COMMUNITY GRANTS

WHAT WE FUND

Trust giving principles
  • Funded projects should achieve clear outcomes that can be clearly measured through a planned evaluation.
  • The Trust gives preference to projects that build a community’s capacity to lead change.
  • Grants must be acceptable to the community, support community outcomes that are not readily achievable without the Trust’s funding, add value to the community and demonstrate long-lasting value to the community.
  • Preference is given for projects that are collaborative and avoid duplication of services.
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Trust funding priorities

Organisations can apply for our annual Community Grants or our monthly Micro-funding grants for projects/programmes that fit the Trust’s funding priorities:

  • Supporting learning opportunities for children and young people, such as through play and reading, or sports.
  • Engaging whanau and encouraging families to spend more time together.
  • Bringing communities together.
  • Improving the health and wellbeing of the community.
  • Providing or increasing access to services for those who most benefit from those services but are unable to access them.
  • Recognising, celebrating and supporting Tangata Whenua.
  • Supporting inclusiveness and promote diversity.
  • Promoting a wider understanding of and respect for different cultures in the community.
Priority organisations
The Trust encourages organisations offering the following to apply:
  • Education
  • Community
  • Arts & Culture
  • Environment
  • Sport
  • Health

Priority will be given to projects or programmes that support learning opportunities for children and young people,improve the health & well-being of the community, support inclusiveness, promote diversity and bring communities together.

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Community funding programmes

The Trust has two community funding programmes:

Community grants
Annual contestable grantmaking programme which supports organisations who are delivering outstanding service to the Airport’s community.
Responsive grants
Micro-funding. This grantmaking programme is designed to be responsive. Enabling a flexible approach to the changing conditions and needs of the community. The aim is to get small grants to organisations quickly and easily to meet their immediate and small-scale needs.

Eligibility

If you live in or near the red or yellow zones on the Area Benefit Map, you may be eligible for funding.

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FAQS

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Successful Recipients

Celebrating those making a real difference in our communities.

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The Auckland Airport Community Trust has generously partnered with CAP since 2016. CAP is so grateful for the Trust’s funding which has enabled families living in poverty due to unmanageable debt access to long-term holistic help and support which they so desperately need. The Trust is both professional and innovative, community-minded and empathetic. We applaud them for the fantastic work they are doing in their Area of Benefit.

Corina Eldershaw
Cristians Against Poverty

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Youthline has had an excellent relationship with the Auckland Airport Community Trust over a number of years and we are very grateful for its ongoing support. We have a shared and strong commitment to the South Auckland area particularly with respect to helping the community thrive and grow and to supporting young people in need.

Geoff Lawson
Youthline

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