The Heart of Our Grants
Applications Now Open
Our Community Grants programme empowers and supports the development of education, health, welfare, cultural and support services for the benefit of LGBTTQIA+ communities of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our Community Grants donate money where it is most needed, and where it will have the greatest impact, from established Rainbow-led organisations that provide a broad range of services to the community, through to lesser known, but equally as vital, grass-roots groups and projects that support and uplift the wider LGBTTQIA+ community.
Purpose
Community Grants will contribute to LGBTTQIA+ projects and initiatives that are run by the Rainbow community, for the benefit of our community, encompassing educational, cultural, sporting and other events including those held during Pride Parades and/or Festivals and other Rainbow events around the country.
Grants Are Available To
- LGBTTQIA+ run or managed not-for-profit groups and organisations.
- Funding must deliver measurable benefit to the Rainbow community and be Rainbow-affirming.
- Grants are available for projects, support services, resources and events including PRIDE parades & festivals, and some overhead or operational costs.
- The Trust supports applications which benefit the wider NZ Rainbow community rather than any particular individual.
Funding Criteria
- The applicant is a Rainbow-led and Rainbow-oriented group or organisation, whose primary purpose is to provide support to our Rainbow Communities.
- There is alignment with the Trust's purpose and objectives.
- The application benefits wider Rainbow Communities rather than any particular individual.
- The applicant can demonstrate the ability to deliver the proposed project based on their submitted scope and budget.
Key Dates
Applications are open on a quarterly basis. The current cycle of applications will run from 1 June 2026 until 5pm, 30 September 2026, with funds distributed to successful applicants in September 2026.
Applicant Agreement
Trust sponsors, donors and supporters want to know where our funds go and who benefits from them, in order to demonstrate our commitment and benefit to the community.
By applying for funding your group or organisation agrees that if you are successful you will:
- Include the Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust logo on your website and any printed promotional or marketing materials, programmes or tickets associated with the co-funded project.
- Refer to the Trust and/or re-post Trust stories on your organisation's social media platforms.
- Acknowledg the Trust’s support at any launch/s, public meetings or AGM (if any).
- Share your organisation’s logo, and a brief bio for posting on the Trust's website.
- Provide a brief Impact Summary covering the outcomes and achievements of event funded/co-funded by the Trust and 1-2 images of the event suitable for publication on our website. These to be provided by email (scans of printed materials accepted) within one month of the conclusion of the funded activity or within six months of receipt of funding, whichever comes first.
- Evidence of expenditure of the funding may be requested. This can include copies of paid invoices, copies of bank statement entries, or a similar standard of proof.
***Any significant failure to comply with this Agreement could void future funding allocations.
Grants Awarded by the Trust
Previous Grants
Grants Awarded:
Q-Youth - $680.00
Chinese Pride - $1,000.00
Glamaphones - $1,500.00
Yeah Nah Productions - $1,000.00
Queer Cows Podcast Series - $500.00
Tauranga Moana Rainbow Collective - $1,500.00
Elder Queers Give Advice - $1,500.00
Nelson Pride Incorporated - $1,500.00
Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch - $1,500.00
Wellington Pride Festival - $1,500.00
Body Positive - $1,500.00
Pride Wairau - $1,500.00
Rainbow Pride Auckland - $1,500.00
LOUD Creative - $1,500.00
Whangārei PROUD - $1,500.00
Kawe Māhara - $1,500.00
Ginger's Lesbian Pop-Ups - $2,000.00
GendAffirm - $2000.00
OutLine - $2,000.00
Q-Youth - $680.00
Chinese Pride - $1,000.00
Glamaphones - $1,500.00
Yeah Nah Productions - $1,000.00
Queer Cows Podcast Series - $500.00
Tauranga Moana Rainbow Collective - $1,500.00
Elder Queers Give Advice - $1,500.00
Nelson Pride Incorporated - $1,500.00
Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch - $1,500.00
Wellington Pride Festival - $1,500.00
