Authorised Purpose

Grant applications must be for items that fall within First Light Community Foundation’s authorised purpose. 

    First Light Community Foundation may make grants for authorised purposes as follows:

• any charitable purpose;
• any non-commercial purpose that is beneficial to the whole or a section of the community; and
• promoting, controlling, and conducting race meetings under the Racing Act 2003, but excluding the payment of racing stakes.

    The above authorised purpose includes (but is not limited to):

• amateur sport;
• amateur sports coaches for specific short-term coaching courses and coaching clinics for junior sports people;
• ground maintenance for amateur sporting facilities;
• overseas travel to genuine amateur sporting tournaments;
• public sports facilities (e.g. a stadium) provided that the facilities are not used primarily for professional sport;
• trophies and modest non-cash prizes;
• wages and salaries where the employing body has an entirely non-commercial community or charitable purpose and provided that the payment of a wage is necessary to achieve the authorised purpose.
• general public education;
• education scholarships (provided the students are selected in a fair and open manner after public advertising, and are overseen by a recognised educational authority or school board, and provided that scholarships are limited to primary and secondary levels);
• non-profit community cultural or arts festivals;
• the promotion of public amenities such as parks or museums;
• supporting non-commercial emergency rescue services;
• grants to recognised charitable organisations (e.g. Plunket, Salvation Army or Red Cross) to further the objectives of these groups;
• the provision and maintenance of grounds, buildings and facilities where these are primarily used for race meetings; and
• the provision and maintenance of on-course facilities for horse and greyhounds, trainers and jockeys.

Grants will not be made for:

• groups or individuals standing for an election to public office;
• lobby groups or action/pressure groups (e.g. Greenpeace, or Sensible Sentencing Trust);
• social events, e.g. school balls, family reunions, entertainment in pubs or clubs, sporting trips for supporters or spectators, or after match functions for sporting groups;
• personal or commercial gain;
• professional sport;
• non-affiliated "social" sports clubs (such as corporate leagues); or
• racing stakes.