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Community Grants

Community grant applications are open all year and will be reviewed at our Grants Committee meetings throughout the year.   Each calendar year there are three Granting Rounds.  Please check the closing dates for each round, which are listed below. 

We have a number of different funds available for funding applications.  Please read our Guidance for Grant Applicants prior to submitting your application.

Closing Dates for Community Grant Applications

Please note: It is your responsibility to ensure the completed application form is received on or before the set closing date.  Any application received after this date will be reviewed at the following grants round.

15th Feb 2023 - Applications received on or before this date will be informed of the outcome of their application by the end of March 2023. 

14th August 2023 - Applications received on or before this date will be informed of the outcome of their application by the end of September 2023.
 
15th Feb 2024- Applications received on or before this date will be informed of the outcome of their application by the end of March 2024

Any changes to closing dates for grant rounds for 2023 will be advised in due course.

Advance Ashburton Community Foundation – For general charitable purposes supporting the Ashburton District. 


Download Community Grant
Application Form (pdf version)
Download Community Grant
Application Form (Word version)

Ashburton District Volunteer Fire Fighters Welfare Fund - Funds are available to support volunteers rural firefighters in time of need. 
Download Fire Fighters
Application Form (pdf version)
Ashburton Palliative Care Charitable Trust Fund - Funds are available to support terminally ill persons and palliative care initiatives within the Ashburton District
Download Ashburton Palliative
Care Charitable Trust Application Form

Accountability Forms

Grant Accountability Report Form - Grant recipients can download a Grant Accountability Report Form here.  The date that your accountability report is due will be stated on your grant approval letter.
Download Grant Accountability
Report Form (pdf version)
Download Grant Accountability
Report Form (Word version)

Guidance for acknowledging Advance Ashburton Community Foundation
If you have received a grant from Advance Ashburton Community Foundation, we would appreciate if you could acknowledge our support by doing the following:

1.   Please put our logo on any promotional material (this can be downloaded from here).
2.   Mention us as a proud supporter with any media communication – social media, newspapers and any other form of media you use.  Please use our full name - Advance Ashburton Community Foundation.
3.   Tell people about the Foundation, who we are and what we do. If you would like, we would be happy to attend a meeting to talk about the Foundation.
4.   Please show our donation as a separate item in your financial statements.

Telephone
​03 307 5902

Email
​Office@advanceashburton.org.nz

  • Home
  • About
    • How it works
    • Annual Reports
    • Our History
    • Meet our Trustees and Co-opted members
    • Meet our Staff
    • Community Foundations NZ
    • Tindall Foundation
    • Our Logo
  • Grants & Scholarships
    • Leader's Scholarship 2022- CLOSED
    • Guidance for Grant Applicants
    • Community Grants
    • Tertiary Scholarships - Closed
    • Personal Development Scholarships - Closed
    • Trade & Industry Scholarships - Closed
  • Who we have helped
    • Who We Have Helped >
      • Community Grants
      • Scholarship Recipients
    • Distributions
  • Make a Donation
    • How to Make a Donation
    • Advisors >
      • Asking The Question
      • Fund Establishment
      • Planned Giving
      • Trust Management
      • How we invest
    • Meet Our Donors
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Read Our Newsletter
    • Events
  • Contact