Helen Graham Charitable Trust 2018

Submissions closed at 5:00PM 15 September 2018 (NZST).

THE HELEN GRAHAM CHARITABLE TRUST 2018 Grant Round

Applications are open from the 1st of August to the 15th of September (5pm). 

The Trust has been established to provide for the benefit of charitable groups.  To be eligible for assistance your organisation must situated and or providing services within the area bordered by the Horowhenua District Council boundaries to the North, East and West and by the Otaki River to the South and be;

  • Legally registered with Charitable Services or Incorporated; 
  • Self-supporting and not solely reliant on The Helen Graham Trust funds.

The Trust supports:

  • Education particularly consideration given to educational research connected with agriculture 
  • Medical Research
  • Research or therapy for the physically disabled, provision will include the crippled, deaf, blind and accident victims
  • Religious purposes connected with spiritual welfare (including but not limited to the spiritual welfare of children) 
  • Charitable purposes beneficial to the community.

Applications made to the Helen Graham Charitable Trust may also be considered for funding from the Thomas Bevan Family Charitable Trust which supports religious and charitable purposes of the various churches in the Horowhenua District and general charitable purposes generally within the Horowhenua District, other than religious purposes.

Applications are not accepted for capital expenditure, or from organisations based outside the specified area, schools, individuals, sports organisations and service clubs.

Grants are considered by an Advisory Board, which makes recommendations to Public Trust.  As a guide to applicants, grants are unlikely to exceed $2,000. Applications are considered in October/November and Public Trust’s decision will be advised to each applicant before the end of November 2018.

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.  The decision of the Trustee is final and no further discussion will be entertained.

 A condition of any grant made is that it be identified a “Public Trust – The Helen Graham Charitable Trust” in your accounts for the financial year in which the grant is received.  

Late applications will not be accepted.

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

  • First time users will need to register.

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.

  • Once registered, you can login to the system and start your application.

Step 3: Complete your Application

  • The application is best viewed/completed on a non-mobile device.
  • Complete all of the required questions – mandatory questions are marked with an *
  • Attach all required supporting documents (Full Applications only).

Note: Our preferred format for attachments is PDF, Excel, Word or JPG.  Supporting materials cannot exceed 25MB in size, as files exceeding this will not upload.

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.

Make sure the spell checker is switched on in your browser to prevent spelling errors.

Step 4: Review and submit your Application

  • When you are satisfied with your application press the review button to ensure that all required sections of the application have been completed (you must do this before the submit button is enabled).
  • 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?

  • You will receive an automated email confirming your submission with a copy of your application attached and information about how/when your Application will be assessed.  This will be sent to the email you used to register. 

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).

  • We will contact you if we require any further information to consider your Application.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

If you have any technical difficulties using the online SmartyGrants portal email service@smartygrants.com.au