Body Positive - $1,500.00
Pride Wairau - $1,500.00
Rainbow Pride Auckland - $1,500.00
LOUD Creative - $1,500.00
Whangārei PROUD - $1,500.00
Kawe Māhara - $1,500.00
Ginger's Lesbian Pop-Ups - $2,000.00
GendAffirm - $2000.00
OutLine - $2,000.00
Grants Awarded:
Rainbow Wellington Charitable Trust - $2,000.00
Outline Rainbow Umbrella Podcast - $516.00
Taupō Pride Trust - $2,000.00
Hobsonville Point Secondary School - $2,000.00 – to support the Lil Gay Out: Auckland Schools Rainbow Festival 2025
Elder Queers Give Advice - $2,000.00
InsideOUT Kōaro- $2,000.00
Rainbow Wellington Charitable Trust - $2,000.00
Outline Rainbow Umbrella Podcast - $516.00
Taupō Pride Trust - $2,000.00
Hobsonville Point Secondary School - $2,000.00 – to support the Lil Gay Out: Auckland Schools Rainbow Festival 2025
Elder Queers Give Advice - $2,000.00
InsideOUT Kōaro- $2,000.00
Wellington Pride Parade - $5,000.00
Auckland Pride Incorporated - $2,230.00
Elder Queers Give Advice - $2,500.00
Body Positive Inc. - $2,000.00
Emu War Productions - $1,550.00 - to support indie film Illuminati Castrati
Hobsonville Point Secondary School - $2,000.00 – to support the Lil Gay Out: Auckland Schools Rainbow Festival 2024
Nelson Pride 'Top of the South' - $2,000.00
Taupo Pride Trust - $2,000.00
Wairau Pride - $2,500.00
InsideOUT Kōaro - $2,000.00
New Zealand Falcons - $650.00
Gender Dynamix - $2,000.00
The Sapphic Affair - $2,000.00
Rainbow Auckland - 40th Birthday - $5,000.00
Rotorua Chamber of Pride - $3,000.00
GendAffirm Charitable Trust - $2,000.00
Out & About Wānaka - $2,500.00
Auckland Pride Incorporated - $2,230.00
Elder Queers Give Advice - $2,500.00
Body Positive Inc. - $2,000.00
Emu War Productions - $1,550.00 - to support indie film Illuminati Castrati
Hobsonville Point Secondary School - $2,000.00 – to support the Lil Gay Out: Auckland Schools Rainbow Festival 2024
Nelson Pride 'Top of the South' - $2,000.00
Taupo Pride Trust - $2,000.00
Wairau Pride - $2,500.00
InsideOUT Kōaro - $2,000.00
New Zealand Falcons - $650.00
Gender Dynamix - $2,000.00
The Sapphic Affair - $2,000.00
Rainbow Auckland - 40th Birthday - $5,000.00
Rotorua Chamber of Pride - $3,000.00
GendAffirm Charitable Trust - $2,000.00
Out & About Wānaka - $2,500.00
Body Positive - $2000 towards retreat
Tauranga Moana Pride - $2000 towards Pride Picnic Day
Wellington Pride Festival Inc - $2000 towards Opening Gala and Pride Youth Ball
Nelson Pride Inc - $1000 towards Community planning for Pride
Pride Whanganui Trust - $2000 towards Pride Whanganui's 5th annual Pride week
OUT & PROUD Taranaki Charitable Trust - $2000 towards Pride events
Rainbow Parade Auckland - $2000 towards putting on the Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade 2023
Qtopia - $2000 towards Pride month activities
Hobsonville Point Secondary School – $2,000 – To support the Little Gay Out event
InsideOUT Kōaro – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship for Schools Pride Week and Out of the Shelves
Chrissy Witoko Memorial Trust – $2,500 – To support a memorial service for Georgina Beyer held in Wellington
Out and About Wānaka - $2000 - To support the creation of a new pride event in Wānaka
Tauranga Moana Pride - $2000 towards Pride Picnic Day
Wellington Pride Festival Inc - $2000 towards Opening Gala and Pride Youth Ball
Nelson Pride Inc - $1000 towards Community planning for Pride
Pride Whanganui Trust - $2000 towards Pride Whanganui's 5th annual Pride week
OUT & PROUD Taranaki Charitable Trust - $2000 towards Pride events
Rainbow Parade Auckland - $2000 towards putting on the Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade 2023
Qtopia - $2000 towards Pride month activities
Hobsonville Point Secondary School – $2,000 – To support the Little Gay Out event
InsideOUT Kōaro – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship for Schools Pride Week and Out of the Shelves
Chrissy Witoko Memorial Trust – $2,500 – To support a memorial service for Georgina Beyer held in Wellington
Out and About Wānaka - $2000 - To support the creation of a new pride event in Wānaka
OUT & PROUD Taranaki Charitable Trust – $3,000 – Event Sponsorship
Same Same but Different festival – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship
Overcommunicate Magazine – $1,000 – To support the seventh issue of the magazine in February 2022
Ahakoa Te aha he tangata he tangata – $2,000 – To support the purchase of the costumes Puipui for the members of the team
