The Otago Community Trust is pleased to announce that it has set its Donation Budget for the 2016/2017 financial year at $6M. The Trust’s financial year runs from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017. The Trust’s funding programme consists of two programmes - Community Donations and Funding for Change Priorities.
iD Dunedin Fashion has benefited from a $15,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust, money it is using to bring Italian entrepreneur and former model Stefan Siegel to Dunedin.
iD Fashion week, Midwinter Carnival, the Otago Rally and the University of Otago - Volunteer Centre (UniCrew) are just a handful of the projects the Otago Community Trust is proud to be advancing support for in February.
Otago Community Trust donates over $1.2 million to 49 Otago organisations.
The Otago Community Trust has made its largest donation this year, pledging $500,000 towards the new Wanaka Swimming Pool.
A total of $167,686 was donated from the Otago Community Trust in September. Many of the not-for-profit community wellbeing organisations funded by the Otago Community Trust over the last month are using their capability building donation to improve processes and strengthen their systems of service delivery.
Youthline Otago has just received a $15,000 boost from the Otago Community Trust to help it run its Helpline Programme.
The Otago Community Trust invested $4.3 million into the Otago community over the last year.
Diamond Lake near Wanaka is about to be revegetated with native plants, thanks to a donation from the Otago Community Trust.
Sport development in Otago is benefiting from an Otago Community Trust investment of over $900,000 this year.
