Find out who has recently received funding from the Wellington Community Trust and what it is for. We publish the details every 3 months.
January to March 2016
Arts and culture
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| New Zealand School of Dance |
towards upgrading the studio staging for community performances |
$8,000 |
| African Communities Council of Wellington |
towards Africa Day 2016 celebrations on 14 May at Shed 6, Queens Wharf – read our news story |
$2,500 |
| Asian Events Trust |
towards running the Wellington Chinese New Year Festival 2016 |
$8,000 |
| Zeal Education Trust |
towards buying a container and fitting it out, and operational costs for the Music Development Box project in Kapiti – read our news story |
$20,000 |
| The Documentary New Zealand Trust |
towards the Documentary Edge Festival and Screen Edge Forum 2016 in May at the Roxy Cinema |
$5,000 |
| Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Society |
towards the salary of the Public Programmes Coordinator |
$10,000 |
| Expressions Arts & Entertainment Trust |
towards running the Classical Expressions 2016 programme at Expressions in Upper Hutt |
$6,000 |
| Kapiti Chorale Incorporated |
towards the costs of the 2016 concert programme – read our news story |
$3,000 |
| Capital Blues Inc. |
towards putting on 3 concerts to celebrate Capital Blues Inc 20th anniversary |
$5,000 |
| BATS Theatre Ltd |
towards operating costs |
$5,000 |
Community wellbeing
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Birthright Hutt Valley |
towards upgrading office equipment – read our news story |
$1,045 |
| Newtown Residents Association |
towards running circus classes for local school pupils, and performances and lessons at the Newtown Fair |
$3,000 |
| Volunteer Kapiti Incorporated |
towards delivering the Volunteer Kapiti service which improves community connectedness and resilience by increasing volunteer participation |
$10,000 |
| Father and Child Trust |
towards the salary of a support worker |
$5,000 |
| Te Whare Tiaki Wahine Refuge Charitable Trust |
towards salaries of the Kaiawhina, a social worker in Porirua, and a social worker in Kapiti – read our news story |
$10,000 |
| Age Concern Wellington Inc |
towards the salary and travel costs of the Accredited Volunteer Visitor Service in Wellington, Porirua and Hutt Valley |
$5,000 |
| Titiro Whakamua Looking Forward Inc |
towards replacing the bus servicing the Teen Parent Programme |
$50,000 |
| Te Ara Moana Trust Inc |
to support the 2016 water safety and water confidence courses for school children |
$10,000 |
| SADD Aotearoa |
towards running the lower North Island conference and workshops – read our news story; read how successful their conference was |
$9,500 |
| Hutt Safe City Group Charitable Trust |
towards the X Roads Expo, 2-6 May 2016 at the Walter Nash Stadium, Taita – read our news story |
$5,675 |
| Volunteer Wellington |
towards delivering Wellington Volunteer Centre’s project to support volunteers who are new to Wellington including migrants and refugees – read our news story |
$10,000 |
| The Parenting Place |
towards delivering youth development programmes into 42 Wellington schools |
$10,000 |
| Cannons Creek Youth Charitable Trust |
towards the wages for the Manager/Administrator at Cannons Creek Boxing Academy – read our news story |
$10,000 |
| Connect Media Charitable Trust |
to support the ‘Outlook for Someday’ film making workshops in the Wellington region |
$8,000 |
| Shakti Ethnic Women’s Support Group (WGN) Inc |
towards the provision of culturally appropriate family violence intervention services |
$10,416 |
Heritage and environment
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve |
towards the Experiencing Marine Reserves programme for primary school children |
$13,740 |
| Project Litefoot Trust |
towards Project Litefoot’s LiteClub energy efficiency project in in sports clubs throughout the Wellington region – read our news story |
$20,000 |
| Wellington Natural Heritage Trust |
towards carrying out a pest plant survey to enable on-going eradication throughout the 100-hectare Long Gully Bush Reserve |
$2,294 |
Sport and recreation
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| GymSports NZ (Wellington) |
towards upskilling Wellington coaches and judges for the 10 gym clubs in the region |
$10,000 |
| Porirua Grand Traverse Trust |
towards running costs of the Porirua Grand Traverse on 3 April |
$5,000 |
| Otaki Promotions Groups Inc |
towards the annual Otaki Kite Festival in March – read our news story |
$5,000 |
October to December 2015
Arts and culture
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Creative Capital Arts Trust |
towards the production costs of Fringe Festival and CubaDupa in 2016 |
$40,000 |
| Nota Bena Incorporated |
towards the performance of Mothers, Daughters, Wives at the National War Memorial |
$435 |
| Asia NZ Foundation |
towards the production costs of the Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights |
$5,000 |
| Migrating Kitchen Trust |
towards the ‘Spotlight on Cultures’ exhibition at Pataka in Porirua |
$6,000 |
| Multicultural Council of Wellington |
towards Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights – White Ribbon |
$3,500 |
| Porirua Community Arts Council |
towards The Festival of the Elements on Waitangi Day |
