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Support for Hawke's Bay

Find out how to receive funding

Hawke’s Bay Foundation has provided more than 400 grants to grassroots organisations working in our community since 2012. 

The power of Hawke’s Bay Foundation is that it pools charitable giving together to create real scale and then distributes those funds to where they will have the greatest impact.

Application

Community organisations throughout Hawke's Bay are invited to apply for our annual funding round. Applications open in May and close in June each year.

Review

Applications are reviewed by Hawke's Bay Foundation and our specialist Distribution Committee. Applicants are notified of decisions in early September.

Distribution

Funds are distributed to successful community organisations across Hawke's Bay in September.

Accountability

Within 12 months after receiving a grant, recipients meet in small groups for Round Table meetings to report on how they have used their grant.

Our Annual Funding Round

We prefer to support initiatives that assist groups and communities who are working towards meeting their own needs and have sustainability when their Hawke’s Bay Foundation funding ceases.

Keeping our
communities connected

Community organisations play a crucial role in keeping our communities connected and thriving. Hawke’s Bay Foundation is here to assist these organisations with a “hand up not a handout”.

View a sample application at the link below.

Sample Application Form

Criteria

The Hawke’s Bay Foundation considers funding for charitable groups that make a difference in the community, with focus areas on community connectedness; social development; health, children and youth issues; older adults; arts and culture and the natural environment.

Who can apply?

Community organisations can apply for any charitable purpose within the Hawke’s Bay region, as defined by the area within the jurisdiction of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council – this includes Hastings District, Napier City, Wairoa District and Central Hawke’s Bay.

Individuals cannot apply.

When to apply

There is one funding round per year. Applications open in May and close in June each year.
Once the funding round is open, the application form will be available here to apply.

Contact

For any questions around your application please email [email protected] or contact the office on 06 870 4648 (please leave a message if office is unattended).

  • Ensure financials reports provided are the most up to date available – within the previous 12 months (final audit or draft financials are accepted)
  • Financial reports and budgets must be related to Hawke’s Bay based operations (not national accounts)
  • Provide commentary or explanations on financial reports if necessary
  • Clear objectives of how funding will be utilised to effectively support needs within the community
  • Provide the best measure of impact in the community your organisation has available e.g. numbers impacted, community feedback
  • Clear breakdown of project or operating expense costs you are applying for
  • A limit of $15,000 per donation unless approved by the Trustees.
  • Applications will be considered for project costs and/or for general operating costs such as salaries/wages, rent etc.
  • Organisations that are acting in a ‘pass through’ function, i.e. where funding is not being used by them but is being passed on to a third party, will not be funded.
  • Approved donations will be paid by direct credit to a verified bank account.
  • Donations must be used within 12 months of receipt unless prior arrangements are made with Hawke’s Bay Foundation. If necessary, an extension request may be submitted in writing, detailing the funds usage to date, and expected project completion date. Approval of any extension is not automatic and is at the discretion of the Hawke’s Bay Foundation.
  • All organisations receiving funds are required to report back after 12 months on the use to which those funds have been put. Further applications for funding will not be accepted from any organisation that has not provided a satisfactory accountability report for a previous donation. Please note that this means that although an organisation has 12 months to spend the funds and supply a satisfactory accountability report, only those organisations who are able to do so prior to the closing date of the following year’s funding round will be able to apply in that year.
  • Donations do not include GST.

Other Funding Options

For alternative funding, you can find details of all other funding options within Hawke’s Bay on the HB Funding website.  There is a link to download the HB Funding Calendar that outlines all funding application dates.

HB FUNDING WEBSITE

The Tindall
Foundation

Hawke’s Bay Foundation also acts as a Local Donation Manager for The Tindall Foundation, a philanthropic family foundation working throughout Aotearoa to support families, communities and the environment. We are honoured to distribute donations on behalf of TTF in Hawke’s Bay (from Wairoa to Southern Central Hawke’s Bay) to projects and initiatives that support TTF’s Family/Whānau Focus Area.

Our Annual Funding round includes applications for both Hawke’s Bay Foundation and The Tindall Foundation Funding. Your application will automatically be considered for both funding streams.

Learn more

The Tindall Foundation funding is focused on enhancing the mana and strength of families, communities and the environment to build a stronger Aotearoa New Zealand, now and for future generations – which includes: Early Years; Youth Development; Literacy and Numeracy; Budgeting; Maori; Migrant, Refugee and Cross-cultural; Housing; Community Services and Development.

Find out more
  • Core or public health services
  • Core education related programmes
  • Research from outside a community without its direct involvement
  • Sport, leisure and recreation
  • The arts
  • Overseas organisations or projects outside the geographic borders of New Zealand
  • Buildings or land
  • Animal charities
  • Capital assets or equipment costing over $3,000
  • Individuals including scholarships, conferences or events
  • Personal loans
  • Endowment funds
  • Religious or political advocacy
  • Venture capital initiatives

Ophthalmic Education and Facilities Fund​

Support for Ophthalmology within Hawke's Bay

The Hawke’s Bay Foundation Ophthalmic Education and Facilities Fund was established in 2019 from the funds previously held and administered by the Hawkes Bay Ophthalmic Trust.  These funds are held and invested by the Hawke’s Bay Foundation with the distribution of the interest earned available to support the purposes of the fund.

The purpose of the fund

  • The general promotion of ophthalmic education and facilities at the publicly funded health services within Napier and Hastings;
  • Provision of funds to enable ophthalmic study and research by members of the staff of the publicly funded health services within Napier and Hastings;
  • The provision of funds to provide and assist with the fares, accommodation and fees to enable medical, nursing or other staff engaged in ophthalmic duties within the publicly funded health services within Napier and Hasting to travel either in New Zealand or overseas for the purpose of study or to improve their ability to carry out their duties;
  • Purchase and provision of equipment, apparatus and accessories for use directly or indirectly in relation to publicaly funded ophthalmic surgery, investigations, therapy or research.​

How to apply

You can apply at any time through the application form below.

Apply Here

Contact

For any questions around your application please email [email protected] or contact the office on 06 870 4648 (please leave a message if office is unattended).

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