For all grants currently, the below exclusions apply; however, this fund will have a strong equity focus, and priority will be given to organisations supporting whānau and community wellbeing, particularly for those most impacted by direct and indirect consequences of COVID-19. Applications should meet at least one of these criteria:
- Immediate Community Need: Support communities that are struggling in this new COVID-19 context; this could include immediate needs such as housing, food, safety, and other practical needs
- Changed Service Delivery: Support community connection, engagement, and social inclusion in response to community need in the COVID-19 outbreak; this may include virtual delivery of services or programmes
- Capacity/Capability: Support organizations around capacity and capability to work in new ways. This may include resources to facilitate working remotely, addressing changing workforce needs, professional development.
Please note: it’s unusual for Wellington Community Trust to meet the full cost of your project.
Criteria for All Applications
Criteria for LIFT Grants
Applying for Multiple Grants?
Things We do Not Fund – General
| Central or Local government |
| Commercial ventures (We do fund social enterprise) |
| Construction or renovation of school halls, gymnasiums, playgrounds, or swimming pools |
| Contribution to a debt reduction |
| Core healthcare services, including hospitals and GPs |
| Council-maintained sports fields |
| Endowments, capital funds, other trust funds |
| Feasibility studies or building resource consents |
| Individuals, including scholarships |
| Building construction |
| Operating costs for sports clubs: this includes sport equipment, coaches’ salaries, uniforms, and prizes/trophies |
| Overseas travel, either to or from New Zealand (excluding LIFT applications) |
| Promotion of a religious or political message (We do fund faith-based community services) |
| Purchase of buildings |
| Schools (including universities, child care centers & kindergartens) and organisations who fund-raise primarily for schools |
| Single-issue health organisations |
Things We Do Not Fund – LIFT
| Back-filling a role while a staff member is undertaking professional development |
| Professional development that has already occurred |
| Individuals/Organisations who have already successfully applied to a LIFT grant in the past financial year |
| (For Individuals) LIFT grants are only paid to the workplace that employs the person applying for the grant |
| Mediation or conflict resolution with an organisation |