LGOIMA request – Community Grants allocated in 2022/23 and 2023/24.
Could you please supply a list of grant/dona�ons/funds recipients for 2023 and amounts given?
Please see below the list of all grant recipients both annual and mul�-year, and the amounts
al ocated to each group for 2022/23 and 2023/24.
How many of those grants(recipients) are given annually?
Annual Grants:
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Single year Community Grants allocated in 2022/23 – 97 Groups.
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
Arts for Health Community Trust
$2,000
Bellyful New Zealand Trust
$2,500
Big Buddy Mentoring Trust
$4,000
Brain Injury Waikato
$2,000
Chartwell Co-opera�ng Parish
$1,500
Childplayworks Charitable Trust
$2,000
Clothe our kids - Waikato
$2,000
Complex Chronic Illness Support Incorporated
$2,000
Crunch Arts Trust
$2,000
Desert Spring Ministries Trust - 2-year grant
$10,000
Dinsdale Playcentre
$2,000
Diversity Counselling New Zealand
$6,000
Dress for Success Hamilton Trust
$6,000
Eastlink Community Hub
$2,000
Efalata Trust
$2,000
EquiPoten�al NZ Incorporated
$4,000
Families Au�sm and Behavioural support Trust
$5,000
Fiji Society in Hamilton Incorporated
$5,000
Frankton Rugby Sports Club Inc
$3,000
Friends of Hamilton Public Libraries Assoc Inc.
$2,000
Good Bitches Trust
$2,000
Hamilton Aqua�cs Inc
$2,000
Hamilton Arts Trust
$6,000
Hamilton Astronomical Society
$3,000
Hamilton BMX Club Incorporated
$4,000
Hamilton Budge�ng Advisory Trust
$8,000
Hamilton Chinese Golden Age Society
$2,000
Hamilton Ci�zens Band Incorporated
$2,000
Hamilton Civic Choir
$4,000
Hamilton Combined Chris�an Foodbank Trust - 2-year grant
$8,000
Hamilton Community Men's Shed
$4,000
Hamilton Disability Arts Fes�val Trust
$1,500
Hamilton East Playcentre
$3,000
Hamilton Kerala Samajam
$3,000
Hamilton Methodist Social Services Trust (Methodist City Ac�on)
$8,000
Hamilton Opera�c Society
$4,000
Hamilton Playbox Reparatory Society Incorporated
$2,000
Hamilton Pride Incorporated
$2,000
Hamilton Returned and Services Associa�on Inc
$1,500
Hamilton Xing Xing Performing Arts Group Incorporated
$2,000
Hearing Associa�on Hamilton & Districts Branch
$1,195
Hillcrest Scouts
$1,000
Insight Endometriosis Charitable Trust
$2,000
K-CENTRE
$5,000
Kids in Need Waikato
$5,000
Kirikiriroa & St. Peter's Scout Group
$2,000
Kukutaaruhe Educa�on Trust
$10,000
Life Educa�on Trust - Hamilton
$3,000
Lifelink Samaritans Incorporated
$4,000
Living Theatre Charitable Trust
$2,000
Loving Arms Charitable Trust
$2,000
Mathema�cs for a Life�me Charitable Trust
$2,000
MS Waikato Trust
$2,000
Neighbourhood Support Hamilton Inc
$5,000
Nepal New Zealand Waikato Friendship Society
$2,000
Nga Tai Whakarongo Whanau Hoe Waka
$3,000
Opus Orchestra Trust
$2,000
Orange Sky New Zealand
$6,000
Orchestra Central Trust
$2,000
Parent to Parent Waikato
$5,000
Paterson Street Playcentre
$1,500
Posi�ve Change Programmes Charitable Trust
$3,500
Predator Free Hamilton
$2,500
Prison Care Ministries
$3,000
Rainbow Chinese Community Centre Charitable Trust
$5,000
Rainbow Hub Waikato - 2-year grant
$8,000
Riff Raff Public Art Trust
$6,000
Spiralz Rhythmic Gymnas�cs of Hamilton Incorporated
$1,500
Squash Waikato Incorporated
$3,000
Sri Lanka Friendship Society Waikato Incorporated
$2,000
St Marks Church Nawton
$4,000
Tamil Society Waikato Incorporated
$2,000
The Hamilton Contact Bridge Club Inc
$4,000
The Parkinson's New Zealand Charitable Trust
$2,000
The Rauhī Project
$7,000
The Serve Trust
$10,000
Toughlove Waikato Trust
$3,000
Volunteering Waikato - 2-year grant
$8,000
Waikato Agricultural & Pastoral Associa�on
$3,500
Waikato Area Girls' Brigade
$1,500
Waikato Badminton Associa�on Incorporated
$2,000
Waikato Dragon Boat and Waka Ama Associa�on (WDBA)
$2,000
Waikato Ethnic Family Services Trust
$2,000
Waikato Family Centre Trust
$10,000
Waikato Hispano La�no
$2,000
Waikato Indoor Bowling Centre of New Zealand
$2,000
Waikato Japanese Community Trust
$3,000
Waikato Refuge Forum
$5,000
Waikato Senior Indian Ci�zens Associa�on Inc
$3,000
Waikato Society of Arts Inc
$2,000
Waikato Society of Poters Inc
$2,000
Waikato Somali Society Incorporated
$2,500
Waikato Table Tennis Associa�on
$2,500
Waikato Vietnamese Friendship Trust
$2,000
West Hamilton Community Patrol
$2,500
Yasmina Community Trust - Pukete Neighbourhood (umbrella)
$3,000
Young Workers Resource Centre
$6,000
Total
$339,695
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Single Year Community Grants alocated in 2023/24.
