Youthtown is seeking applications to provide funding to empower young New Zealanders to be the best they can be.

Youthtown Funding will fund

Grants that meet Youthtown Inc.’s Authorised Purpose:

• Development and operation of Youthtown programmes and facilities
• Encouragement and development of amateur youth sport and facilities in established and legally constituted sporting organisations
• Encouragement and development of youth outdoors and cultural activities or programmes (including art,music and drama) and facilities in legally constituted organisations in community
• Financial support for community based organizations that provide direct or indirect benefits to groups of youth
• Any charitable purpose or any non-commercial purpose that is beneficial to the whole or a section of the community

Youthtown Funding does NOT fund

• Retrospective expenditure
• Any venture where a Youthtown Inc. venue makes a clear commercial benefit from the grant
• Private, commercial or political purposes
• Projects that have already been funded by another source
• Multi-year grants
• Professional sports or non-affiliated or social sports clubs or teams
• Affiliation fees, memberships or subscriptions
• Prizes – cash or non-cash
• The horse-racing industry

Eligibility Criteria

• Not-for-profit groups incorporated as a charitable organisation or an association promoting charitable purposes.
• Incorporated regional and community not-for-profit groups in the areas where the funds were generated.
• Any amateur sports organisation which is an incorporated regional or community not for profit group that is affiliated to a recognised national body.
• Youthtown Funding will fund incorporated national organisations where the national organisation has clearly demonstrated that regional and community benefits will result from the grant.

For more information, visit Youthtown.