Authorised Purposes

BLUESKY COMMUNITY TRUST’S AUTHORISED PURPOSE

BlueSky Community Trust may make grants for authorised purposes as follows:

(a) any charitable purpose;

(b) any non-commercial purpose that is beneficial to the whole or a section of the community; and

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

● 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 they are limited to primary and secondary level);

● 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;

● public sports facilities (e.g. a stadium) provided that the facilities are not used primarily for professional sport;

● 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;

● trophies and modest non-cash prizes; and

● 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.

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; or

● "social" sports clubs (such as corporate leagues).