Thomas Richard Moore Trust
2020 Grant Round
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.
Public Trust is the Trustee of the Thomas Richard Moore Charitable Trust. Mr Moore was a sheep farmer who died in Palmerston North on 23 July 1935. He left the income from the residue of his estate to the Thomas George Macarthy Trust Board of Governors for distribution amongst charitable and educational organisations in the Palmerston North and Napier cities. Funding is distributed on a triennial basis and the Trust is now calling for applications for 2020.
Who is eligible: The Thomas Richard Moore Trust makes grants to registered charitable or educational organisations operating in the Palmerston North and Napier cities who;
This may be through grant making that complements 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 kindergartens, Playcentres, Kōhanga Reo, Plunkets and Pacific Island language groups in Napier city receive grants on an annual or biennial basis and do not need to submit an applications.
The Trust will not consider applications from individuals (directly or indirectly) or service clubs.
Registered charitable or educational organisations within the Hawkes Bay or Manawatu regions may apply however; funding must be used specifically for activities in Napier or Palmertson North cities.
Registered charitable or educational organisations that are eligible to apply to both the Thomas George Macarthy Trust (old Wellington provincial district only) and the Thomas Richard Moore Trust must elect to apply for assistance from only one Trust.
Applicants are expected to have a formal governance structure and must supply the following information to support their application:
What funding is available?
Grants will be for a minimum of $3,000
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.
Important dates
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
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.
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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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