This round is currently open and wil not be al ocated un�l April 2024.
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Community Event Fund Grants allocated in 2022/23 – 18 Groups.
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
Community Link Trust
$5,000
Frankton Thunder Charitable Trust
$5,000
Glenview Community Centre
$3,000
Hamilton Children and Families Trust
$5,000
Hamilton Colombian Community Trust
$2,000
Hamilton Live Music Trust
$6,500
Hamilton Pride Incorporated
$3,000
Hamilton South Community Centre/ Te Whare Kokonga
$2,000
Orchestra Central Trust
$4,275
Pacific Rose Fes�val Trust
$3,000
Rainbow Chinese Community Centre Charitable Trust
$2,500
Te Awa River Ride Charitable Trust
$6,000
Te Whanau Putahi Community Centre
$3,000
The One Victoria Trust
$5,000
Waikato Arab Social Club
$4,000
Waikato Hispano La�no
$4,000
Waikato Senior Indian Ci�zens Associa�on Inc
$2,000
Waikato Society of Arts Inc
$2,000
Total
$67,275
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Community Event Fund Grants allocated in 2023/24 – 18 Groups.
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
Brain Injury Waikato
$1,500
Community Link Trust
$5,000
FERN (Fairfield Enderley Resilience Network)
$10,000
Hamilton Children and Families Trust
$10,000
Hamilton South Community Centre Associa�on Incorporated
$5,000
Orchestras Central Trust
$6,500
Pacific Rose Fes�val Trust
$2,000
Rainbow Chinese Community Centre Charitable Trust
$2,500
Te Awa River Ride Charitable Trust
$3,000
Te Whare O Te Ata Fairfield/Chartwel Community Centre
$5,000
The One Victoria Trust Board Inc
$4,000
Waikato Arab Social Club
$5,000
Waikato Filipino Associa�on
$5,000
Waikato Hispano La�no Cultural Charitable Trust
$4,000
Waikato Mul�cultural Council Inc
$5,000
Waikato Samoan Associa�on Charitable Trust
$4,000
Waikato Seeds for Change Charitable Trust
$5,000
Western Community Centre
$7,500
Total
$90,000
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Crea�ve Partnerships Fund 2022/23
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
Hamilton Arts Trust ($144,000 granted, paid in 2 instalments)
$72,000
Total
$72,000
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Crea�ve Partnerships Fund 2023/24
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
Hamilton Arts Trust ($144,000 granted, paid in 2 instalments)
$72,000
Hamilton Arts Trust – Boon St
$50,000
Tainui Waka Tourism Inc
$28,000
Total
$150,000
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Welcoming Communi�es Grants allocated in 2022/23 – 21 Groups.
Organisa�on
Amount Granted
Hamilton Boys' High School- Mul�cultural Manaaki Centre
$5,000
Hamilton Kerala Samajam
$3,000
The Refugee Orienta�on Centre Trust
$5,000
Diversity Counselling New Zealand
$5,000
Tamil Society Waikato Incorporated
$3,000
Refugees as Survivors NZ
$2,000
Aotearoa La�n American Community Incorporated (ALAC Inc)
$3,000
Live Beter K-Centre (Cultural Centre Trust)
$3,000
Live Beter K-Centre (Cultural Centre Trust)
$2,000
Waimarie South East Kirikiriroa Community Associa�on
$3,000
Bangladeshi Community of Waikato Inc.
