George Brown Charitable Trust 2019
Applications are open from the 1st of February 2019 to the 28th of February 2019 (5pm).
The Trust has approximately $100,000 available for grants in 2019. The minimum grant awarded will be $5,000 and the maximum grant will be $25,000
The George Brown Trust was established in 1934 by the Will of the late George Brown, a retired jeweller of Nelson. Public Trust administered the trust as Trustee. The purpose of the grant you are applying for must be clearly linked to the objective of the Trust including the restriction to Nelson city residents.
Organisations must have purposes or projects that are directed towards aiding people who are poor, in need, or suffering genuine hardship and provide relief for those people and their dependants. This includes anyone who does not have access to the normal things in life that most people take for granted.
The Trust makes grants to organisations:
Applications are only accepted from charitable organisations. Individuals, Sports organisations and Service clubs are not eligible to apply to the Trust. Late applications will not be accepted.
Grants are considered by the Trustee Public Trusts. The outcome of the applications will be advised to each applicant before the end of April 2019. The decision of the Trustee is final and no further discussion will be entertained.
Decisions regarding grants made are on the basis of information provided in the application and other enquiries. It is important that the application form be completed in full and that details provided are concise and easy to read. A condition of any grant made is that it be identified a “Public Trust – George Brown Charitable Trust” in your accounts for the financial year in which the grant is received.
For further enquiries, contact
Public Trust
Telephone 0800 371 471 or Email: funding@publictrust.co.nz
IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
Step 1: Determine eligibility
Step 2: Register or login to apply online
Hint: you will need an email address to register. If your organisation has a ‘generic’ email (e.g. info@organisation.org) using this may allow other staff members to use the same login in future (as long as they know the password).
Your login can be used for any Trust managed by Public Trust granting via SmartyGrants and can be used in future grant rounds.
Note: Please store your login details in a safe place for future reference.
Step 3: Complete your Application
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Hint: Save your work regularly so it is not lost if you time out or lose your connection.
You can save your application at any stage and return to it later.
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Step 4: Review and submit your Application
Note: Once you have submitted your application no further editing or uploading of supporting documents is possible.
Step 5: What happens next?
If you do not receive a confirmation email then your Application has not been successfully submitted (don’t forget to check your spam email folder when looking for the email).
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