Community funding through the WBS Charitable Trust

Helping our community prosper

At WBS, we’re proud that our profits don’t go offshore but rather get invested back into the Wairarapa community. Through the WBS Charitable Trust, we support all sorts of groups and initiatives with grants.

See a list of the October 2024 recipients at the bottom of this page.

Apply for grant funding online

We recommend reading over the Trust’s grant policy before applying: WBS Charitable Trust Grant Policy

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Application process

  • 1 April to 16 May: Applications open
  • Third week of May: Applications collated
  • Last week of May: Trust reviews applications and approves grants
  • Early June: Applicants informed of Trust’s decisions

More about grant funding

The WBS Charitable Trust looks to support applications that fall within the following categories:

  • Arts and culture
  • Sports and recreation
  • Environment and sustainability
  • Educational
  • Community support

Community groups supported by the WBS Charitable Trust in their October 2024 funding round

  • Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art & History
  • Bowls Wairarapa
  • Carterton AFC
  • Carterton Community Food Collaborative Inc
  • Carterton Film Society
  • Club HQ
  • Douglas Villa Association Football Club
  • Eden Sky
  • Enliven (Presbyterian Support Central)
  • Featherston Booktown
  • Featherston Bowling Club
  • Featherston Community Centre Charitable Trust
  • Featherstons Own Charitable Trust
  • Greytown Cricket Club
  • Hokai Tahi
  • Lansdowne Cricket Club
  • Life Education Trust
  • Mangatarere Restoration Society
  • Masterton Bridge Club
  • Masterton Foodbank Incorporated
  • Masterton Junior Competitive Squash Academy
  • Masterton Red Star Rugby Club
  • OnAdmiralRoad
  • Padder Tennis New Zealand
  • Road Safety Education Limited
  • Shear History Trust
  • Solway Community Group
  • Special Olympics Wairarapa
  • St Patricks School
  • Te Awhina Community Hub
  • The Gladstone Project Trust
  • The Social Crust
  • Wairarapa Community Centre Trust
  • Wairarapa Pukaha to Kawakawa Trust
  • Wairarapa Youth Charitable Trust
  • Wairarapa Youth Orchestra
  • Waiwaste
  • Whanau Manaaki