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.
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
Our Distributions Committee is made up of experts in charitable giving. They review grant applications, making annual distributions in line with the stated wishes of each Fund, or based on the needs of the community for non-designated Funds. We have a Distribution Policy which provides a robust framework for the committee to use when making granting decisions.
All positions on the Distribution Advisory Committee are voluntary and report to the Board of Trustees.
To see who has received funding in the past, download our previous Impact Reports below:
Our Trustees ensure Taranaki Foundation’s grant-making process is transparent and addresses the interests of applicants and the wishes of donors and funding partners.
Applications are reviewed and matched with available Funds by our staff and Distributions Committee members. If an application doesn’t match with any Fund’s criteria it is rejected.
Where there is a donor who wants to be involved in the decision-making process we ensure that they receive a shortlist of projects that match their Fund’s purpose and we take their wishes into consideration.
Our Distribution Committee meets in October to determine the successful applicants, and once the grants are ratified by the Taranaki Foundation Trustees, the decisions are announced.
Taranaki Foundation was established in June 2016 (under our original name Te Karaka Foundation) and is currently securing and growing the assets that will fund great local causes in the future. We do have a modest annual distribution programme. Find out more about applying for funding here.
