Complaints about unsuccessful applications for donations may be directed to the Buller Community Development Company in writing to P.O. Box 145 Westport or to the Department of Internal Affairs P.O. Box 1308 Christchurch.
We check your application to make sure all information has been provided.
If anything is missing you will be contacted and asked to send in the relevant documents. If your application is complete, the Committee will consider it.
It can take up to three weeks to process your application. If we need to request missing information from your organisation it may take longer.
Any enquiries concerning your application should be sent to Buller Community Development Company in writing (either by email, fax or mail) by your organisation's secretary or the executive committee member who signed the application.
Donations payments are made by cheque and mailed to your organisation, at the address provided. Donation funds must be used for the stated purpose within three months of deposit into your bank account. The advice will request you keep all receipts and/or copies of paid invoices relating to the goods/services purchased with the donated funds. A copy of your organizations bank statement may be required in order to verify payment of invoices.
As donations are unequivocal donations in terms of income tax legislation they contain no GST component - accordingly a recipient organisation does not have to pay GST on the amount it receives from Buller Community Development Company. A GST registered applicant, if successful, will be paid a donation exclusive of GST.
Buller Community Development Company grants are made on the basis that if you are successful and receive funds from other sources for the same purpose(s) you must return any money not spent for the purposes the grant was made along with your receipts and invoices.
If you do not use the entire Buller Community Development Company donation you must return the unspent balance. This unspent balance cannot be used for any other purpose(s) and will be re-distributed by the Committee.
Your organisation's name and the amount donated (or returned as unspent) will be published, in accordance with a Department of Internal Affairs requirement, each financial year.
Buller Community Development Company publishes in an appropriate newspaper a list of donations setting out the amount and the recipient of each donation, as well as our authorised purpose(s) and details of how to apply for funding, (this information is also available on this website). Declined donation applications are also published in an appropriate newspaper.
Any information in regards to your completed project or event (eg. Photos, media items etc) is greatly appreciated and you are encouraged to utilise our logo. Buller Community Development Company reserves the right to publicise the details of any donation made, in any format.