Any community group or organisation can apply if your project supports Ethnic Communities in New Zealand.
Ethnic Communities include migrants, former refugees, long-term settlers, and multi-generational New Zealanders who identify as African, Asian, Continental European, Latin American, or Middle Eastern.
The Fund only supports organisations and community groups, not individuals. While any organisation or group can apply, grants over $10,000 are only approved for organisations that are legal entities.
These include:
- incorporated societies
- trusts registered under the Charitable Trust Act 1957
- companies with charitable purposes
- local authorities
- school boards of trustees
- Māori trust boards under the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955
Registration with Charities Services, Department of Internal Affairs, does not automatically give a group legal status.