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What we fund

Our contributions portfolio focuses on three key areas of involvement:

Education

Making a difference for student learning outcomes

Community

Enriching experience for the local community

Health

Promoting and encouraging healthy lifestyles

These can include funding for monetary or charitable donations, education or activities, school fairs, recreation centres, or requests for travel or general operating expenses.

How we allocate funds

The Macraes Funding Committee meets bi-monthly to consider the written requests that have been received by the 15th of the previous month. The Committee works within a budget and uses the following guidelines when considering applications:

The application’s project principles are consistent with OceanaGold values.
The application is for an activity that will take place within the Waihemo Catchment War of the Waitaki District and the East Otago area*, and the benefits will be apparent in this area.
Education funding will also be considered for Waitati, Warrington, Karitane, Waikouaiti, and Middlemarch areas.
The organisation requesting funds is used/supported by the community and provides services to the youth, aged, disadvantaged and/or needy.
The recipients have demonstrated an ability to help themselves.
The project being funded will deliver sustainable benefits to the community.

* East Otago area includes: Waikouaiti and Karitane. Exemptions will be considered for requests from Middlemarch, Hyde, Warrington and Waitati.

The application request may be declined for any of the following reasons:

The application will not provide a local benefit.
The application form is incomplete.
The assistance given would be used for a business or commercial venture.
We have provided regular assistance in the past and the applicant is not applying to other funders.
The applicant has not provided enough detail in the request to enable the company to assess whether the assistance meets criteria to approve or decline the application, or the applicant failed to supply the completed form or receipts.
The application is for an individual*.
The application is for naming rights of a building, property, sports teams, or event.
The application is for a conference*, film or documentary production*, or an event outside of New Zealand*.
The project is deemed to be politically or religiously motivated.
There could be legal issues that could implicate OceanaGold.
The assistance requested is to be used to clear/help clear a debt.
The applicant has made no/little attempt to acknowledge any past assistance from OceanaGold.
The request is retrospective.

*Exemptions may be considered.

After the funding allocation meeting, each applicant is informed of the outcome of their request. Successful applicants for financial assistance are required to provide bank deposit slips to enable funds to be deposited directly into the recipient’s bank account.

Our Macraes Funding Committee will then initiate procedures to requisition payments or arrange in-kind support. Reply letters are mailed out and a feedback form and self-addressed envelope are enclosed so recipients have the opportunity to rate our performance, make any comments and consider ways they might acknowledge the assistance we have provided.

How to complete an application

OceanaGold Macraes is pleased to be able to support groups in our community through in-kind assistance or a donation. These notes are designed to assist you as you complete the application form. The more we know, the easier it is for us to process your request.

Things you should know:

All applications must be submitted in writing no later than eight (8) weeks prior to your event.
You must provide a postal address and your telephone number so we can contact you if we need to.
We require a bank deposit slip. This should be included with your application.
If the organisation you are applying on behalf of are GST registered, we will need the GST number.
You must provide two quotes for items you wish to purchase if they are over $500.00.
You must provide purchase receipts after your event to show where the donation money has been used, failure to do so will result in us declining future applications.
We will not consider a donation for events that have passed or for items already purchased and paid for.

Charities

OceanaGold Macraes will consider making donations to local charities. Charitable community groups should register with the Charities Commission. Registration will allow charities to maintain a tax-exempt status and will also prevent the benefactor from becoming subject to gift duty on donations it provides.

Not all non-profit organisations are considered by the Charities Commission to have charitable status. Sport and recreational clubs, for instance, are unlikely to be able to register with the Charities Commission. The Charities Commission can confirm the status of your organisation or club. Schools are treated in a similar manner as charitable organisations and maintain their tax-exempt status.

How will you acknowledge OceanaGold Macraes?

Appropriate public acknowledgment in return for the support we provide is expected for any successful application.

We would like to know how our assistance will be acknowledged. Here are some possibilities:

Place the OceanaGold logo on uniforms, equipment, advertising or paperwork. We can provide you with a logo by email.
Erect signage or borrow some of our core flute signs.
Mention us in your newsletter, website or Facebook page (please ensure you have the correct spelling of OceanaGold Macraes).
Acknowledge us at your AGM, prize giving or local newspaper article.

We have promotional banners which recipients can collect to display at the venue of the event or project. The OceanaGold logo can be supplied for inclusion in programmes, advertising or other written material.

How to apply for assistance

Please download and fill in this application form when applying for assistance.

Contribution
Application Form

Before sending your application, please check that you have:

Answered all the questions
Included a pre-printed deposit or copy of the bank verified account
Completed the Applicant’s Declaration with two signatures
Included a copy of Charities Commission Certificate (if applicable)
Included your latest financial balance sheet or annual balance sheet.
Included a copy of your Trust Deed (if applicable)
Included your full project budget for this funding application
Included any other additional and/or letters of support

Please send your application to:
Macraes Funding Committee
OceanaGold Macraes Operation
PO Box 84
Palmerston, 9430
E: macraes.contributions@oceanagold.com

Please note that we require purchase receipts for our records. This should be a copy of receipts for goods purchased for the donation amount.
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