Donation Criteria

Policy 014-DCR

The following criteria will assist the Board of Trust Aoraki Limited (Trust Aoraki) to determine the eligibility of applicants to receive grant funding.

Constitutional Purpose

  1. The primary purpose of Trust Aoraki is to promote, foster and encourage amateur sports and as such, no less than 70% of its net income must be distributed for this purpose.
  2. Trust Aoraki will also support other charitable purposes, including community organisations promoting culture, arts, education and health.

Vision and Mission

3. Trust Aoraki’s Vision and Mission is to provide support to enable community well-being by maximising financial support for local communities

Philosophies

4. Trust Aoraki is guided by the following philosophies:

4.1 “Locals for locals” – Trust Aoraki ensures that 100% of available grant funds raised within a local community (typically defined by territorial local authority boundaries) are distributed within that local community. However, the Board may, at their discretion, apply and distribute funds generated from one area into another area where the Board considers there is a community of interest between the two areas. Trust Aoraki also ensures decisions about grant funding are directed by personnel in the local community where possible.

4.2 “Excellence” – Trust Aoraki supports grant funding for ‘excellence’, namely applicants are required to demonstrate they are achieving at a high level.

4.3 “Participation” – Trust Aoraki supports grant funding where the community benefit is maximised ensuring benefit from the grant is wide reaching.

4.4 “Economic Drivers” – Trust Aoraki support grant funding for events or tournaments where the community will receive an economic benefit.

Further Criteria

5. Sports Organisations / Clubs – Sports organisations and clubs must be affiliated to a recognised national organisation. Grant funds can only be made to amateur sports. Applications must be submitted by sports organisations or clubs on behalf of teams or individuals.

6. Cultural / Arts Organisations – Applications for grant funding for non-profit cultural and arts organisations (e.g., theatre groups, cultural groups, museums, art galleries and cultural or arts festivals) will be considered.

7. Education Organisations – Applications for grant funding for non-profit education-related organisations (e.g., kindergartens and schools) will be considered.

8. Health Organisations – Applications for grant funding for non-profit health organisations (e.g., Alzheimers NZ) will be considered.

9. Applications for grant funding for the purchase or lease of vehicles will be considered. Vehicle ownership or the lease agreement must be in the name of the applicant organisation.

10. Grant funds must not result in commercial or personal gain or profit.

11. The applicant organisation must be the beneficiary of the grant funds.

12. All uniforms and equipment must remain the property of the applicant organisation.

13. Applications for grant funding for administration and operational costs (e.g. wages, power, telephone etc.) will not be considered, unless the application meets a recognised need within a local community.

14. Organisations that operate their own gaming machines will not be granted funding.

15. Events or trips that are predominantly social in nature, including family or group reunions, will not be funded.

16. Grant applications cannot be retrospective i.e., grant funds cannot be approved for expenditure that has been incurred prior to the application being considered.

17. The Board and any employee of or independent contractor associated with Trust Aoraki will not knowingly receive or seek any benefit (financial or otherwise), advantage, privilege or gift from any grant recipient or potential grant recipient, if receipt of the benefit, advantage, privilege or gift is conditional upon the positive determination of a grant application.

18. For further information, refer to Trust Aoraki’s Grant Application for Funds form or call the Trust Aoraki office on 03 6889930 for assistance.

Original Document review 17th February 2009. Latest Review Revision No.4, Date: 11th December 2023. Next Review: December 2025

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