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Apply Now – September 2025 Grant Round Open




Top of the South Community Foundation grants are made possible through the generosity of our donors. Each year we offer funding to support the organisations having the greatest impact across our region, aligned to the causes our donors love.

TSCF is growing so this year we are running smaller grant rounds rather than the one large grant round we have run in the past. You can find out which grant rounds are open on this page.

  • To find details of the funding in each grant round, click on the 'Grant Criteria’ button.
  • For details on how to apply and other helpful application tips, click on the ‘Application Tips’ button.
  • When you are ready to apply click on the ‘Apply Now’ button.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to reading your application.

September Grant Round

Overview
This grant round is open 1-30 September 2025

Funds in the TSCF September Grant Round are:
Nelson Tasman Environment Fund
Golden Bay Fund
TSCF General Fund
Youth Development Fund
Employment Support Marlborough
Marlborough Environment Fund

October Grant Round

Our October Grant Round opens 1-31 October. You’re welcome to apply for both the September and October rounds of funding.

Please note that some of the larger distributions that were available in previous years are included in the October Grant round.

The Tindall Foundation Grants

TSCF are the Local Distribution Managers for The Tindall Foundation. The next grant round will open in 2026. Thank you for your interest and we will update this page with new dates in Autumn 2026. Check out the criteria for the funding available here Family - The Tindall Foundation

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