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Rotorua Fund

Through the Rotorua Community Fund, the Geyser Community Foundation supports charitable purposes, local charities and community organisations whose operations are focussed on or which directly benefit the Rotorua Community, including Murupara.

Rotorua Community Fund

Applications for 2025 will open 1 June and close midnight 30 June 2025.

⚠️ Important: Prepare Your Application First

We recommend completing your application in the guide below before entering it into the online form.
The form does not save progress and may time out or encounter technical issues.
We’re currently looking into improving this functionality in the future.

Value of funds available:

A total of $21,550 is available to be distributed in 2025. No one gift will exceed 50% of the total funds available.

Purpose and who can apply:

Through the Rotorua Community Fund, the Geyser Community Foundation supports charitable purposes, local charities and community organisations whose operations are focussed on or which directly benefit the Rotorua Community, including Murupara.

Funding Priorities:

The Rotorua Community Fund will fund projects or support organisations to provide:

  1. Access to local housing and reducing inequity
    • Improving basic household financial skills
    • Wraparound housing support
    • Access to safe, healthy, warm homes

 

  1. Support to young adults
    • Successful transition from education to employment
    • Engage young adults who are not in education, employment or training

 

  1. Health & Wellness/Safety Initiatives
    • Reducing drug abuse and domestic violence
    • Local health organisations providing support for people with medical conditions or accessing treatment
    • Children with specific health or education needs

 

  1. Support to build stronger local communities
    • Cultural development and diversity including Kaupapa Māori and Multicultural Communities
    • Gender diversity
    • Inclusive communities, including inter-generational and elderly.

 

Applications Criteria:

Applications must be for projects that are based within and which benefit the Rotorua Community and/or Murupara. Applicants must be:

  • Resident in the Rotorua Community, including Murupara, or for projects based in the Rotorua Community, and either:
  • an Incorporated Society, or
  • a Registered Charity or
  • a School/Kura.

 

We do not fund:

  • Projects for Individual benefit (individual scholarships may be available through our Scholarships page)
  • Arts (funding for arts projects should be made to the Arts Fund)
  • Groups operating outside New Zealand
  • Disaster relief organisations
  • Groups whose main purpose is to promote a message rather than provide a service; this includes religious groups
  • Purchase of land and buildings
  • Overseas travel
  • Capital funds for the creation of loans, scholarships, grants, etc.

 

Other important information:

  • Late applications will not be accepted.
  • Gift/Grant must be used for the purpose for which it was given.
  • Recipients will be required to attend and provide a verbal report at a Round Table Meeting (dates will be advised closer to the time) about how they spent the gift and outline the benefits gained.
  • Successful applicant/s will be required to be available for interviews and to participate in promotional activities agreed with the recipient/s.  Information about the gifts and the way in which they have been spent may be used by the Geyser Community Foundation for promotional purposes.
  • Successful applicant/s will be selected by Geyser Community Foundation.  The decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Gifts will be made to the successful applicant/s at a special awards function to be held in Rotorua.
  • Successful applicant/s are encouraged to acknowledge the Geyser Community Foundation in their promotional activities and on social media. #geysergifts

 

Reporting:

Recipients will be required to attend and provide a verbal report at a Round Table Meeting (these will be in June 2026 with dates confirmed closer to the time) about how they spent the gift and outline the benefits gained. Please ensure you have taken this into consideration when applying.

Important Dates:

Applications open: 1 June 2025
Applications close: Midnight 30 June 2025
Review and decision-making: July / August
Notification of decisions: August / September
Celebration of Giving Awards: Thursday 11 September, Rotorua (Venue TBC)
Grant payment: 20 September 2025
Roundtable Reporting: June 2026 (Date TBC)

For queries regarding your application please contact our Community Engagement Officer,
Leanne Rankin leanne@geysercf.org.nz

 

 

Complete Application Here:

⚠️ Important: Prepare Your Application First

We recommend completing your application in the guide below before entering it into the online form.
The form does not save progress and may time out or encounter technical issues.
We’re currently looking into improving this functionality in the future.

Rotorua Fund – Application Guide

 

Applications have now closed.

Please note: Once you have submitted your application you will receive a confirmation email ‘Thank you for your application’.
If you do not receive this, your application has not been successfully submitted. Please resubmit or email us at geyseradmin@geysercf.org.nz