Forever Funds
Our model is donor-led. We help individuals and families direct their generosity to the people and places they care about most in a strategic way.
Our Forever Funds
Behind every dollar we give is a story, these are the forever funds which will provide everlasting support for the people and places we care about most. Find out about our very special donors here.
Al and Alison Rowland Fund
Supporting the advancement of arts and culture.
The Alistair Robb Numismatics Fund
Nurturing ongoing scholarly debate and research on coins, bank notes, medals and tokens.
Barbara Milne Fund
Supporting the advancement of arts and culture.
The Bertaud-Gandar Fund
Established to support scholarships for young people particularly Māori and Pasifika. Grants will also support literacy, numeracy and life skills programmes.
“It was a deliberate act on my mother’s part to create something enduring. I see it as an intergenerational family fund.”
Chris Milne, Barbara Milne Fund
The Bice Tennyson Fund
Supporting young children facing hardship and disadvantage and the protection of our natural habitat.
The Blake Fund
Providing support for our young people – with a focus on women, Māori, Pasifika, migrants and rainbow communities.
Caroline Boyd Memorial Fund
Established in 2017 to support the advancement of youth, women and community development – areas Caroline was extremely passionate about.
Carterton District Fund
Supporting the community to thrive through health and wellbeing, community development and funding for where the need is greatest.
Chris Thomas Fund
Committed to the ecological and environmental conservation of our local region.
David and Anne Buckell Endowment Fund
Committed to supporting general charitable purposes with an emphasis on youth, medicine and health.
The Edith Sprott Fund
Committed to supporting older people, those living with dementia and those supporting them.
Eileen Ryan Cats Trust
Dedicated to supporting animal welfare initiatives and organisations.
“You've got to have a love of community, and now that I'm a grandparent, a lot of the things I'm doing are really about looking at how we develop a society and an attitude in the community that I want my grandchildren to grow up in.”
Chris Kirk-Burnnand, Kirk-Burnnand Family Fund
Elizabeth Rose Fund
Supporting our region’s arts and heritage, health and wellbeing.
Elma Coxon Fund
Established in 2017 to honour the rich life of Elma – supporting youth, education and the arts.
Eva and Johannes Schellevis Fund
Supporting migrants and refugees, and initiatives working to alleviate poverty.
Fagerstrom Fund
Supporting our region’s health and wellbeing through research and programmes.
The Francis and Dianne Small Fund
Committed to the social wellbeing of Wellington – supporting health, education, and those facing financial hardship.
Glenn and Sheryal Todd Fund
Committed to supporting animal welfare, health, general community initiatives and the volunteer sector.
HP & MC Scott Memorial Fund
Dedicated to the support, welfare and education of young children, particularly those experiencing circumstances of poverty or hardship.
The James C Draper Fund
Supporting organisations driving medical research, social services and animal welfare.
The Jamie Bull Fund
Committed to supporting animal welfare, health, general community initiatives and the volunteer sector.
The Jenny and Ross Hanna Fund
Established to enable our region to flourish – supporting the advancement of health and the arts.
The Jessie, Elma, Adam Coxon Fund
Aiming to address the most pressing issues facing our community with a focus on education, religion and health, and supporting those facing financial hardship.
The Jocelyn Vogel Fund
Jocelyn’s family history is deeply rooted in Wellington. True to Jocelyn’s wishes, grants will support those facing hardship and disadvantage and the advancement of education and religion in the place she lived and loved – Lower Hutt.
The Judith Clark Memorial Fund
In honour of a much-loved teacher whose influence continues to reach generations of New Zealand pianists – funds support the education of young musicians and music teachers.
Supporting those living with an intellectual disability or struggling with mental health issues to find meaningful employment or engage in further education so they can contribute to their community.
Kāpiti Disability Support Fund
Delivering key support to people with disabilities living in Kāpiti.
Kevin and Julia O’Connor Fund
Committed to supporting the work of the Roman Catholic Church and the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Kirk-Burnnand Family Fund
Passionate Wellingtonians, Chris and Helen Kirk-Burnnand want to help every person fulfill their potential, no matter their background. The fund will support youth development and youth leadership.
