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 the list of successful grant applications in our autumn funding round 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

  • 01 October – 15 November: Applications open
  • 16 – 22 November: Applications collated
  • 29 November: Trust reviews applications and approves grants
  • First week of December: 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 we supported in our April 2024 funding round

  • Wairarapa Sports Education Trust
  • Masterton Foodbank
  • Carterton Foodbank
  • Greytown Foodbank
  • Martinborough Foodbank
  • Featherston Foodbank
  • Digital Seniors
  • Alzheimer’s Wairarapa
  • Featherston Knitters
  • Kim’s Way Night Refuge
  • The Shady Mellow
  • Pasifika o Wairarapa Trust
  • Good Bitches Trust
  • Wairarapa Search & Rescue/Wandertrak
  • Predator Free Featherston
  • Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Band