Hobsonville Point Secondary School – $2,000 – To support the Little Gay Out event
Tauranga Moana Pride – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship
Nelson Pride Inc – $1,000 – Event Sponsorship
Queer Arts Festival – $2,800 – Event Sponsorship
InsideOUT Kōaro – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship for Schools Pride Week and Out of the Shelves
Pride of the South – $740 – Event Sponsorship
Indian Origin Pride New Zealand (IOPNZ) – $1,500 – Support establishment of organisation
The Alphabet Mafia - $1500 - Towards production costs for event
Same Same but Different festival – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship
Overcommunicate Magazine – $1,000 – To support the seventh issue of the magazine in February 2022
Ahakoa Te aha he tangata he tangata – $2,000 – To support the purchase of the costumes Puipui for the members of the team
Hobsonville Point Secondary School – $2,000 – To support the Little Gay Out event
Tauranga Moana Pride – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship
Nelson Pride Inc – $1,000 – Event Sponsorship
Queer Arts Festival – $2,800 – Event Sponsorship
InsideOUT Kōaro – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship for Schools Pride Week and Out of the Shelves
Pride of the South – $740 – Event Sponsorship
Indian Origin Pride New Zealand (IOPNZ) – $1,500 – Support establishment of organisation
The Alphabet Mafia - $1500 - Towards production costs for event
Tauranga Moana Pride – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship
Introspect Theatre – $500 – Event Sponsorship
Rainbow Pride Auckland – $5,000 – Parade Sponsorship
TAPAC / Night of the Queer – $2,360 – Event Sponsorship
OUTLine – $2,500 – Purchase of Computer
Ace and Isaac – $1,000 – Event/Theatre Sponsorship
Wellington Pride Festival – $3,000 – Event Sponsorship
Charlotte Museum – $3,000 – Video/Archive Sponsorship
Wellington Indian Pride – $1,500 – Event Participation Sponsorship
Inside Out – $2,500 – Education Resource Sponsorship
UniQ Victoria University – $1,000 – Funding for GALA Ball and a range of events during Victoria Uni PRIDE week
Rainbow Eastern BOP – $1,000 – Funding to develop first ever PRIDE event in Whakatane
Dust Palace Charitable Trust – $2,000 – Circus theatre all–LGBTIQ+ cast production’ Into The Bush’
Finding the Lighthouse Film – $2,000 – Video Sponsorship
CHROMA: The LGBTQI+ Initiative for Southland – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship
The Ara Collective – $1,000 – The LGBTQI+ initiative to support internet safety education for queer kids
Lincoln University Student Association – $1,000 – The LGBTQI+ initiative for Lincoln – Event Sponsorship
Rainbow Pride Auckland – $7,500 – Parade Sponsorship
Manawatu Lesbian & Gay Rights Assn Inc – $1,000 – Record the LGBTQI+ History of the Manawatu – Event Sponsorship
Introspect Theatre – $500 – Event Sponsorship
Rainbow Pride Auckland – $5,000 – Parade Sponsorship
TAPAC / Night of the Queer – $2,360 – Event Sponsorship
OUTLine – $2,500 – Purchase of Computer
Ace and Isaac – $1,000 – Event/Theatre Sponsorship
Wellington Pride Festival – $3,000 – Event Sponsorship
Charlotte Museum – $3,000 – Video/Archive Sponsorship
Wellington Indian Pride – $1,500 – Event Participation Sponsorship
Inside Out – $2,500 – Education Resource Sponsorship
UniQ Victoria University – $1,000 – Funding for GALA Ball and a range of events during Victoria Uni PRIDE week
Rainbow Eastern BOP – $1,000 – Funding to develop first ever PRIDE event in Whakatane
Dust Palace Charitable Trust – $2,000 – Circus theatre all–LGBTIQ+ cast production’ Into The Bush’
Finding the Lighthouse Film – $2,000 – Video Sponsorship
CHROMA: The LGBTQI+ Initiative for Southland – $2,000 – Event Sponsorship
The Ara Collective – $1,000 – The LGBTQI+ initiative to support internet safety education for queer kids
Lincoln University Student Association – $1,000 – The LGBTQI+ initiative for Lincoln – Event Sponsorship
Rainbow Pride Auckland – $7,500 – Parade Sponsorship
Manawatu Lesbian & Gay Rights Assn Inc – $1,000 – Record the LGBTQI+ History of the Manawatu – Event Sponsorship
Same Same But Different LGBTQI+ literary festival & writing contest - $2,200. Event sponsorship
Rainbow Pasefika at Wellington Museum - $2,000. Event sponsorship
Auckland Pride Festival 'Our Gala' event - $3,000. Event sponsorship
Orchestra Wellington - $1,250. Wellington International Pride Parade participation sponsorship
