The Maysie & Henry Hill Charitable Trust Environmental Groups Round 2026/27

This round will open at 9:00am 9 November 2026 (NZDT) for submissions.

The Maysie & Henry Hill Charitable Trust Environmental Groups Round 2026/27

IMPORTANT: Please read the information below to assist you in completing your application online. Applicants should carefully consider the criteria, which may be varied from time to time.

The Maysie and Henry Hill Charitable Trust was established by deed on 17 November 2008. The Settlor unfortunately passed away in 2025. Public Trust is the Trustee.

The purpose for which the Trust Fund is established is to support a range of charitable causes which the Settlor has supported during her lifetime to the extent these are charitable purposes under the laws from time to time applying in New Zealand by making grants for projects and work to organisations named in the Deed as well as local Kāpiti Coast environmental groups undertaking specific projects to enhance the local natural environment.

Applications are open at 9am on 9th November 2026 until 15th January 2027

Who is eligible?

Local Kāpiti Coast environmental groups undertaking specific projects to enhance the local natural environment. A map of the funding region can be found here

Your group does not have to be a registered charity or incorporated society.

How much funding is available? There is approximately $50,000 available total for environmental projects this year.

Any applications with the following circumstances will not be considered

  • Incomplete or late applications
  • Applications for retrospective funding
  • Applications made that are not submitted by Kāpiti Coast environmental groups
  • Applications that are not for specific projects designed to enhance the local natural environment in the Kāpiti Coast District.

How are decisions made? The Deed establishes a Grants Committee. The Committee reviews applications and provides recommendations to the Trustee. Public Trust as Trustee makes the final decision on grants.

A grant may be approved subject to certain conditions. In such circumstances the funds will normally be held by the Trustee until the conditions have been met. It is important that all details on the application form are concise and easy to read. Decisions relating to grant applications are made on the information provided in the application and other general enquiries. 

No payments will be made to individual bank accounts. If your environmental group does not have a bank account in it's name, a fundholder will need to be used. If your group do not have access to a fundholder, The Gift Trust provide this service, information of this organisation can be found here: https://thegifttrust.org.nz/ 

Important dates:

  • Applications are open from 9am on 9th November 2026 to 5pm on 15th January 2027.
  • Applicants will be advised of the outcome by 28th February 2027.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Contact us: Any questions should be addressed to Public Trust Charities Team by email to funding@publictrust.co.nz

How to apply

Step 1: Determine eligibility

  • Please ensure you have read the Trust’s funding eligibility criteria
  • Enquiries regarding the Trust’s funding eligibility criteria or the suitability of your funding request should be addressed to Public Trust Charities Team by email: funding@publictrust.co.nz

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

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.

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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 (remember 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.

We will contact you after consideration of all the applications.

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