The Thomas George Macarthy Trust
2021 Grant Round
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.
Thomas George Macarthy of Wellington, was a Brewer who died in Wellington on 19 August 1912. The Trust created by Mr Macarthy's Will, as varied by two Acts of Parliament, provides for as much of the income as the Board of Governors sees fit to be distributed among registered charitable or educational organisations operating in the old Wellington provincial district. Learn more about Thomas George Macarthy here.
Applications are open until 5pm on 30 June 2021.
Who is eligible: The Thomas George Macarthy Trust makes grants to registered charitable or educational organisations operating within the funding region who:
This may be through grant making that compliments other funding sources, or targets full funding when alternative sources of funding are not available.
More information relating to the Trust’s funding eligibility criteria can be found on the Public Trust website.
All registered Schools, Kindergartens, Playcentres, Kōhanga Reo, Plunkets, Pacific Island language groups and Toy Libraries in the funding region receive grants on an annual or two yearly basis and do not need to submit an application.
The Trust will not consider applications from individuals (directly or indirectly) or service clubs.
Applicants are expected to have a formal governance structure and must supply the following information to support their application:
What funding is available:
Applications from controlling bodies are preferred, however, in certain circumstances applications from both a controlling body and branch may be considered. Applicants are expected to have made endeavours to raise funds independently. The significance of government funding will be taken into consideration when assessing applications. Applications for religious purposes will be considered only when the organisation is providing a full and general secular education or a social service.
It is important that all details on the application are concise and easy to read. Applications that are not completed in full will not be accepted.
Decisions relating to grant applications are made on the information provided in the application, and other general enquiries. The Board of Governors may approve a grant subject to certain conditions. In such circumstances, the funds will normally be held by the Trustee until the conditions have been met.
Only one application from an organisation will be considered. The exception to this is that an organisation who applies under Group 4 may also submit an application under groups 1 to 3.
In what circumstances will an application not be considered?
Important dates
How to apply
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
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 (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.
We will contact you after the board meeting has been held to consider the applications either successful/unsuccessful.
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