Lottery Community Fund

The Lottery Community Fund provides grants to not-for-profit organisations that have a community or social service focus and help improve the quality of people's lives in communities, hapū and iwi across New Zealand. The fund is administered through one national committee and 11 regional committees, and prioritises projects or services with outcomes benefiting people within specific New Zealand geographic communities. Lottery Community grants may be one-off contributions or multi-year funding for up to 3 years, supporting ongoing operating costs for existing or expanded services and activities, projects beyond an organisation's day-to-day operations, and minor capital works projects where the total project cost is $50,000 or less. The fund particularly prioritises organisations that support Māori, Pacific people and other ethnic communities, older people, women, youth, people with disabilities, and people facing barriers to participation in society. Organizations must have legal entity status for grants over $10,000, though unregistered or informal groups may apply for grants under $10,000.