JBS Dudding Trust Charitable Trust
2021 Grant Round
Hall Maintenance Applications only
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 JBS Dudding Trust was established in 1963 by local farmer and investor John Beresford Swan Dudding and has been managed by Public Trust since its inception. The JBS Dudding Trust was established to benefit charitable organisations within New Zealand. The John Beresford Swan Dudding Trust is a registered charity under the Charities Act 2005, Registration No. CC27320.
John Dudding died in 1969 aged 74, six years after establishing the JBS Dudding Trust. Having farmed for most of his life, Mr Dudding was aware of the financial challenges caused by fluctuating farm prices. As a result, Mr Dudding knew the hardships that can be experienced by people living in rural areas, as well as the impacts felt in the wider community. Mr Dudding believed that in establishing a charitable trust, with the award of grants to deserving organisations, this would help cushion the Rangitikei people from the vagaries of the economy in rural New Zealand.
Applications are open from 9am on 1 May 2021 and close at 5pm on 30 June 2021.
Who is eligible? Applications are open to committees involved in the day to day management of a ‘rural hall’ within the Rangitikei region. The funding is available for the purposes of providing general maintenance inside or outside the hall.
How much funding is available? The Trust will be providing grants between $2,000 and $20,000. Please ensure your funding request is within this range.
How are decisions made? The Trustee makes recommendations and the Advisory Board advise which applications to approve at the Annual Board Meeting. The Trustee’s decision is final. No further communications will be entered into. This includes providing applicants with the reason why they have been unsuccessful, justifying why an application was successful or reconsidering an application. 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.
In what circumstances will an application not be considered?
Important dates:
The application is to be completed and submitted via Public Trust online granting system ‘Smarty Grants’.
Contact us: Any questions should be directed to Public Trust Charities by email to funding@publictrust.co.nz or by phone on 0800 371 471.
More information about the Trust and John Beresford Dudding can be found here
How to apply
Step 1: Determine eligibility
Note: Only one application per organisation will be considered for the grant round year.
Step 2: Register or login to apply online to SmartyGrants
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 the 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
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.
Hints: 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
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 (remember to check your ‘spam email folder’ when looking for the email).
We will contact you:
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