The Auckland Foundation is inviting applications for the Grassroots Giving Programme.
Priorities
Priority will be given to initiatives that:
Are grassroots
Put whānau/families at the centre
Are collaborative
Work holistically/provide wraparound support
Use kaupapa Māori models of practice
Focus on long-term solutions and are outcomes-focused
Funding Information
Grant requests can be made from $500 up to a maximum of $15,000.
Outcomes
These positive outcomes can be delivered by:
Supporting the wellbeing of tamariki/children through their early years by:
Enhancing the capability of parents.
Supporting early childhood development, including language and literacy development, and social behaviour skills.
Supporting the wellbeing of rangatahi/young people by:
Promoting a positive youth development sector and growing its capacity.
Focusing on early intervention/prevention strategies for young people.
Supporting initiatives that promote identity and participation and equality of young people, particularly youth-led initiatives.
Working systemically to address youth employment, especially for those most distanced from the labour market.
Supporting and advocating for children and young people, especially children in care, or the prevention of children needing to be taken into care.
Investing in the equality of women, young women, gender-diverse and intersex people.
Increasing the economic participation and employment of groups or families experiencing multiple disadvantage across generations
Supporting the wellbeing of whānau/families by:
Providing and assisting families into stable, healthy and affordable housing — especially home ownership.
Supporting the wellbeing of families in a holistic way, ensuring that their goals and aspirations are at the centre.
Promoting violence-free homes.
Strengthening the identity and culture of families.
Eligibility Criteria
The Grassroots Giving Programme awards grants to the following not-for-profit organisations where charitable purposes can be clearly demonstrated (e.g. through a deed or governing rules):
Registered charities
Incorporated societies
Community groups or collaborative groups
Social enterprises
Schools (not for core education)
Ineligible
Please note they cannot grant to individuals.
The Tindall Foundation also works with appointed Faith Funding Managers across New Zealand, who primarily fund organisations within their own faith network.
If your organisation is faith-based, please check with one of the following Faith Funding Managers first before applying to the Grassroots Giving Programme.
If you are not a faith-based organisation but have been awarded funding from a Faith Funding Manager in the last 12 months, please note you are not eligible to apply for funding from the Grassroots Giving Programme this year.
