The newly-named Mactodd Community Charitable Trust
— with an annual funding pool of $200,000 to $300,0000 — has a new mandate to make grants across a wide range of community-enhancing initiatives.
Originally called ADEPT, the trust was set up in 1979 with seed funding from philanthropic client, Cromwell-based David Swiffen.
Over the years it has granted almost $2 million to community ventures, especially those focused on aged-care housing and older people’s health and wellbeing.
It put major funding into Frankton’s Abbeyfield complex for seniors, the wha¯nau room at Queenstown’s Lakes District Hospital and an Alzheimer’s group.
However, latterly its scope has widened, now supporting the Queenstown Writers Festival and platinum sponsorship of the Wakatipu High School Foundation.
Mactodd director/charitable trustee Caitlin Dykes says they want to ensure the rebooted trust has a lasting impact for future generations.
"So it will now fund youth development, health and wellbeing, community services, environmental stewardship initiatives and projects, in addition to work focused on aged-care housing and the health and wellbeing needs of older people".
Original trustee/founding partner Alan Macalister says the trustees have expanded the mandate to align with the region’s changing needs, "and it is fantastic to see them do so".
Grants will be for one-off projects, for organisations providing a new service or initiative and for social services’ operational grants, Macalister says.
And they’ll fall within two ranges — $5000 to $50,000 and $50,000 to $150,000.
Applications for the inaugural grants round open October 1 via mactodd.co.nz/ communitycharitabletrust
