An organisation requesting funding must have:

• Two people with the right to sign the organisation’s bank accounts.
• A cashbook (hard-copy or electronic) that is updated regularly.
• A person responsible for the organisation’s financial information.
• An up-to-date Organisation profile in our online grants management system.
• A document from the bank showing the organisation's bank details. This could be a bank statement, printed deposit slip or letter from the bank confirming the account name and number.

An organisation may need to have:

• If the Profile secretary has changed in the grants management system, a document confirming who is now the Profile secretary.
• A record of the grants awarded from other funders.
• Reported back on any completed Hāpai Hapori grants.
• Up-to-date tax records.