In the 12 months to 31st March 2021, the Trust approved grants totalling $8.6 million and processed more than 390 applications from community groups all over Otago.

From a deficit of $17 million in 2020, the Trust ended the year with a $48.5 million surplus, having made a $57.9 million return on its investment for the year ending 31st March 2021.

Included above is a short 'highlights' video of the Annual Public Meeting for those who could not attend, if you wish to view the full Annual Public Meeting you can do so HERE. 

Trustees and staff would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who took the time to attend. It was our pleasure to be able to share our activities, achievements and highlights for the year ending 31st March 2021. 

A special thank you to Olivia Mathieson from Blessed Box, Nelson Ede and Peter Becker from New Zealand Curling, Rhys Smith from Cromwell Youth Trust and Lala Frazer from Save The Otago Peninsula - STOP- Inc Soc who featured in our grantee videos over the course of the evening. 

You can view these videos in the current eNewsletter. 

The 2021 Annual Report is also now available from our website - https://www.oct.org.nz/news-and-media/annual-reports

As we look forward to 2022, we continue to strive to fulfill our mission to responsibly manage and wisely share Trust resources.