$2,500
The Refugee Orienta�on Centre Trust
$5,000
Waikato Filipino Associa�on
$3,750
The ReCreators
$5,000
Waikato Arab Social Club
$3,000
New Zealand Chinese Friendship Society Inc.
$2,000
Knighton Normal School
$5,000
Waikato Ethnic Family Services Trust
$5,000
Waikato Korean School Trust
$5,000
Hamilton Bengali Associa�on
$2,200
NZ Eid Day Trust
$5,000
Hamilton Mul�cultural Services Trust
$15,000
Total
$92,450
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Welcoming Communi�es Grants allocated in 2023/24 – 12 Groups to date
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
Glenview Community Centre
$2,500
Diversity Counselling New Zealand
$5,000
Indian Cultural Society Waikato Inc
$10,000
Waimarie South East Kirikiriroa Community Associa�on
$3,000
AfroConnect NZ - Naija in Waikato Unincorporated
$4,000
The Refugee Orienta�on Centre Trust
$5,000
Te Whare O Te Ata Fairfield/Chartwel Community Centre (umbrella)
$5,000
Te Whare O Te Ata Fairfield/Chartwel Community Centre (umbrella)
$5,000
Mathema�cs for a Life�me Charitable Trust
$3,000
Tangata Tiri� - Treaty People Inc.
$5,000
Indian Cultural Society Waikato Inc
$4,000
Indigo A Gathering of Cultures Fes�val Trust
$5,000
Total to date
$56,500
How many of those grants ( recipients) are mul� yearly grants, and for how many years?
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Mul�-year grants paid each year for 3 years from 2021 – 2023 - 28 groups.
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted per year
Age Concern
$30,000
Ci�zens Advice Bureau
$25,000
Clarence Street Theatre Trust
$50,000
Community Waikato
$30,000
Crea�ve Waikato
$90,000
Free FM
$10,000
Glenview Community Centre
$45,000
Good News Te Rongopai Community Centre
$40,000
Hamilton Chris�an Nightshelter/ Te Whare Korowai Tangaata o Kirikiriroa
$50,000
Hamilton Mul�cultural Services Trust
$90,000
Hamilton South Community Centre/ Te Whare Kokonga
$30,000
K'aute Pasifika Trust
$33,000
Pukete Neighbourhood House
$35,000
Rauawaawa Kaumatua
$65,000
Refugee Orienta�on Centre
$25,000
Riverlea Theatre & Arts Centre
$10,000
Seed Waikato
$15,000
Shama
$45,000
Te Papanui Enderley Community Centre
$40,000
Te Whakaruruhau
$30,000
Te Whanau Putahi Community Centre
$20,000
Te Whare O Te Ata Fairfield Community Centre
$40,000
The One Victoria Trust
$50,000
Waikato Environment Centre/ Go Eco
$50,000
Waimarie Hamilton East Community House
$30,000
Western Community Centre
$90,000
YWCA
$15,000
Zeal Educa�on
$30,000
Total
$1,113,000
How many of those grant recipients have contracts and how long are these contracts for?
All of the grant recipients sign a grant agreement which outlines the amount of the grant, how it
must be spent and how and when the group needs to account for the grant. None of the grant
recipients above have contracts.
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Cat De-Sexing Fund 2022/23
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
Paws 4 Life Charitable Trust
$80,000
SPCA
$20,000
Total
$100,000
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Cat De-Sexing Fund 2023/24
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
Paws 4 Life Charitable Trust
$40,000
SPCA
$10,000
Total
$50,000
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Waste Minimisa�on Fund 2022/23
Organisa�on Name
Amount Granted
3R Group Ltd
$4,147
A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand (ARANZ)
$3,000
Bankwood Primary School
$1,500
Clothe our kids - Waikato
$800
Go Eco (Waikato Environment Centre)
$4,000
Hillcrest High School Community Childcare Centre
$1,100
Kiwi Property Group (Centre Place Shopping Centre)
$2,000
Kukutaruhe Educa�on Trust Board
$5,500
Para Kore Marae Incorporated
$15,000
Paterson Street Playcentre
$3,000
The ReCreators
$2,680
Waikato Society of Poters
$2,500
Western Community Centre
$900
Woodstock School
$3,873
Total
$50,000
Note:
1. This funding is administered by Council on behalf of Central Government from their Waste
Minimisa�on Levy.
