Looking for a meaningful gift this Christmas?
Gifting a donation to Hawke’s Bay Foundation on behalf of your family, friends, colleagues or clients provides something of real value to your local community. Your gift can make a difference where it is needed most – building long-term resilience for generations to come. Head to our donation page to discover a gift that will […]
Crombie Scholarship eases university costs for Napier students
Feelings of disbelief and amazement came over Napier teens, Jacob Driver and Roisin Kenny recently, when they were told they were the recipients of the highly contested Diana and Colin Crombie Scholarship, managed by Hawke’s Bay Foundation. The Year 13 students were awarded $9,000 each – given out over the course of three years – […]
Hawke’s Bay Foundation gains backing from global tech company
Hawke’s Bay Foundation is thrilled to welcome global technology company, Fingermark, onboard as their major corporate sponsor. The sponsorship is solely dedicated to administration costs and makes Fingermark one of Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s largest sponsors to date. Hawke’s Bay Foundation Development Manager, Amy Bowkett says with Fingermark’s support, her team can focus more on the […]
Central Connect Whare Manaake grateful for much needed boost
Central Connect Whare Manaake is a social service agency that has been providing social work support, advocacy and counselling services to the Central Hawke’s Bay community for more than 25 years. The organisation received a grant of $11,588.49 from Hawke’s Bay Foundation for wages and operational costs, such as office equipment and stationery. Central Connect […]
Annual distributions hit record high in time of need
Fifty-nine Hawke’s Bay charities have received a well-deserved funding boost following Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s annual distribution of grants. This year a record $250,212 was distributed – a significant increase on recent years thanks to two additional funding streams. Thanks to the generosity of our community, $62,000 was donated to the Hawke’s Bay Foundation Emergency Response […]
Applications invited for Diana & Colin Crombie Scholarship Fund
Applications for the Diana and Colin Crombie Scholarship Fund are invited now and close at 5pm on Friday, 16 October. The scholarships provide students from Napier Boys’ High School and Napier Girls’ High School who are going on to any kind of tertiary education. This year two successful applicants will receive a total of $9,000 each, given out over […]
How lawyers can make a difference to community recovery
An article in the latest NZ Law Society’s Lawtalk by Community Foundations of New Zealand Executive Director, Eleanor Cater, gives an in-depth look at the pivotal role lawyers play when it comes to philanthropy in New Zealand, especially following the COVID-19 crisis. “A lawyer’s advice can be key for people to knowing their options and feeling empowered to […]
Fund market update from Jarden
Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s investment portfolio continues to be managed prudently by the Investment Committee with support of Jarden. We have a very long-term investment horizon (forever), but also acknowledge that the current global economic environment is highly uncertain. In the year to date, society has probably experienced as much change as would typically be expected […]
Community Group Fund supports HB Knowledge Bank
The Hawke’s Bay Digital Archives Trust, also known as Hawke’s Bay Knowledge Bank, set up a Community Group Fund with Hawke’s Bay Foundation after it received a bequest of $12,000 from one of its founding members. The Hawke’s Bay Knowledge Bank gathers and stores stories of the events, people, celebrations, tragedies and day-to-day life that […]
New fund major boost for Hawke’s Bay Foundation
Sons and daughters of hard-working families will continue to benefit from a Charitable Trust worth over $500,000 that has been transferred to Hawke’s Bay Foundation. Named after its founders, Napier philanthropists, Diana and Colin Crombie, the new fund is the former Penzance Charitable Trust, which has provided local secondary-school students with scholarships for the past […]
