GRANT APPLICATION
The Manchester Unity Welfare Trust Board is a registered charity incorporated to provide support for the elderly in Canterbury. It has funds invested in accordance with the Trustee Act 1956 and the income generated is available to be distributed to such charities registered under the Charities Trust Act 2005 or the Incorporated Societies Act 1908 and whom are exempt from income tax by Inland Revenue.
The Trust will consider grants in accordance with its purpose which is to provide care, services, and support for the elderly in Christchurch and Canterbury as shall at the discretion of The Manchester Unity Welfare Trust Board be deserving of assistance and in such proportions as shall be decided by the Board.
2024 – 2026 Granting Focus
Following a study into the needs of the elderly community in Canterbury undertaken by Barrer & Co in 2023-24, Manchester Unity Welfare Trust Board’s granting focus for the 2024 grant round is “Improving the Health and Wellbeing of the Elderly”.
The Trust will therefore prioritise grants towards organisations, projects or activities that:
- Provide care, services and support for elderly with physical and mental health needs.
- Improve the mental and physical health outcomes for elderly through health promotion and disease or illness prevention.
- Improve the wellbeing and social connectedness of elderly who are vulnerable to social isolation or face barriers to inclusion.
Please Note:
- ‘Elderly’ is defined as 65 years of age and over and projects submitted must be exclusively for the benefit of that group.
- If any successful grant application includes any staff costs or project coordination costs, then any funding approval for these costs will only be for one year.
- If any successful grant application includes any contribution towards rent, then any funding approval for these costs will only be for one year.