2. Waste Minimisa�on Fund 2023/24 grants have not yet been al ocated however the grants pool will
be $50,000.
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Heritage Fund 2022/23
Project Name
Amount Granted
Grand Central Hotel
$1,800
H76 House Victoria St
$16,500
Riverlea House
$2,000
Waipahihi House
$11,500
Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter
$33,600
Alexander Building Victoria St
$9,000
Episcopal Chapel (former) Hamilton YWCA
$5,600
Total
$80,000
Note: No funds have been allocated in the 2023/24 budget for Heritage Fund grants
Other funding types al ocated in 2022/23 and 2023/24:
H3 Hine-te-Hiringa Funding Contribu�on
In FY24, H3 (responsible for FMG Stadium Waikato) was the overall recipient of funding via the
Government’s Hine-te-Hiringa Fund in rela�on to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 event.
A por�on of the funding ($50k) was then on-funded to Waikato Bay of Plenty Footbal Federa�on as
a funding contribu�on to support their Waahine Toa programme.
Waikato Regional Theatre Funding
FY23
FY24
Descrip�on
$6,000,000
$6,000,000
Council’s funding towards the building of the new Waikato Regional
Theatre. Council contributed $25M between FY19 and FY24. Funding
deed is signed by both par�es, fol owing ful Council recommenda�on.
Paid to Waikato Regional Property Trust.
Council’s Event Sponsorship Fund
Council’s contestable fund with annual applica�ons process with responsibility granted to Council’s
Economic Development Commitee to approve Event Sponsorship funding applica�ons and monitor any
grants made to external organisa�ons under the terms of the
Event Sponsorship Policy. Sponsorship
agreements are then signed by Council and the funding recipient.
FY23
Event Name
Event Date
Amount Funding Agreement term
Cambridge to Hamilton Paddle Race September 2022 $5,000
Three-year (2023-2025)
Cheer and Dance Factor
Sept 2022
$10,000
Two-year (2022-2023)
Atalanta Jamboree
Oct 2022
$3,000
One year
Round The Bridges
November 2022 $10,000
Three-year (2021-2023)
Boon Street Art Fes�val
November 2022
$25,000
Two-year (2022-2023)
Porritt Classic
February 2023
$6,000
Three-year (2023-2025)
Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki
February 2023
$120,000 Three-year (2021-2023)
Kirikiriroa
Bal oons over Waikato
March 2023
$120,000 Three-year (2021-2023)
The Great Kiwi Walk Series
April 2023
$10,000
Three-year (2021-2023)
Matariki ki Waikato
June 2024
$50,000
Three -year (2023-2025)
$359,000
TOTAL FUND
$419,746
22/23
Event Name
Event Date
Amount
Funding Agreement term
FY24
Ngaa Paki o Matariki 2023
July 2023
$13,000
One-year
Cambridge to Hamilton Paddle Race September 2023 $5,000
Three-year (2023-2025)
Ford NZ Hockey National
September 2023 $10,000
One-year
Championships
Cheer and Dance Factor
October 2023
$10,000
Two-year (2022-2023)
Round The Bridges
November 2023 $17,000
One-year
Porritt Classic
Feb 2024
$6,000
Three-year (2023-2025)
Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki
Feb & March
$175,000
One-year
Kirikiriroa
2024
Bal oons over Waikato
March 2024
$130,000
One-year
New Zealand Marching
March 2024
$13,000
One-year
Championships
Matariki ki Waikato
June 2024
$50,000
Three-year (2023-2025)
$429,000
TOTAL FUND
$429,346
23/24
Zoo Conserva�on Fund funding recipients
Hamilton Zoo Conserva�on Fund accumulates and distribute funds raised through public dona�on,
sale of goods such as ostrich eggs and animal pain�ngs, percentage of revenue from animal
encounters and profits from staff ini�a�ves – to support in situ and ex situ conserva�on projects.
Recipient
Date
Value
Project
Comment
Jane Goodal Ins�tute Feb
$1,000 Musee Vivant de
Funded from the Hamilton
Australia
2024
Bujumbura, Burundi-
Zoo Conserva�on Fund.
Cap�ve chimpanzee
Dona�on include monies
welfare conserva�on
raised from the sale of chimp
project
pain�ngs.
NZ Frogs
Sept
$8,000 Costs associated with
Funded from the Hamilton
2023
running the NZFrogs
Zoo Conserva�on Fund.
website for 2024.
Commited July 2021. Paid
September 2023.