$10,000 |
| NZ Secondary Students Choir |
towards rehearsal and performance for their 30th anniversary in Wellington |
$4,428 |
| Summer Shakespeare Trust |
towards the production costs of Summer Shakespeare 2016 – Loves Labour’s Lost |
$2,500 |
| Upper Hutt City of Song Charitable Trust |
towards the production costs of the annual Upper Hutt City of Song family concert in the park |
$2,500 |
| Wellington District Brass Band Association |
towards the production costs of Brass in the Park 2016 |
$1,500 |
Community wellbeing
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Literacy Aotearoa Porirua / Porirua Language Project |
towards reading and writing tutoring for adult learners |
$2,400 |
| Youth Quest Trust Kapiti |
towards a mentoring programme for youth at risk |
$10,000 |
| English Language Partners NZ – Hutt |
towards petrol vouchers for volunteer home tutors and group volunteers |
$2,000 |
| The Community Unity Project |
towards salaries |
$15,000 |
| Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre |
towards supporting students who couldn’t otherwise afford the Hillary Step Scholarship programme |
$5,000 |
| Sustainability Trust |
towards operating costs of Warm Fuzzies Wellington, Wellington Curtain Bank, and sewing and cleaning equipment |
$30,600 |
| Incredible Families Charitable Trust |
towards The Incredible Years Parenting Programme |
$10,000 |
| English Language Partners NZ – Porirua |
towards the 10 hour English Language Group for refugees and migrants |
$5,000 |
| Porirua Whānau Centre |
towards production costs of Creekfest 2016 |
$7,500 |
| Te Whare Roki Riki Māori Women’s Refuge |
towards facilitator’s salary for early prevention education workshops |
$9,000 |
| Birthright |
towards children’s self esteem-building programme |
$6,000 |
Heritage and environment
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Friends of Mana Island |
towards stage 2 of Mana Island replanting – read our news story |
$10,000 |
| Mokai Kainga Māori Centre |
towards planting and education about native flora |
$2,000 |
| Sustainable Coastlines Charitable Trust |
towards educational roadshow and events, Love Your Coast Wellington 2015 |
$10,000 |
| Moa Conservation Trust |
towards the Rimutaka Forest Possum Eradication project – read our news story |
$8,000 |
Sport and recreation
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Fraser Park Sportsville |
towards KiwiSport, Buggy Walks, Stadium Sports Festival and Sportsperson of the Year Awards |
$65,000 |
| Kids Camp NZ – Wellington |
towards 2016 Kids Camp at Palm Grove, Paraparaumu |
$5,000 |
| Ignite Sport Trust |
towards the Empowering young women through sport programme |
$10,000 |
July to September 2015
Arts and culture
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| New Zealand Choral Federation – National |
towards production costs of the Big Sing Finale held in Wellington |
$5,000 |
| Footnote Dance Trust Board |
towards 30Forward marking Footnote’s 30th anniversary and ChoreoCo. 2016 at the NZ Fringe Festival |
$10,000 |
| Show Me Shorts Film Festival Trust |
towards staging the 10th Show Me Shorts Film Festival |
$5,000 |
| Storylines Children Literature Charitable Trust |
towards the production costs of Storylines Wellington Family Day |
$5,000 |
| The Netherlands Foundation |
towards the World Press Photo Exhibition |
$2,500 |
| Young & Hungry Arts Trust |
towards production costs of the 2015 Young and Hungry Festival of New Theatre |
$5,000 |
| New Zealand Festival |
towards production costs and SchoolFest at the 2016 New Zealand Festival – read our news story |
$200,000 |
| New Zealand Symphony Orchestra |
towards NZSO community engagement projects in Wellington |
$30,000 |
| Te Kura Toi Whakaari; NZ Drama School |
for a set of the theatre drapes at the school |
$5,000 |
| The Conch Charitable Trust |
towards theatre skills workshops for Pacific youth |
$5,000 |
| Virtuoso Strings Charitable Trust |
towards repairing and maintaining string instruments |
$15,000 |
| Wellington Museums Trust |
towards installation costs of Ngā Hau – a journey through time in Wellington at the Wellington Museum |
$50,000 |
Community wellbeing
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Wellington Somali Council |
towards operational costs |
$5,000 |
| Inspiring Communities Trust |
towards the Neighbourhood Boostcamp Weekend for not-for-profit groups |
$3,000 |
| NZME Special Children’s Christmas Party |
towards the party held at Pataka, Porirua |
$3,000 |
| Refugee Trauma Recovery |
towards the Safety and Wellbeing expo in Newtown |
$5,000 |
| Rimutaka Forest Park Charitable Trust Inc |
towards monitoring wild hatched kiwi chicks to a stoat-proof size – read our news story |
$11,842 |
| Wellington Independent Arts Trust |
towards Urban Dream Brokerage making spaces available to art practitioners and community groups |
$15,000 |
| Wellington Indian Association Inc |
towards the 90 year photo exhibition |
$5,000 |
| Wellington Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation |
towards supporting the social work team |
$15,000 |
| Youth Development Trust Wellington |
towards costs of delivery of FYD’s Stars programme at Mana & Bishop Viard Colleges, and the Career Navigator programme at Mana College |
$10,000 |
| DCM |
towards operating costs of the Te Hapai drop-in day centre for homeless people |
