Whanganui Community Foundation

Dates

• Mon 26 Oct 2026 Community Support Grants, round 4 2026. $10,001 to $100,000. Board meeting 26 November 2026. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar
• Mon 2 Nov 2026 Quick Response Grants, November 2026. Up to $10,000. Last 2026 closing date listed. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Seed funding
• Operational costs
• Programme delivery
• Equipment
• Capacity building

What it will not fund

Not published.

Good to know

One application per 12 months. The page does not list who can apply.

Quick Response Grants (up to $10,000) close roughly monthly and Community Support Grants ($10,001 to $100,000) have four rounds a year; one application per 12 months.

Checklist

What Whanganui Community Foundation says you need:

• Annual financial statements
• Strategic or business plan for requests over $10,000
• Budgets and position descriptions for operational requests
• Quotes for equipment and external services (up to three)
• One application in any 12 month period

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.

• 26 Octoberwhanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/funding/grant-types/ · read 15 October 2026
• Monday 2 Novemberwhanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/funding/grant-types/ · read 15 October 2026
• Maximum grant amount: $10,000whanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/funding/grant-types/ · read 15 October 2026
• Grants range from $10,001 to $100,000.whanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/funding/grant-types/ · read 15 October 2026
• Noting that all applicants can only apply once within a 12 month period.whanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/funding/grant-types/ · read 15 October 2026
• 26 Novemberwhanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/funding/board-meeting-schedule/ · read 15 October 2026
• Whanganui, Rangitikei andwhanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/about-us/our-strategic-direction/ · read 15 October 2026
• Whanganui Community Foundation has launched a one-off $2 million grant fund to back bold, community-led initiatives capable of creating lasting change across Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Waimarino.whanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/ · read 15 October 2026
• Cultural activities that reflect and celebrate the diversity of our communitieswhanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/about-us/our-strategic-direction/ · read 15 October 2026
• A Strategic or Business Plan (for requests over $10,000)whanganuicommunityfoundation.org.nz/funding/what-do-you-need/ · read 15 October 2026

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