Wellington Pride Festival - Out in the Park - $4,000. Main stage construction costs
Rainbow Pride Auckland Parade- $4,000. Event sponsorship
TAPAC/Night of the Queer - $2,360. Event sponsorship
Auckland Pride Festival Tennis Tournament - $800. Event Sponsorship
Wellington International Pride Parade - $3,000. Event sponsorship
Dunedin Pride - $1,657. Event sponsorship
Charlotte Museum - $2,350. Policy reviews & museum status recertification
Inside Out, Wellington - $4,000. Development of Pride week event framework for High Schools nationwide
Rainbow Wellington - $1,500. Event sound system
Falcons Gay Rugby Team - $2,850. Player jerseys
Rainbow Pasefika at Wellington Museum - $2,000. Event sponsorship
Auckland Pride Festival 'Our Gala' event - $3,000. Event sponsorship
Orchestra Wellington - $1,250. Wellington International Pride Parade participation sponsorship
Wellington Pride Festival - Out in the Park - $4,000. Main stage construction costs
Rainbow Pride Auckland Parade- $4,000. Event sponsorship
TAPAC/Night of the Queer - $2,360. Event sponsorship
Auckland Pride Festival Tennis Tournament - $800. Event Sponsorship
Wellington International Pride Parade - $3,000. Event sponsorship
Dunedin Pride - $1,657. Event sponsorship
Charlotte Museum - $2,350. Policy reviews & museum status recertification
Inside Out, Wellington - $4,000. Development of Pride week event framework for High Schools nationwide
Rainbow Wellington - $1,500. Event sound system
Falcons Gay Rugby Team - $2,850. Player jerseys
The Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust was proud to distribute $11,800 in grant funding to support the staging of events during the 2019 Auckland Pride Festival and other events not part of the Festival. In addition we made our first grant for an event in the Wellington International Pride Parade (WIPP)
Charlotte Museum - $1,640 to set up an audio description system of the collection for visitors
Chroma Queens Go South - Invercargill Performance
RainbowYOUTH - Mental health professional resource
Dance Therapy NZ - Dance Movement Therapy drop in for LGBTQI+ youth
Rainbow Pride Auckland - $2,000. New organisation establishment seed
Auckland Community Participation Grants
Body Positive Big Gay Out stand
Doc Edge Pride 2019 Film Screenings
Legacy Project 6
Night of the Queer
Pride Tennis Tournament
Same Same But Different Literary Festival
Woof! The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show
Wellington International Pride Parade
Orchestra Wellington
Charlotte Museum - $1,640 to set up an audio description system of the collection for visitors
Chroma Queens Go South - Invercargill Performance
RainbowYOUTH - Mental health professional resource
Dance Therapy NZ - Dance Movement Therapy drop in for LGBTQI+ youth
Rainbow Pride Auckland - $2,000. New organisation establishment seed
Auckland Community Participation Grants
Body Positive Big Gay Out stand
Doc Edge Pride 2019 Film Screenings
Legacy Project 6
Night of the Queer
Pride Tennis Tournament
Same Same But Different Literary Festival
Woof! The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show
Wellington International Pride Parade
Orchestra Wellington
The GABA Charitable Trust was proud to distribute $9,900 in grant funding to support the staging of events during the 2017 Auckland Pride Festival and to encourage participation in the Auckland Pride Parade.
Festival Production Grants
Dykes on Mikes
EquAsian
Impostar: Who Does He Think He Is?
The New Normal
We Don’t Have To Be The Building
Whati Te Waka
Woof!
Theta Project
Ze: Queer as F*ck!
Parade Participation Grants
Body Positive
Brass Bandits
CarribeaNZ Southern Stars Steel Band
EquAsian
Marching Boys
NZ Prostitutes Collective
OUTLine NZ
Rainbow Families
Whanau Uenuku
Whati Te Waka
YouthLine
Hamilton Pride
Festival Production Grants
Dykes on Mikes
EquAsian
Impostar: Who Does He Think He Is?
The New Normal
We Don’t Have To Be The Building
Whati Te Waka
Woof!
Theta Project
Ze: Queer as F*ck!
Parade Participation Grants
Body Positive
Brass Bandits
CarribeaNZ Southern Stars Steel Band
EquAsian
Marching Boys
NZ Prostitutes Collective
OUTLine NZ
Rainbow Families
Whanau Uenuku
Whati Te Waka
YouthLine
Hamilton Pride
The Trust distributed $10,350 in grant funding to support the staging of events during February’s Auckland Pride Festival and to encourage participation in the Auckland Pride Parade 2016.
