Auckland Airport Community Trust

15/07/2026

📢 Our Community Grant Round is now open!
Auckland Airport Community Trust supports organisations doing outstanding work for our community. We welcome applications from groups within our Area of Benefit whose projects reflect our funding priorities, including:

🌱 Learning opportunities for children and young people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Whānau spending more time together
🤝 Bringing communities together
💛 Improving health and wellbeing
🌍 Increasing access to services for those who need them most

If your mahi aligns with these priorities, we would love to hear from you.
👉 Apply now: https://www.aucklandairportcommunitytrust.org.nz/apply-for-grants/

15/07/2026

$$$ FUNDING FOR SOUTH AUCKLAND CHARITIES & NON-PROFITS - APPLY NOW!

Applications are now open for the Auckland Airport Community Trust’s 2026 funding round.

Registered charities and non-profit organisations working in South Auckland can apply for funding to support programmes that:

• Create learning opportunities for tamariki and rangatahi
• Improve community health and wellbeing
• Foster inclusion and diversity
• Bring local communities together.

Since it was established more than 20 years ago, the Trust has distributed over $6 million to schools and community organisations creating positive change across South Auckland.

Before applying, please check the eligibility criteria to ensure your organisation is based within the Trust's area of benefit, or delivers programmes that support our communities.

If this matches your mahi, start your application today.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 14 August 2026. Apply using the link in comments.

30/06/2026

18/06/2026

We support some awesome organisations doing great work with rangitahi in our area. Over the years we have been delighted to partner with to take young people into the outdoors for life changing experiences. Thanks to the team for all you do. Check out their work at https://www.adventurespecialties.co.nz/ "conquering your fears, developing confidence, finding wellbeing, discovering hope, and becoming the best version of you"

If you are also doing awesome things to support our community we invite you to apply for funding in our upcoming community grant round. Details on our website.
https://www.aucklandairportcommunitytrust.org.nz/

28/05/2026

Its nearly that time of year again! Our community grants for 2026 round opens for submissions on July 13th. 🤩🥳

If you are doing amazing work in our community we invite you to apply. Please head to our website https://www.aucklandairportcommunitytrust.org.nz/ for more information.

Please note, we are no longer accepting applications via email. All submissions must be made through the smartygrants portal (details on the website).

Look forward to hearing from you 😄😍🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

25/02/2026

Our microgrant programme helps community organisations in our area access small, quick response grants to support their crucial work. Our trust manager Natalie Vincent joined one of our grant recipients Momentum Charitable Trust at the Ōtara Community Corrections Centre today to participate in the life and financial skills programme. Thanks Phil and the team from Life 101 for inviting us to come along and see first hand the impact of what you do. Great to meet all the participants - and learn some things too! Ka pai, keep up the great work 🤩AACT is proud to support this important mahi.

22/12/2025

Meri Kirihimete, Manuia le Kerisimasi, Mālō e Kilisimasi, Kia Orana e te Kiritimiti! Wishing you a happy Christmas and safe holiday from the Airport Community Trust. Look forward to seeing you all in 2026.

09/12/2025

Our annual public meeting was held yesterday announcing our 2025/26 community grant recipients. Our annual meeting is always filled with aroha 🥰 and is a great time to hear from the organisations doing incredible work in our community. We love bringing people together and providing an opportunity for learning from each other.

Congratulations to those who received a share of our distribution this year of $282,762. It is never easy making grant decisions, and this year was no different. We received applications in excess of $1.5million.

Thank you to Jenny Horst from Youth Mentoring, Liz Mitchell MNZM from Revolution Studio and the amazing young poet from Education Inc who presented. We really appreciate you 🌟

To learn more about our work in 2025 and see the list of grant recipients you can view our annual report here:

https://www.aucklandairportcommunitytrust.org.nz/about-us/

From all of us at AACT, we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and safe holiday.