LW Nelson Trust Charitable Trust 2019
The Trust was established by Deed on the 29 October 1958 by the Settlor, Laurence William Nelson who died on the 16th December 1959. The Trust Fund is known as the “L.W. Nelson Trust" The LW Nelson Charitable Trust helps Northland charitable, educational and community organisations that provide assistance to the aged, destitute or those suffering from a serious mental or physical disability.
IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online. Applicants should carefully consider the criteria which may be varied from time to time.
Applications are open until 5pm on 2 December 2019 (5pm).
Who is eligible? Applications are open to organisations registered with Charities Services and Schools that are based in or supporting people within the Northland region (within the boundaries of the districts of Kaipara, Whangarei and the Far North).
Individuals, sports organisations and service clubs are not eligible to apply to the Trust and the Trust does not fund overseas projects.
How much funding is available? The Trust has approximately $110,000 available for grants in 2019. The minimum grant awarded will be $2,000 and the maximum grant will be $10,000.
What is funded?
What is not funded?
How are decisions made? The Trustee makes recommendations and the Board of Trustees decide which applications to approve at the annual board meeting in February. Only one application per organisation will be accepted in a Grant Round. The Board’s decision is final. No further communications will be entertained, this includes providing applicants with the reason why they have been unsuccessful, justifying why an application was successful or reconsidering an application.
Applications from the following won’t be accepted/considered:
Retrospective funding will not be considered. Applications from organisations who received a grant a prior year that have not met their accountability requirements (Uploading your previous years grant receipts to your application. Please note the Trust does not require an accountability report)
Important dates:
The applications are to be completed and submitted via Public Trust online Granting System ‘Smarty Grants’.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Contact us: Any questions should be directed to Public Trust by email to funding@publictrust.co.nz or phone us on 0800 371 471.
How to apply
Step 1: Determine eligibility
Note: Only one application per organisation will be considered for each grant round.
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
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.
If you need more help using the application form you can download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out the Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). If you have any technical difficulties using the online SmartyGrants portal email service@smartygrants.com.au
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).