The Trust does not generally make grants to:

• Individuals
• Sporting groups
• Schools and early childhood centres
• Out-of-school care programmes
• Rest homes and hospitals
• Environmental groups 
• Festivals
• Disaster relief organisations
• Well established, uniformed youth groups
• Groups whose main purpose is to promote a message rather than provide a service; this includes religious groups.

Also, we don't make grants towards:

• The purchase of land or buildings
• Building alterations
• Overseas travel
• Capital funds for loans, scholarships, grants etc
• The purchase of food by food banks – we prefer supporting activities such as referral to other services, advocacy, raising public awareness etc
• Projects already completed.

Most of the Trust’s grants are made to medium-sized and small community organisations; organisations with an annual turnover greater than $10 million are unlikely to receive a grant.  Also, groups with more than two years’ running costs available in untagged reserves are less likely to receive a grant.  However the Trust may go outside these guidelines to support projects that are innovative, and/or involve collaboration between organisations.

If in doubt, you are welcome to contact us.