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted, nor will applications for retrospective funding.publictrust.co.nz/grants/page-trust · read 17 October 2026

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