Grant Information & Criteria
The Christine Taylor Foundation will consider applications for funds from New Zealand organisations supporting people who have mental health conditions or who experience mental distress, to live well in their communities.
Grants up to $1,500
Organisations who apply for this grant, will satisfy the following criteria:
- The organisation provides direct services to people who have a mental health condition. Services of particular interest to Christine Taylor Foundation include pre-employment programmes, early intervention programmes, education and support programmes and recreational programmes. AND/OR
The organisation provides information and support to the family/whanau of people who have a mental health condition.
2 The organisation demonstrates that people with a mental health condition have leadership roles in their service, either at management or board level.
3. The organisation is a small non-governmental organisation (NGO) which is not receiving the bulk of its funding through Central or Local Government or District Health Boards (DHB’s). The service is not receiving significant financial support from other sources.
4. The organisation has a significant number of volunteers who participate and contribute to its operations.
5. Grant applications must have all project costs specified.
Purposes not funded:
Those that do not directly relate to the funding objectives of the Christine Taylor Foundation for Mental Health.
Expenses not funded:
Buildings, overseas travel, vehicles, capital expenditure and overheads such as rent, power and phone, except in exceptional circumstances.