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Trillian Trust

A gaming trust that funds culture, education, welfare and amateur sport. Closes on the 10th of each month.

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Dates

What it funds

  • Advancement of culture
  • Education
  • Welfare
  • Amateur sport

What it will not fund

  • GST portion
  • Retrospective costs
  • Social activities

Good to know

Check it has a venue near you: its Wellington region venues may not include the central city.

Cut-off midnight on the 10th of each month; outcomes last business day of the month. Apply 6-8 weeks before funding is needed; event applications cannot go in the event's own month.

Checklist

What Trillian Trust says you need:

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

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Sketch of Wellington Harbour in the 1840s, with a sailing boat in the foreground
Charles Heaphy, Wellington Harbour

Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

  • The cut-off date for each funding round is midnight on the 10th of every month.trillian.co.nz/grants · read 14 October 2026
  • Round 68 of funding closes at midnight on 10th of October 2026trillian.co.nz · read 14 October 2026
  • promotes the advancement of culturetrillian.co.nz/faqs · read 14 October 2026
  • Trillian Trust does not provide any funding for the GST portion of goods/services applied for.trillian.co.nz/faqs · read 14 October 2026
  • Carterton District 5951trillian.co.nz/venues · read 14 October 2026

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