Fund market update from Hawke’s Bay Foundation Chair, Giles Pearson
Hawke’s Bay Foundation operates under the Endowment Fund model, where the majority of donations received are invested, and the income received from these donations is distributed to local charities annually. Our Endowment Fund is invested in perpetuity, so we have not been particularly concerned about volatility caused by Covid-19. Like all investment portfolios the Endowment Fund dropped in value, […]
Applications Invited For Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s Annual Funding Round
Hawke’s Bay Foundation is delighted to invite applications for their 2020 annual funding round. Local registered charities have from 18 May until 22 June to apply online at www.hawkesbayfoundation.org.nz for a grant. The Foundation considers funding for groups that make a difference in the community, with the focus on community connectedness, social development, health, children […]
Locals Show Heart In Time of COVID-19 Crisis
When New Zealand went into a country-wide lockdown for four weeks in March, Hawke’s Bay Foundation was contacted by many locals wanting to help those hit with new challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Being unable to leave home meant people couldn’t drop food or clothing parcels into food banks or charity shops, so had […]
Building A Thriving Region This Year
Thanks to our generous donors, almost $150,000 has been awarded to 57 local charities in our 2019 funding round. Grant included $63,000 awarded on behalf of the Tindall Foundation, for which Hawke’s Bay Foundation is the local funding manager. This year saw 90 local charities apply for grants – the highest number of applications to […]
Independent Report Highlights $630 Million Funding Gap
An independent report released in September has found the government is underfunding social service providers by $630 million a year nationwide. Commissioned by Social Services Providers Australia, the report ‘The Funding Gap and How To Bridge It’ shows that the government funds less than two-thirds of the actual cost of the work charities and social […]
Publisher Donates Book Profits to Hawke’s Bay Foundation
Local author and retired Central Hawke’s Bay farmer, Ewan McGregor, has announced that profits from his latest book will be donated to Hawke’s Bay Foundation by the publishers. Titled ‘The Price of Success’, the book documents the history of iconic stock and station company – Williams & Kettle from its establishment in the late 1800s […]
What does $225 mean to you?
The Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers Trust announced a $225 dividend for its 60,000 Unison customers in November. Every year, more than 1200 customers leave $300,000 worth of dividends unclaimed. Hawke’s Bay Foundation is encouraging those that can afford it, to consider donating some or all of their dividend back to their local community via Hawke’s […]
Grant Supports Work With Inmates
Sarah Mulcahy, Chair of HBF Distributions Committee with Linda Trubridge from the Yoga Education in Prisons Trust. Among the 57 charities to receive a grant in this year’s funding round is the Yoga Education in Prisons Trust, which received a $3,000 grant to support three tutors delivering yoga, meditation and mindfulness programmes at Mangaroa Prison. […]
$25,000 Donation Kick-Starts Rowing Fund
The future of rowing in Hawke’s Bay has been assured with the establishment of a dedicated fund with Hawke’s Bay Foundation. A $25,000 donation from an anonymous donor has kick-started the fund, which has been bolstered by a further $13,000 in annual donations from other individuals, giving a total of $38,000 in annual contributions. Coaching […]
Community Foundations of New Zealand – 2019 Conference
Amy Bowkett with Bill Holland, one of the team who began the Community Foundation movement in New Zealand in 2003. Each year, members of all 17 Community Foundations in New Zealand get together for a conference in Wellington. Amy Bowkett, Development Manager, and Sarah Reo, Trustee, represented Hawke’s Bay. The aim of the conference is […]
