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.   

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.

Individual application form
Organisation application form

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.



Graham & Dobson Ltd
P O Box 1247
393 Gladstone Road
GISBORNE 4010 

Phone: 869 1234

E: post@grahamdobson.co.nz

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