Rotorua Fund

Rotorua Community Fund

Purpose:

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:

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

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

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

Support to build stronger local communities
- Cultural development and diversity including Kaupapa Maori 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.

Value of funds available:

A total of $15,000 is available to be distributed in 2022. No gift will exceed $5,000.

Other important information:

Donations must be used for the purpose for which they were gifted.

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 on 1 November 2022.

Successful applicant/s are encouraged to acknowledge the Geyser Community Foundation in their promotional activities and on social media. #geysergifts

Late applications will not be accepted.

Reporting:

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.

Important Dates:

Applications open: 1 July 2022
Applications close: Midnight 31 August 2022
Review and decision-making: September
Notification of decisions: Mid October
Celebration of Giving Awards: 1 November 2022 (Rotorua) / 3 November 2022 (Taupo)
Grant payment: Beginning of November
Roundtable Reporting: July 2023 (dates tba)

Rotorua Fund Application Form:

Please read the above criteria carefully and ensure that you fully understand it before completing this application form.

Organisation Name(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code

Website

Contact details of the primary contact:(Required)

First Name Surname

Position(Required)

Contact Phone Number(Required)

Email(Required)

Secondary Email

Please provide the Charities Commission No. (including CC)

Please provide Incorporated Society No.

Your Bank Details

Complete your bank details here. You will be required to upload a bank deposit slip at the end of this form.

Bank Name:(Required)

Organisation's Registered Bank Account Name:(Required)

Bank Account Number:(Required)

If funding is approved, one of our staff will call you to verify your bank account number.

Purpose or Project Details:

What is the name of your purpose or project?(Required)

Does your purpose or project provide: (tick all that apply)(Required)

Access to local housing and reducing inequity

Support to young adults

Health & wellness/safety initiatives

Support to build stronger local communities

Please refer to our funding priorities for more details on each point.

What are you requesting the funds for?(Required)

List Other….

Tell us about your purpose or project:(Required)

HOW MANY people will benefit from this purpose or project?(Required)

WHO will benefit from this purpose or project?(Required)

WHAT impact will your purpose or project have in your local community?(Required)

Funding amount being applied for (excl. GST, if you are GST registered)(Required)

No gift will exceed $5,000.

If you don't obtain the full amount you are applying for, how will you achieve your goal?(Required)

Please provide any other information that you think might be useful:

Attachments / Additional Information:

A recent copy of Bank Statement or Bank Deposit Slip.(Required)

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Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 2.

(A scanned copy of a bank deposit slip or statement showing the name of your organisation and bank account number. The names on the bank deposit slip or statement need to match your organisation’s name. If they are different, evidence needs to be to be included showing that the names are the same organisation).

Additional information e.g. project plan, quotes, detailed budget, business case, sustainability plan, research or evidence to support the application, etc

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Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 4.

Declaration & Privacy Act 1993 Authorisation

Applicant's declaration(Required)

This authorisation relates to information in this application that the Geyser Community Foundation (“Geyser”) may hold about you now or in the future:

– We have read and fully understand the award criteria

– This application has the formal approval of our controlling Board/Committee/Authority

– To the best of our knowledge the information provided in this application is true and correct.

– We acknowledge that any decision made by the Geyser Community Foundation is final and we accept that no reasons for such a decision may be given, nor any correspondence entered into.

– We agree that any grant/gift made will be used for the purposes specified in our application. In the event that we cannot comply with the conditions of the donations within the specified time, we will advise of the surrounding circumstances to enable a review of the grant/gift to take place.

– We give authorisation for any enquiries to be made of any third parties, (even though that may involve disclosing information contained in the application) or undertake audits of our organisation in connection with this application.

– We acknowledge that this application and details of the Trustees’ decision may be shared with other funders and made publicly available.

– We agree to report back to Geyser Community Foundation on how the funds have been spent.

– We authorise Geyser Community Foundation to use our name/photograph for publicity purposes and to participate in promotional work as may be reasonably required by the Foundation, at no charge.

– We will acknowledge the support of the Geyser Community Foundation in our literature, announcements and interviews.

I agree to the above declaration authorisation. (Click checkbox)

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