Grant applications must be for items that fall within First Light Community Foundation’s authorised purpose.
Our authorised purpose includes:
- amateur sport;
- amateur sports coaches for specific short-term coaching courses and coaching clinics for junior sports people;
- ground maintenance for amateur sporting facilities;
- overseas travel to genuine amateur sporting tournaments;
- public sports facilities (e.g. a stadium) provided that the facilities are not used primarily for professional sport;
- trophies and modest non-cash prizes; and
- wages and salaries where the employing body has an entirely non-commercial community or charitable purpose and provided that the payment of a wage is necessary to achieve the authorised purpose.
- general public education;
- education scholarships (provided the students are selected in a fair and open manner after public advertising, and selection is overseen by a recognised educational authority or school board, and provided that scholarships are limited to primary and secondary levels);
- non-profit community cultural or arts festivals;
- the promotion of public amenities such as parks or museums;
- supporting non-commercial emergency rescue services;
- grants to recognised charitable organisations (e.g. Plunket, Salvation Army or Red Cross) to further the objectives of these groups;
- the provision and maintenance of grounds, buildings and facilities where these are primarily used for race meetings; and the provision and maintenance of on-course facilities for horse and greyhounds, trainers and jockeys
Grants will not be made for:
- groups or individuals standing for election to public office;
- lobby groups or action/pressure groups (e.g. Greenpeace, or Sensible Sentencing Trust);
- social events, e.g. school balls, family reunions, entertainment in pubs or clubs, sporting trips for supporters or spectators, or after-match functions for sporting groups;
- personal or commercial gain;
- professional sport;
- non-affiliated "social" sports clubs (such as corporate leagues); or
- racing stakes.
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