Mount Wellington Charitable Trust Grant

The Mount Wellington Charitable Trust, supported by Perpetual Guardian, focuses on enhancing community initiatives by providing meaningful grants. With a commitment to supporting local residents, the Trust aims to make a positive impact through targeted funding. Historically distributing profits from hospitality venues, it now prioritizes regular community giving to foster development and support local causes. This strategic shift reflects its dedication to enriching the lives of those in the Mount Wellington area.

Today, Perpetual Guardian has offices nationwide, with over 125,000 client relationships and administering or supervising assets valued over $4 billion.
Historically the Mount Wellington Licensing Trust distributed operational profits from its hotel and hospitality venues to the local community through the Mount Wellington Charitable Trust.
In 2024, the Mount Wellington Licensing Trust made the difficult decision to divest its hospitality assets - the Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre and the Panmure Historic Hotel - to focus on enhancing its community giving initiatives on a more regular basis with meaningful and targeted grants for the local community.

Eligibility

To be eligible to be considered for funding organisations (registered charitable organisations, incorporated societies, clubs and/or other public benefit organisations) must be:Based within the Mount Wellington Licensing Trust area. ORDelivering services to directly benefit residents of the Mount Wellington Licensing Trust area

Ineligibility

The following are ineligible to receive funding from the Mount Wellington Charitable Trust:
Projects not based within (or delivering services to residents) the advertised Mount Wellington Licensing Trust area.Projects that have already been fully funded.Projects that have already been completed.Projects which are seen as the responsibility of central/local government.The payment of debt, refinancing of loans or endowments.Projects requested by organisations which have significant financial resources, where the project could conceivably be funded by the organisation out of its own resources/reserves.