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What happens if you have a change in purpose?
We do expect donations to be used for the purpose applied for. If this becomes
difficult for some unforeseen reason, please talk to us about it before the funds
have been spent.
What about accountability?
We require organisations to report on their last donation before applying for
another donation. There are two ways to go about this:
1) If your organisation is applying for another donation, you can fill out the
accountability question on the application form, or attach a brief report on
how you used the donation and how it benefited the community.
2) If your organisation is not applying for another
donation for some time, it’s best to send us a report.
Include a project summary describing how the
community benefited from your project. Please also
provide copies of any receipts, as well as a set of
annual financial statements.
Why are some applications declined?
Unfortunately Trust Waikato’s donation budget is never big enough to meet
all requests. We will explain to your organisation the reason(s) why your
application has been declined. The most common reasons for decline are:
Incomplete applications
Applicants have not supplied all that is requested on the form.
Late applications
We cannot receive applications after the closing date. Make sure you get
them in early. Generally, late applications will be held for the following
donation round.
Level of reserves
Organisations have significant untagged funds in
their accounts.
Low priority
We assess applications with an eye to giving money
where the most community benefit will be derived.
Our resources are limited which may mean we think
certain requests are lower priorities than others.
Your accountability report
should be relative to the size
of your donation.
Your report for a previous
donation might also include
photos, personal statements or
media articles.