The Esme & Tom Tombleson Charitable Trust
APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED FOR THE 2026 YEAR
Applications are now administered through The Sunrise Foundation
Background:
The Trust was established by Esme and Tom Tombleson in 1990. It is a registered charitable organisation with the Charities Commission - Number CC23447. Grants are considered only once per year (around February/March).
Application forms can be downloaded below, or collected from Graham & Dobson's office at 393 Gladstone Road, Gisborne.
Grant Criteria:
Assistance by way of grants in respect of physical or mental disability for the following:
- Grants are available for persons in the Gisborne/East Coast/Wairoa areas who are physically and/or mentally disabled, to assist with disabilities, to help overcome disabilities and towards care and
management of disabilities.
- Grants are available for research (medical, social, and other) into physical and mental disability.
- Grants are available for education of the public in respect of physical and mental disability and the needs and aspirations of those who suffer.
Application forms available for download:
Supporting Documents:
Quotes should be supplied for all applications for equipment purchases. If possible, a letter from a medical practitioner should be provided in support of an individual's application.

Address of Trust:
Sunrise Foundation
1 Peel Street
P O Box 1068
GISBORNE 40140
Phone: 06 867 7939
E: Glenda@sunrisefoundation.org.nz
