Are you working to help make Taranaki a more prosperous, vibrant, equitable region?
The Foundation runs one contestable grant round per year, where we are honoured to make modest grants to support charitable projects that align with our donors’ wishes.
Applications open from 1 September and close at 5pm on 30 September each year.
Our 2024 Grants Round is now closed.
Our annual funding round includes applications for:
In June each year, the Coach McKean Small Grants Fund offers support for emerging athletes.
Applications for our 2024 Grants Round, which opened on 1 September, are now closed as of 30 September.
Taranaki Foundation 2024 funding round will open from 1 September until 30 September.
As of 2024 approximately $77,000 of contestable funding is available as specified by individual donors who have established funds with Taranaki Foundation:
Funding priority areas:
• Arts & Culture
• Children, Youth & Family
• Aged Support
• Education
• Environment
• Health & Wellness
• Recreation & Sport
• Organisations working in South Taranaki
• Stronger Communities
• Scholarship Assistance
Who can apply?
Taranaki Foundation does not fund:
Find out more:
Unsure if you can apply? Please contact us
Refer to our How to Apply Guide to find out more
Applications for our 2024 Grants Round, which opened on 1 September, are now closed as of 30 September.
Taranaki Foundation is proud to partner with The Tindall Foundation (TTF) to distribute donations in Taranaki through their Family/Whānau Focus Area.
This year we have approximately $48,000 available for these donations, with TTF donations ranging from $500 to $10,000.
Who can apply?
This funding prioritises whānau/families who experience multiple disadvantages across generations and the initiative should focus on positive outcomes, and on long-term solutions that see our tamariki/children, rangatahi/young people and their whānau/families be resilient, secure and thriving are community led.
Organisations can reapply annually, but funding is typically not available for more than three consecutive years.
When to apply?
Find out more:
Read more about The Tindall Foundation’s Whānau/Families focus area on their website
Unsure if you can apply? Please contact us
Refer to our How to Apply guide to find out more
The Coach McKean Small Grants Fund, managed by Taranaki Foundation, provides support to emerging athletes in Taranaki.
Grants of up to $250 are available to assist with sports-related expenses such as registration fees. equipment and travel.
Who can apply?
Taranaki High School athletes who need financial assistance for sports-related expenses.
Grants cannot be used for expenses that have already been paid.
How to apply:
Find out more:
Generosity NZ provides extensive details on other funding options available in New Zealand. Access givUS free of charge via The Wheelhouse website a service provided for Taranaki organisations.
The Taranaki Scholarships Portal
All our open grant schemes are listed on our Apply for Funding page.
We have one funding round per year, with applications opening on September 1st and closing on September 30th annually. Applicants will be notified of the outcome in November. Find out more about applying for funding here.
Taranaki Foundation acts as The Tindall Foundation’s (TTF) Local Donation Manager for Taranaki, distributing donations from $500 to $10,000 to projects and initiatives that support The Tindall Foundation funding priorities.
TTF’s application process runs in parallel with Taranaki Foundations funding round. Apply through the Taranaki Foundation funding portal, and your application will automatically be considered for both funding streams.
No, Taranaki Foundation accepts only one grant application per organisation for our annual funding round.
Once all applications are received, we review them internally to match requests for funding to the focus of our funds.
To see who has received funding in the past, download our previous Impact Reports below:
All applications are submitted through our online Taranaki Foundation Funding Portal.
Register / Login:
if this is the first time your first time applying through the Foundation Funding Portal you will need to register with a username (your email address) and a password. Every time you log in you will use this username and password.
How to apply:
When applying, we will need to know a few details about your organisation and what you are requesting funding for. Details we will ask for include:
– Charities Services or Incorporated Society Number (if applicable),
– Verified bank account details (e.g. bank deposit slip or screenshot of your account details),
– Programme/project details
– The need for your programme/project
– Expected outcomes of programme/project
"We’ve done well living in a strong community and we’re now in a position to give back to that community to allow things to be done in the future for others."Harry and Helen Bayliss - Donors