Festival Production Grants
Artspace – The Bill
Legacy Project
Pride Tennis Tournament
Proud To Play
RainbowYOUTH
Same Same But Different
Woof! The Auckland Pride Dog Show
Parade Participation Grants
Body Positive
CaribbeaNZ Southern Stars Steel Band
OUTLine NZ
Rainbow Family Te Whanau Uenuku
RainbowYOUTH
Gifting of $10,000 to community groups was celebrated on Wednesday 6 April, 2016 at Marcello’s Café in College Hill.
Auckland Women’s Centre received $1,000 to assist in the buying of books for two additional library units – Trans Women of colour and LGBTQI+ Youth. Prominent lesbian community member Cissy Rock accepted the gift on behalf of the organisation.
LowDown’s Cissy Rock, accepted a gifting of $500 for important replacements for sound gear for the lesbians out west and will also be available for other events throughout the community.
The Charlotte Museum Trust, receiving $2,000 from the trust to invest in a badge maker, a digital photo frame, and an LP to CD converter. These items will help to transplant the vast history of lesbian culture onto modern platforms and increase accessibility to these resources.
The Legacy Project received $2,000 to continue to support and co-ordinate community theatre projects from within the LGBTQI+ community to develop and stage eighteen short, theatrical works from the queer community.
Queer Aesthetic workshops of community group Breaking Boundaries were also supported this month by the trust with $1,000. “It is a really excited year for us at Breaking Boundaries”, says Joni Nelson, “we are stepping away from just being an online support service to actually being able to give back, start working with the community to create our own histories.”
OUTLine NZ was gifted the largest sum at $3,600 to fund clinical supervision and risk management training for the OUTLine team who work tirelessly with volunteers on the front line.
Festival Production Grants
Artspace – The Bill
Legacy Project
Pride Tennis Tournament
Proud To Play
RainbowYOUTH
Same Same But Different
Woof! The Auckland Pride Dog Show
Parade Participation Grants
Body Positive
CaribbeaNZ Southern Stars Steel Band
OUTLine NZ
Rainbow Family Te Whanau Uenuku
RainbowYOUTH
Gifting of $10,000 to community groups was celebrated on Wednesday 6 April, 2016 at Marcello’s Café in College Hill.
Auckland Women’s Centre received $1,000 to assist in the buying of books for two additional library units – Trans Women of colour and LGBTQI+ Youth. Prominent lesbian community member Cissy Rock accepted the gift on behalf of the organisation.
LowDown’s Cissy Rock, accepted a gifting of $500 for important replacements for sound gear for the lesbians out west and will also be available for other events throughout the community.
The Charlotte Museum Trust, receiving $2,000 from the trust to invest in a badge maker, a digital photo frame, and an LP to CD converter. These items will help to transplant the vast history of lesbian culture onto modern platforms and increase accessibility to these resources.
The Legacy Project received $2,000 to continue to support and co-ordinate community theatre projects from within the LGBTQI+ community to develop and stage eighteen short, theatrical works from the queer community.
Queer Aesthetic workshops of community group Breaking Boundaries were also supported this month by the trust with $1,000. “It is a really excited year for us at Breaking Boundaries”, says Joni Nelson, “we are stepping away from just being an online support service to actually being able to give back, start working with the community to create our own histories.”
OUTLine NZ was gifted the largest sum at $3,600 to fund clinical supervision and risk management training for the OUTLine team who work tirelessly with volunteers on the front line.
The GABA Charitable Trust distributed $10,075 in grant funding to support the staging of events during February’s Auckland Pride Festival and to encourage participation in the Auckland Pride Parade 2015.
Festival Production Grants
Alternative Bindings, literature programme
Breaking Boundaries, discussion programme
PulseArt, A Space for a Story exhibition
Rainbow Community Church, Worthy! musical
Rainbow Youth, Masquerade Ball
TAPAC, Night of the Queer cabaret
Parade Participation Grants
Aotea Drag Kings float
Aztec Gods float
Body Positive float
Brass Bandits float
Charlotte Museum float
Mika Haka Foundation float
OUTLine NZ float
Pasefika LGBTQI Youth float
Rainbow Families float
Rotorua Chamber of Pride float
UniQ float
Festival Production Grants
Alternative Bindings, literature programme
Breaking Boundaries, discussion programme
PulseArt, A Space for a Story exhibition
Rainbow Community Church, Worthy! musical
Rainbow Youth, Masquerade Ball
TAPAC, Night of the Queer cabaret
Parade Participation Grants
Aotea Drag Kings float
Aztec Gods float
Body Positive float
Brass Bandits float
Charlotte Museum float
Mika Haka Foundation float
OUTLine NZ float
Pasefika LGBTQI Youth float
Rainbow Families float
Rotorua Chamber of Pride float
UniQ float