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 grant recipients from our April 2025 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

  • 1 – 31 October: Applications open
  • 1 – 5 November: Applications collated
  • 6 November: Trustees review applications and approve grants
  • Mid-November: 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 April 2025 funding round

  • Heart of Arts
  • Access Radio Wairarapa
  • Wairarapa Dragon Boat Club
  • Wairarapa United Football Club
  • East Coast Primary Hockey
  • Wairarapa Cricket
  • Douglas Villa Association Football Club
  • Masterton Young Citizens Club
  • Wyatt Backhouse
  • Una Williams Kindergarten
  • Parkinson’s Wairarapa
  • Digital Seniors
  • DeFI Ripple Effects
  • Masterton Eastside Community Group
  • Wairarapa Citizens Advice Bureau
  • Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve
  • Cobblestones Trust