Community Support Grants

Dates

• Wed 31 Mar 2027est. March 2027 round. Worked out from 'close on the last business day of the month of the round' for the March round. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Operational and other support to established organisations (grants of $20,000 and above)
• Health and wellbeing, sports and recreation, arts and culture
• Waste minimisation and environmental education
• Tamariki, rangatahi, housing and education

What it will not fund

• Individuals or commercial organisations
• Projects already completed by notification
• Church ministry or religious activity
• Loan repayments
• Core central or local government responsibilities
• Lobby groups
• Organisations with an overdue accountability report
• Organisations that already received a grant that calendar year

Good to know

Smaller requests go through the Trust's Quick Response round instead, and only one grant is allowed per calendar year.

Three Community Support rounds a year; the next is the March round, opening towards the end of February and closing the last business day of March.

Checklist

What WEL Energy Trust Community Support says you need:

• Established organisation within the WEL Energy region
• Apply through SmartyGrants
• Acquittal statement after the grant

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.

• These grants of $20,000 and above are to provide operational and other forms of support to established organisations, many of which have previously been granted funds by the Trust and are working with others to make a measurable impact in our region.welenergytrust.co.nz/grants/community-support-grants · read 17 October 2026
• Community Support rounds open at least one month before applications are due and close on the last business day of the month of the round (eg, June rounds open towards the end of May and close the last working day of June).welenergytrust.co.nz/grants/community-support-grants · read 17 October 2026
• There is no Community Support round open currently. The March round will open towards the end of February.welenergytrust.co.nz/grants/community-support-grants · read 17 October 2026
• Only ONE Quick Response or Community Support grant can be allocated to an organisation per calendar year, except in exceptional circumstances.welenergytrust.co.nz/grants/community-support-grants · read 17 October 2026
• Individuals or commercial organisationswelenergytrust.co.nz/grants/community-support-grants · read 17 October 2026
• Projects that have already been completed by the date of grant notificationwelenergytrust.co.nz/grants/community-support-grants · read 17 October 2026
• Organisations that have already received a grant in the same calendar yearwelenergytrust.co.nz/grants/community-support-grants · read 17 October 2026
• Opportunities are supported that bring people together to participate in health and wellbeing, sports and recreation, arts and culture, and to celebrate the diversity of our community.welenergytrust.co.nz/grants/community-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.