Peter Rule Fund

Grants of up to $5,000 for projects that uplift Rainbow, takatāpui and MVPFAFF+ communities. For groups and organisations, not individuals.

Closes

The page says applications are open year round, and lists deadlines of Friday 27 February, Friday 5 June, Friday 28 August and Friday 27 November 2026, all at 5pm. Trustees meet once a quarter and applicants are told within three weeks of a deadline.

Who can apply

Organisations and groups based in Aotearoa. Individuals cannot apply. The page says “The project addresses an identified need within the Rainbow, Takatāpui, and/or MVPFAFF+ community.” and asks you to “Show how the proposed mahi is led by rainbow people and takatāpui.”

Whakapapa

Not Māori-specific. The mahi must be led by rainbow people and takatāpui.

Amount

Up to $5,000 (or more in exceptional circumstances). International conferences are capped at $3,000 per person.

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Community groups, Organisations & providers

Before you apply

There is no fund for irawhiti or takatāpui travel as such. This is the closest one that is open. It pays for projects with a specific purpose and timeframe. It will not fund “individuals or commercial activities” or “operational costs”.

The applicant has to be an organisation. The page says “we do require that the bank account for donations is in the organisation's name, not an individual's.”

Applications go through SmartyGrants at rulefoundation.smartygrants.com.au. Feedback before you submit: secretary@rulefoundation.nz.

International conference costs can be funded, capped at $3,000 per person. The page limits this to once every five years per individual and once every two years per group, and asks for 3 to 4 months' notice and a plan for sharing the knowledge back with the community.

If your group is in Tāmaki Makaurau or Te Tai Tokerau, the Rule Foundation's Foundation North Fund goes bigger and is listed separately here. The Burnett Foundation's Hononga Takatāpui Fund, which names tāngata irawhiti, is also listed here and is on hold.

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Checked 8 October 2026

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