About the FMC Mountain and Forest Trust
The FMC Mountain and Forest Trust is a registered Charitable Trust [CC36073] founded in 1985. To learn more about the history of the trust, you can read this article on our Wilderlife blog. The Trust is governed by a Trust Deed.
Trust Aims:
- Funding of projects or research relating to Mountain Recreation or to the conservation and good management of Natural Environments.
- Funding recreational facilities and/or educational facilities for Mountain Recreation or for the conservation and good management of Natural Environments.
- Funding instruction courses for Mountain Recreation or for the conservation and good management of Natural Environments.
- Funding study tours and courses relating to Mountain Recreation or to Natural Environments.
- Funding conferences, lectures and publications relating to Mountain Recreation or to Natural Environments.
- Funding research and/or scientific work relating to Mountain Recreation or to Natural Environments.
- Funding the conservation and good management of Natural Environments.
Donations & Bequests
The Trust relies on donations and bequests for its funding. Because the Trust is a registered charity, the FMC Mountain and Forest Trust provides a receipt which may entitle you to a tax credit of 33.33 cents for every dollar donated over $5.
Bequests are most welcome and if you would like to include this provision in your will please contact us. The Trust acknowledges all Bequests in its Annual Report (unless privacy has been requested).
Donations are able to be made online or via direct credit and details can be found on our donations page.
Grants
The Trust makes grants to projects pursuant to its charitable aims, as listed above. Applicants can download a ‘Request for Grant’ form.
Applicants seeking support in the publishing of a book you should review the ‘Information for Book Grant applicants’ form.
The Trust Board meets twice a year in May and November. The deadline for applications is 31 March and 30 September of each year.
The Trust provides regular grants to FMC for a variety of purposes, which have recently included:
- Griffin Creek protection legal costs
- Funding the FMC Expedition Scholarships
- Club training grants
- FMC’s oral history project
- FMC Backcountry articles, most recently around fast track vs the environment.
Other recent grants have contributed to the following publications:
- 2024 – Alpine Panorama; A View to a Climb – Andy Buchanan
- 2023 – Epic – Ray Salisbury
- 2023 – Erebus The Ice Dragon – Colin Monteath
- 2023 – Vanishing Ice – Lynley Hargreaves
- 2023 – Not Set in Stone – David Vass
- 2022 – Seeking the Light – Gavin Lang
- 2021 – Uprising – Nic Low
Trust Board
The Trust is run by a Trust Board appointed by the FMC Executive. The present Trust Board members are:
- Jan Finlayson (Chair – FMC Executive member)
- Megan Dimozantos (Ex officio – FMC President)
- Mick Abbott (FMC Executive member)
- Julie Millar, Dennis Page and John Simpson (Independent Members)
The Trust Board Secretary is Pol Syrett and the Treasurer is Justin LeSueur.
Past Trust members and officers can be viewed here: click here
To download a copy of the latest Performance Report click here
Contact Details for FMC Mountain & Forest Trust
FMC Mountain and Forest Trust
PO Box 1604
WELLINGTON 6140
or email the Trust Secretary, fmctrust@fmc.org.nz.