The $4million building in McDougall St opened in November, and the Wanaka Community Hub has raised $3.1million towards the cost of the project to date.
However, chairwoman Yeverley McCarthy has criticised funding from the Queenstown Lakes District Council,
despite repeated representations at annual plan hearings.
The only funding had been a one-off $20,000 grant.
"In 2019 we were told to apply for $100,000. We did not even get a hundred cents," Mrs McCarthy said.
This year, she made another emotional appeal for money but did not specify an amount.
Since the hearings the trust had been given a large private donation, and was being given profits from the sale of a house in Aubrey Rd, estimated to be about $150,000, as well as proceeds from a house and garden event to be held in Wanaka in November, she said.
It has also received a grant of $1.4million from the Central Lakes Trust, $700,000 from the Otago Community Trust, $500,000 from the Lottery Grants Board, $175,000 from the Sargood Bequest and $50,000 from the Alexander McMillan Trust.
However, an outstanding debt of $900,000 remained, of which $500,000 was no-interest loans.
Those were due to be paid back next month.
The Wanaka Community Hub was now home to more than 25 social support organisations and was also a "holistic community venue", hosting events such as the recent charity midwinter Christmas dinner, yoga on Thursdays and Wanaka Arts Society exhibitions, Mrs McCarthy said.
Construction of the Queenstown Community Hub is expected to start next year.
Queenstown Community Hub Charitable Trust chairman John MacDonald said the trust had received $10,000 to help fund a feasibility study and in the current year would receive a council community grant of $15,000.
"Which was all the support requested at this stage," Mr MacDonald said.
Mrs McCarthy said she knew the Queenstown Community Hub was keen to get more support from the council and she believed the council would support it.
Council general manager finance, legal and regulatory Stewart Burns confirmed the Wanaka Community Hub Trust submitted on the 2020-21 annual plan requesting some financial assistance.
The outcome of annual plan deliberations was that the council would continue to work with the trust in order to support the hub’s future.
