Applications should be emailed to sharon.cornwell@martellimckegg.co.nz
Or sent via post to:
Sir George Elliot Charitable Trust
Martelli McKegg
P O Box 5745
Auckland 1142
NEW ZEALAND
Attention: Sharon Cornwell
Applications should include:
- Full details of the project for which funding is sought. Remember that the Elliot Trust makes grants for the creation of hard assets of community utility;
- A brief profile of the organisation making the application, including details if it is incorporated or a registered charity, information about its officers and confirmation that the application is made with the authority of the organisations’s governing body (the relevant resolution should be provided);
- A summary of the objectives for which the organisation has been established and some indication of its connections with and existing work for the community;
- Details of the financial status of the applicant organisation. The Trustees would prefer to see financial accounts for the year immediately preceding that in which the application is made and the two prior years if that is possible;
- Full budget details of the project for which support is being sought including information about the progress in meeting the overall budget. Remember that the Elliot Trust will usually only support projects for which at least 90% of funding has been pledged or obtained; and
- Details of how the requested funds will be applied in or towards the budget, eg whether they will be applied to the general completion budget or are required for a particular part of the project.