First Light Community Foundation
Check dates with funder
Always open for applications?
No
Eligible districts
Gisborne, Hastings, Central Hawkes Bay.
Eligibility
The Gambling Act defines an authorised purpose as any of the following:
• a charitable purpose;
• a non- commercial purpose that is beneficial to the whole or a section of the community;
• promoting, controlling, and conducting race meetings under the Racing Act 2003, including the payment of stakes.
Available to groups or individuals?
Groups may apply
History
The First Light Community Foundation is a non-profit company based in Hawke's Bay which raises funds for authorised purposes through the operation of gaming machines.
Projects funded
First Light Community Foundation may make grants for authorised purposes as follows:
• any charitable purpose;
• any non-commercial purpose that is beneficial to the whole or a section of the community; and
• promoting, controlling, and conducting race meetings under the Racing Act 2003, but excluding the payment of racing stakes.
Excluded projects
Grants will not be made for:
• groups or individuals standing for an 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.
Activities funded
The above authorised purpose includes (but is not limited to):
• 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 are overseen by a recognised educational authority or school board, and provided that they are limited to primary and secondary level);
• 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 primarilyused for race meetings; and
• the provision and maintenance of on-course facilities for horse and greyhounds, trainers and jockeys
Funds available
Information not available
Grants made last year
311
Funds available last year
$1,193,709.00
How to apply
Application forms are available at all First Light Community Foundations gaming venues or
Grant Applications can be downloaded on the link provided:
Application Form:
http://www.firstlightfoundation.co.nz/First%20Light%20Grant%20Application%20Form%20Web.pdf
The Closing dates for Applications close at 5pm on the 10th of each month. If Application will not be accepted on this month then it will be rolled over to the next month.
Information required with your application
Make sure you enclose two competitive quotes for goods or services to be paid for by the grant.
• make sure you enclose a bank deposit slip.
• make sure the application is for items which have not already been purchased.
• enclose evidence that your organisation is affiliated or aligned to a national body.
• make sure the application is signed by two senior members of the organisation.
• enclose a copy of your certificate of incorporation.
• enclose a copy of your minutes that record your organisation's resolution to apply for funding to First Light Community Foundation.
Decision makers
All final funding decisions are made by First Light Community Foundation's net proceeds committee.
Confirmation of grant decisions tend to be 5 working days.
Decision time
The cut off date for receiving grant application at the office is 5.00 pm on the 10th of each month. If the application is not in the office on this date then it is not accepted for that months grant meeting and may be rolled over to the next month. We aim to confirm grant decisions within 5 working days of the meeting.
How notified
In writing.
How paid
If your funding application has been approved then the payment is paid directly to the recipient organisations bank account.
Conditions of acceptance
Recipients of grant funding must return paid invoices and bank statements to First Light Community Foundation immediately the funds have been spent to complete the audit requirement. If these funds were not spent for the appropriate purpose, First Light Community Foundation will request a refund of the full amount of the grant. If a funding surplus exists, the surplus must be returned to First Light Community Foundation by cheque.
Where information is obtained by the net proceeds committee indicating that a grant recipient has received funding from other source(s) for the full amount needed for the purpose applied for here, the net proceeds committee will take reasonable steps to obtain a return of the money from the grant recipient.
Other information
• when a grant recipient is GST registered, a grant will only be made for the GST exclusive component
• when a grant recipient is not GST a grant may be made for the full GST inclusive cost of the good or service
Contact
First Light Community Foundation
209 Karamu Road North
PO Box 316
Hastings 4156
New Zealand
Phone: 06 876 7293 Fax: (06) 876 7295
Email: info@firstlightfoundation.co.nz
http://www.firstlightfoundation.co.nz/