$10,000 |
| Anglican Diocese of Wellington – St Matthews Taita |
towards salary costs for the Taita/Pomare projects |
$8,000 |
| Porirua Living Without Violence |
towards travel for children to and from the Tamariki Programme |
$5,621 |
| Whare Manaaki Inc |
towards salary costs |
$5,000 |
| Arts Access Aotearoa |
towards salary costs |
$8,000 |
| New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services |
towards the Capacity Strengthening Project |
$10,000 |
Heritage and environment
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| The Silver Stream Railway Inc |
towards the completion of a heritage rail vehicle display shed |
$5,000 |
| Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust |
towards Paper4trees – waste minimisation and tree planting programme for NZ schools |
$4,509 |
| Mainline Steam Heritage Trust |
towards construction of a shed for restoration of heritage steam locomotives |
$8,000 |
Sport and recreation
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Wainuiomata Boxing Club |
towards salary costs |
$2,000 |
| YMCA Greater Wellington Inc |
towards a second chance education programme based in central Wellington |
$6,000 |
| NZ Federation of Multicultural Councils Inc |
towards the NZ Communities Football Cup 2015 – read their news story |
$5,000 |
April to June 2015
Arts and culture
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Arcade NZ Live Art Trust |
towards the production of Page Turners for Wellington’s 150th birthday – read our news story |
$20,000 |
| Wellington Jazz and Music Festival Trust |
towards presentation costs of the 2015 Wellington Jazz Festival |
$5,000 |
| Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ |
towards the 2015 University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival and National Shakespeare Schools Productionhat was funded |
$5,000 |
| Chamber Music NZ Trust |
towards the 2015 Kaleidoscopes Wellington Concert Season |
$5,000 |
| Mana Tiaki Incorporated Society |
towards production costs of the Kapo Kapo Matariki Festival |
$10,000 |
| The Orpheus Choir of Wellington |
towards semi-staged performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah |
$2,000 |
| Orchestra Wellington |
towards venue costs for 5 concerts |
$20,000 |
| Royal New Zealand Ballet |
towards production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
$20,000 |
| Wellington Treasure Trust |
towards LitCrawl 2015 – read our news story |
$5,000 |
Community wellbeing
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Dwell Housing Trust |
towards a review of the supported housing service |
$5,000 |
| Parents Centres New Zealand Incorporated |
towards delivery of Parenting with a Purpose programme at Rimutaka and Arohata prisons |
$5,435 |
| Stage Challenge Foundation |
towards production costs of 2015 Stage Challenge and J Rock |
$5,000 |
| The House of Grace Trust Inc |
towards salary costs |
$9,000 |
| Youth Dance Education Trust |
towards production costs WIDance Anniversary Show |
$2,500 |
| NZ Council of Victim Support Groups |
towards the purchase of IT equipment |
$3,600 |
| Te Ara Korowai |
towards creativity sessions for people with mental health challenges in the Kapiti area and an exhibition of art from the programme |
$8,000 |
| Parent to Parent Wellington Region |
towards salary costs |
$3,672 |
| Big Buddy Mentoring Trust |
towards mentoring for boys to ensure they make healthy choices |
$10,000 |
| Eastern Southern Youth Trust |
towards Auahatanga, an arts leadership and mentoring programme |
$8,000 |
| Kaibosh Food Rescue |
towards food rescue and redistribution service |
$15,000 |
| Upper Hutt Community Youth Trust |
towards salary costs |
$10,000 |
| Naenae Youth Charitable Trust |
towards salary costs |
$15,000 |
| Wellington Free Ambulance |
towards operating costs of Operation Heartbeat |
$30,000 |
Heritage and environment
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |
towards educational visits by low decile schools to Gallipoli: The Scale of our War – read our news story |
$15,000 |
| Te Araroa Wellington Trust |
towards signposting for Te Araroa through Wellington’s central business district |
$5,000 |
Sport and recreation
| Organisation |
Purpose |
Grant |
| College Sport Wellington Inc |
towards the Athletes with Disability programme, first aid training and other programmes |
$20,000 |
| Cricket Wellington |
towards school holiday programmes and class activities in primary schools |
$6,400 |
| Get Kids Active Charitable Trust |
towards the Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge |
$2,500 |
| Netball Wellington Centre Inc |
towards coach, player and junior netball programme through Wellington city |
$5,000 |
| Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club |
towards the Safe Boating Programme in schools |
$10,000 |
| Sailability Wellington Trust Inc. |
towards the purchase of a safety boat – read our news story |
$27,000 |
| Lions Club Kapiti |
towards the Kapiti Sportsperson of the Year Awards |
$3,000 |
| Scouting New Zealand |
towards operating costs across the Wellington region |
$10,000 |
| The Kiwi Kids Lifeskills Trust, T/A The First Tee of NZ |
towards the First Tee Wellington Core Delivery Programme in the greater Wellington area |
$5,000 |
| Wellington Circus Trust |
towards operating costs |
$8,000 |