Aotearoa Gaming Trust Grants

Gaming trust funding across amateur sport, education, community purposes, welfare, and arts and culture. Formerly the Southern Trust. Always open for applications.

Closes

Always open. Most applications processed within 20 working days

Who can apply

Community groups and charitable causes. Incorporated not-for-profits, including marae with the usual documentation.

Amount

Requests of $30,000 or more go to the next monthly Board of Trustees meeting

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Marae & hapū, Community groups, Iwi & Māori organisations, Organisations & providers

Before you apply

Required to return at least 40 percent of gaming machine proceeds to the community where they were raised. Gaming trust funds are ring-fenced to the area where the money was raised. Check there is a venue of that trust near you before applying — proximity to a venue matters more than the merit of the project.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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