Haere Mai - Welcome

Let’s begin with some key information to get you started on your funding journey.

1 Am I eligible?

Making sure your organisation can apply is the first step and can save a lot of time. You are eligible if you can answer yes to all of the following five questions:

Does your group or organisation have charitable purpose?

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Our funding is for not-for-profit groups and impact- led organisations doing charitable work (where no private or individual gain is generated). Many types of organisation are eligible - check our Who can apply? application guide.

Does your service, project or programme benefit Auckland and/or Northland communities?

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Can you provide key documents to support your request?

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We will want to see recent signed annual accounts, a detailed budget and one letter of support. Check Documents to Submit for examples of the documents, including budget templates and guides.

Have you checked that your service, project or programme is something we can fund?

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There are things we will not fund, and things we will only fund in a limited way. Check our Exclusions and Limitations application guide.

2 What grants can I apply for?

We have two funding pathways that are open all year, and that you can apply for online at any time, as well as specific funds available for fixed periods.

Quick Response Grants

Up to $25,000

A decision is given within 2 months of receiving a complete funding request.

Open

Community Grants

More than $25,000

A decision is given within 5 months of receiving a complete funding request.

Open

Community Building Projects

A fund for new facility construction or major repairs, renovations, and upgrades. Learn more

Open

Asian Artists' Fund

An occasional fund to support Asian artists. Learn more

Open

Pacific Youth Future Makers

An occasional fund to benefit Pacific communities.

Closed

Events

* We acknowledge that organising an event often requires some up-front expenditure. We don't fund retrospectively, so please submit your application for an event six months before the event date.

3 The application process

Our funding process at a glance - with timeframes for each step to give you an indication of timings to expect. Click on a step to learn more!

Register here for the Funding Hub, our online application portal.
Log in to the Funding Hub, complete your organisation profile and begin your application.
Once you submit, our team will review your application for completeness.
Once your application is complete, it joins other requests to be carefully reviewed by our assessment team. Find out how we assess.
Once a decision is made, an email notification will be sent to you, and a decision letter will be loaded into the Funding Hub.
If funding is approved, payment will be made within one month of any conditions being met.
Within 12 months of the grant we'll ask you to submit an impact report.

4 Before you apply

We value your time; we invite you to view the below resources before applying.

To be considered for funding, your application must align to one of Foundation North’s four focus areas. We fund to our strategy, with a limited grants budget. Each request is considered alongside all other requests for the funding available.

Read our Increased Equity stories

Increased Equity

Hāpai te ōritetanga

Equity means that everyone in society is valued the same and has the same access to opportunities. An equitable society is one that is fair, without bias and where all people can thrive on their own terms.

We want to improve equity in our communities now and for future generations.

We do this by supporting priority communities across our region to decide what they need, lead their own solutions and achieve their hopes and dreams.

Our priority communities are Māori and Pacific Peoples, as well as the wider communities of Northland and South Auckland. We also prioritise solutions that place children and young people at the centre.

We support activity that will lead to:

Thriving tamariki, rangatahi and whānau
Improved equity and wellbeing as Māori and as Pacific peoples
Communities leading their own solutions and changing systems
Tangata whenua as partners in decision making
Māori and Pacific languages and cultures thriving

Our other Focus Areas:

Read our Social Inclusion stories

Social Inclusion

Whakauru mai

Social inclusion means that everyone feels valued and included as part of our society, can access opportunities and influence decisions that affect them.

We support approaches that reduce discrimination and racism and increase social inclusion. Former refugees, new migrants (fewer than five years in New Zealand), rainbow communities and people living with a disability are our priority.

We support activity that will lead to:

Greater sense of belonging, acceptance and inclusion
Inclusive laws and policies
Equal access to opportunity
Self-determination and influencing decision making
Meaningful participation in society by diverse communities

Our other Focus Areas:

Read our Regenerative Environment stories

Regenerative Environment

Whakahou taiao

A regenerative environment approach supports a deeper understanding of the relationship between people and Te Taiao (the environment).

We support joined-up approaches to conserving, restoring and renewing the environment so that Te Taiao and people can flourish together. Initiatives proposed by tangata whenua are our priority.

We support activity that will lead to:

Ecosystems and communities being renewed and regenerated
Mātauranga Māori (indigenous knowledge, practices and approaches) being recognised, valued and implemented
Tino rangatiratanga – community-led action for Te Taiao
Connection and access to Te Taiao