When the money opens

96 funders have a dated round ahead. 35 take applications any time. 5 want a conversation first, and 97 haven't published their next date yet.

The busiest month is November. The quietest are December, July, so plan applications for those months early.

Where is your group?

What kind of work?

26Oct 26O

33Nov 26N

5Dec 26D

7Jan 27J

15Feb 27F

21Mar 27M

9Apr 27A

7May 27M

10Jun 27J

5Jul 27J

10Aug 27A

10Sep 27S

Rounds closing each month. Gaming trusts Community trusts and foundations Councils Government Philanthropic trusts Company funds

Month by month

Dates marked est. are worked out from a funder's stated rule, not published by them. Tap a month to see the rounds.

October 2026 26 rounds

20 Oct Whangārei Communities Fund
22 Oct WCC Community Outcomes Fund
23 Oct Watson and Graham sport trusts
23 Oct Strathlachlan Fund
23 Oct Kathleen Kirkby Trust
25 Oct Mainland Foundation
25 Oct Four Winds
26 Oct Whanganui Community Foundation
27 Oct Tauranga Community Grant
27 Oct Far North Community Boards
28 Oct Far North Community Boards
29 Oct Far North Community Boards
30 Oct Buller Community Grants
30 Oct Toi Foundation
30 Oct Pelorus Trust
30 Oct Winton and Margaret Bear Trust
31 Oct Transpower CommunityCare
31 Oct Selwyn Community Fund
31 Oct Grassroots Trust
31 Oct MainPower Community Fund
31 Oct (est.) Mercury Manawatu Fund
31 Oct Rotorua Trust
31 Oct (est.) Waimakariri Event Funding
31 Oct (est.) West Coast Community Trust
31 Oct TG Macarthy Trust
31 Oct Grassroots Trust Central

November 2026 33 rounds

1 Nov Trusts Community Foundation
1 Nov (est.) Manawa Trust (TECT)
2 Nov HB Biodiversity Fund
2 Nov Whanganui Community Foundation
6 Nov Invercargill Community Wellbeing Fund
6 Nov Belfast Community Trust
6 Nov South Taranaki Board Funds
6 Nov North & South Trust
8 Nov Mainland Foundation
9 Nov Pub Charity
9 Nov Harcourts Foundation
10 Nov (est.) Foodstuffs SI Community Trust
10 Nov (est.) Milestone Foundation
10 Nov (est.) Trillian Trust
13 Nov Auckland local board grants
13 Nov Pelorus Trust
13 Nov DV Bryant Trust
15 Nov (est.) Akarana Community Trust
15 Nov One Foundation
20 Nov Grassroots Trust
20 Nov ILT Foundation
20 Nov Ernest Davis and Carr Trusts
20 Nov Russell Henderson Trust
25 Nov Four Winds
25 Nov Grassroots Trust Central
26 Nov Performing Arts Foundation
27 Nov Trust Aoraki
27 Nov Rule Foundation
30 Nov Te Mātāwai
30 Nov Mercury Oamaru Fund
30 Nov Mercury Tauranga Fund
30 Nov Rotorua Trust
30 Nov Sargood Bequest

December 2026 5 rounds

January 2027 7 rounds

February 2027 15 rounds

1 Feb Trusts Community Foundation
2 Feb Lottery Fund
5 Feb Auckland local board grants
5 Feb Toi Foundation
12 Feb Ahu Community Trust
12 Feb (est.) Trust Waikato
15 Feb (est.) ANZ Staff Foundation
19 Feb ILT Foundation
26 Feb (est.) Gisborne Creative Communities
28 Feb (est.) Nelson Community Investment Fund
28 Feb Te Mātāwai
28 Feb Ōtorohanga Creative Communities
28 Feb Ōtorohanga Community Grants
28 Feb (est.) Waimakariri Event Funding
28 Feb TG Macarthy Trust

March 2027 21 rounds

1 Mar (est.) Napier Community Initiatives
1 Mar Tararua Contestable Fund
1 Mar Trusts Community Foundation
5 Mar Auckland local board grants
5 Mar Wairoa Creative Communities
7 Mar Central Otago Community Grants
7 Mar Central Otago Promotions and Events
11 Mar WCC Community Outcomes Fund
12 Mar (est.) WCC Arts and Culture Project Fund
12 Mar (est.) WCC Living Wage Fund
17 Mar Pacific Development & Conservation Trust
20 Mar Whangārei Communities Fund
23 Mar Lottery Fund
26 Mar (est.) Dunedin Community Grants
26 Mar (est.) Rangitīkei Community Initiatives Fund
26 Mar ILT Foundation
26 Mar Harcourts Foundation
31 Mar (est.) Hamilton Community Initiatives
31 Mar (est.) Mazda Foundation
31 Mar (est.) WEL Energy Trust Community Support
31 Mar (est.) Potter Masonic Trust

April 2027 9 rounds

1 Apr Trusts Community Foundation
15 Apr (est.) David Ellison Trust
23 Apr (est.) Hastings Community Grants
23 Apr ILT Foundation
30 Apr (est.) Predator Free Communities
30 Apr (est.) Save the Kiwi
30 Apr Selwyn Community Fund
30 Apr (est.) Mercury Waipipi Fund
30 Apr (est.) West Coast Community Trust

May 2027 7 rounds

1 May Trusts Community Foundation
3 May Whangārei Waste Minimisation
12 May (est.) COGS (all areas)
20 May Whangārei Communities Fund
28 May (est.) Christchurch Strengthening Communities
31 May Mercury Oamaru Fund
31 May Mercury Tauranga Fund

June 2027 10 rounds

1 Jun Trusts Community Foundation
11 Jun (est.) Trust Waikato
22 Jun (est.) John Stewart Booth Trust
30 Jun Palmy Community-Led Initiatives
30 Jun (est.) Fonterra Doing Good
30 Jun (est.) Eastern Bay Community Foundation
30 Jun (est.) Geyser Community Foundation
30 Jun (est.) Waimakariri Event Funding
30 Jun TG Macarthy Trust
30 Jun Harcourts Foundation

July 2027 5 rounds

August 2027 10 rounds

1 Aug Trusts Community Foundation
16 Aug (est.) GW Community Environment
16 Aug (est.) ANZ Staff Foundation
27 Aug (est.) Gisborne Creative Communities
27 Aug (est.) Network Tasman Community Grants
27 Aug (est.) Creative Communities Scheme
30 Aug (est.) Hamilton Community Initiatives
30 Aug (est.) Napier Community Initiatives
31 Aug (est.) Predator Free Communities
31 Aug (est.) Potter Masonic Trust

September 2027 10 rounds

1 Sep Trusts Community Foundation
4 Sep (est.) Rotorua Community Matching Fund
10 Sep (est.) Trust Waikato
13 Sep (est.) GW Community Environment
15 Sep (est.) WWF Community Conservation
24 Sep (est.) Dunedin Community Grants
25 Sep (est.) Rotorua Community Matching Fund
30 Sep (est.) Mazda Foundation
30 Sep Harcourts Foundation
30 Sep (est.) Age-friendly Fund

How this is made

Every dated round in the calendar for the next 12 months, counted by the month it closes. Funders that take applications any time, that ask you to talk first, or that haven't published a date aren't in the chart, so the real number of chances is higher. Monthly funders are counted once for each published or estimated cut-off. Built from 233 checked funders on 18 October 2026, plus 6 listed, not yet checked. Download the data (CSV).