Kris Fielding Fund
The Kris Fielding – We Can! Fund was set up by Alan Fielding in memory of his son Kristopher – known as Kris.
Laurie Bushell Fund
Established in 2007 to honour the life of Laurie – cultivating our creative capital with a particular focus on supporting music and fine arts.
The Leseberg Fund
Lore Leseberg is passionate about protecting our native flora and fauna so that future generations can continue to enjoy, learn from and be inspired by nature. Grants will support Forest and Bird and vital conservation and environmental projects across our region.
“I like the idea of an endowment fund where the giving will go on forever.”
Max Koh, The Max Koh Fund for Meow Meows
Leslie Austin Fund
Committed to enhancing the performing arts across our region.
The Lidgett Scholarships Fund
Established to create opportunities for Hutt Valley High School students to pursue creative tertiary opportunities.
The Lilias and Johnny Bell Fund
Established to support dance, female leadership, faith communities, youth development and parenting skills.
Main Dickinson-Smith Family Fund
Committed to supporting the wellbeing of our region, grants will support some of the most pressing, innovative and impactful initiatives within the environment, culture and recreation, health and education.
“Nikau Foundation could offer insight and knowledge into our communities’ needs that we didn’t have. We believe Margaret would be happy with our decision, particularly knowing that through their cost-effective model, more funding will go towards the children, and communities, who really need it.”
Dan Williams, trustee of the Margaret Neave Charitable Trust
The Max Koh Fund for Meow Meows
Established as a bequest to support areas that Max is most passionate about – animal and women’s welfare.
The Margaret Neave Fund
A pioneer of her time, this fund will support areas of need within the Wellington region, charities working to address poverty and financial hardship, as well as the advancement of education or religion.
Mike and Margaret Olsen Fund
Dedicated to supporting youth development, leadership and management skills.
Nikau Community Fund
Established to create a flourishing Wellington region by flexibly responding to where the needs are greatest.
Nikau Youth Fund
Established to support youth-focused organisations and initiatives throughout the Wellington region.
O’Dea Illingworth Fund
Providing support for climate change research, action and prevention and soil science research.
Pegasus Fund
Supporting a wide range of priorities across our communities – arts and culture, environment and conservation, education, youth and animal welfare.
Reintegration on Leaving Prison Fund
Dedicated to supporting ex-prisoners to reintegrate into the community.
Robert and Kathleen Lyon Fund
Dedicated to supporting patients with terminal or life-limiting illnesses, and their families.
Robson Family Fund
Enabling our region to thrive – with a focus on supporting youth, sport, health and wellbeing, medical research and the arts.
Rosemary Gray Fund
Established to respond to where the greatest needs lie in the Wellington community.
Roy and Jan Mace Trust
Established to support a range of charitable purposes, including poverty relief, the advancement of education and poverty relief.
The Teresa Freeman Fund
Honouring the rich life of Teresa Freeman, this fund supports organisations driving better medical and health initiatives across our region. True to Teresa’s wishes, priority will be given to supporting Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand and Blind Low Vision NZ to support in the training of guide dogs.
Tomiki Fund
Supporting the martial art of Aikido, with a focus on those practising Shodokan or Tomiki, and providing funding to secure the future of our region’s dojos.
Warren Douglas Scholarship Fund
Supporting the training of those wishing to transition from performer to arts management.
Wellington Savage Fund
Nurturing the next generation of classical musicians in Wellington city – focus on training and providing access to perform publicly as part of an orchestra.
The Willows Fund
Supporting initiatives for children living with Chron’s disease and colitis, animal welfare and the environment.
Wilscott Fund
Managed by Nikau since 2008, grants from this fund support the arts and social services.
The Zac Pearson Fund
Established in 2015, Zac wished to support the people and places he cared about most – funding youth initiatives, health and wellbeing, Makara Peak and social services.
We would also like to acknowledge the generosity of the individuals, families and organisations who have established a fund anonymously.
Make a difference, locally
Passionate about making a difference to the people and places you care about most? Find out more about establishing your own fund or leaving a gift in your will below.