Rotorua Trust Community Grants

Dates

• Sat 31 Oct 2026 Round 10 2026. Board meeting 3 December 2026. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar
• Mon 30 Nov 2026 Round 1 2027. Board meeting 4 February 2027. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Projects under the Trust's five strategic priorities

What it will not fund

• Organisations run for private profit
• Committees without a registered charity
• Individuals
• Items or expenses already paid for

Good to know

Requests under $5,000 for arts can go to Rotorua Civic Arts Trust instead, but only one of the two trusts, not both.

Applications close on the last day of each month (except December) and go to the next board meeting.

Checklist

What Rotorua Trust says you need:

• Organisation located within the Rotorua Trust boundary
• Apply online through the grants portal
• One application per organisation over 12 months
• Contact the Trust first for requests over $40,000

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.

• Your organisation must also be located within the Rotorua Trust boundary.rotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Organisations run for private profitrotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Individualsrotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Items/expenses that have already been paid forrotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Funding applications up to $40,000 are reviewed in the Trust’s monthly funding rounds.rotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Trustees will generally only consider one application from an organisation over 12 months.rotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Round 10 Saturday, 31 October 2026 Thursday, 3 December 2026rotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Round 1 – 2027 Sunday, 30 November 2026 Thursday, 4 February 2027rotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/grants · 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.