Our Purpose
To accelerate bold meaningful change, assisting BOP communities and the environment to flourish.
Grants Paid/Approved to March 2021
| Health & Disability | |
| Macular Degeneration NZ; Operational costs | $28,300 |
| The Stroke Foundation of NZ Ltd; Operational costs BOP | $30,000 |
| $58,300 | |
| Healthy Housing | |
| SociaLink Tauranga Moana (for COLAB Te Puke); Creating a connected, thriving community | $35,000 |
| $35,000 | |
| Improved Natural Environment | |
| Bay Conservation Alliance; Collective conservation | $124,886 |
| Connected Media Trust; Someday workshops/screenings | $5,000 |
| EERST; Paper4Trees | $10,000 |
| Envirohub BOP; Waiariki Park Region | $130,000 |
| Garden to Table Trust; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| HALO Whakatane Ltd, Building a HALO | $570,000 |
| Linkt Community Trust; ReMaker Space | $10,000 |
| Manawahe Eco Trust; Operational costs | $60,000 |
| PiPs, people, plants, schools: Improving futures through nature | $7,500 |
| Rotorua Sustainable Charter; Sustainability support program | $10,000 |
| Sustainable Bay of Plenty Trust; Operational costs | $50,000 |
| Wai Kokopu; Catchment restoration | $125,000 |
| Whakatane Kiwi Trust; Kiwi project | $25,000 |
| $1,137,386 | |
| Improving Youth outcomes | |
| Digital Natives Academy CT; Haututu Laboratories (Tutu Labs) | $15,000 |
| Edgecumbe Blue Light Ventures Inc; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| EnviroKatikati Charitable Trust; CLD Positive Pathways for Rangatahi | $30,000 |
| Graeme Dingle Foundation Rotorua; Kiwi Can delivery | $75,000 |
| House of Science NZ; Operational costs | $20,000 |
| House of Science Tauranga CT; Resource kits & programs | $30,000 |
| Inspiring Stories, Future Leaders | $20,000 |
| Kawerau Blue Light Ventures Inc; Operational costs | $30,000 |
| Live For More Charitable Trust; Operational costs | $135,000 |
| Matata Blue Light Ventures Inc; Operational costs | $30,000 |
| Mockingbird Charitable Trust; Operational costs | $120,000 |
| Parenting Place CT; Attitude presentations | $15,000 |
| NZ Centre for Gifted Education Ltd; Supporting talented learners | $10,000 |
| Recreate NZ; Operational costs | $25,511 |
| Taupo Pathways; Youth Development | $513,450 |
| Te Aka Toitu; Connected EBOP | $45,000 |
| Te Runanga o Ngati Manawa; Haututu Laboratories (Tutu Labs) | $24,010 |
| Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi; RoboPa | $25,000 |
| Tipu Sills for Life Charitable Trust; Operational costs | $30,000 |
| Turangi Rangatahi Hub CT; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Whakatane Blue Light Ventures Inc; Operational costs | $30,000 |
| $1,252,971 | |
| Inclusive Communities | |
| Age Concern Taupo Inc; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Age Concern (Tga) Inc; Support Services | $15,000 |
| Alzheimer's Society Taupo Inc; Operational costs | $14,680 |
| Arthritis NZ; Changing the impact of Gout arthritis | $20,000 |
| Barnados NZ; 0800 What's Up children's helpline | $12,500 |
| Bellyful NZ Trust; Operational costs Tauranga & Taupo | $7,500 |
| BOP Multiple Sclerosis Soc Inc; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Brave Hearts NZ; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Dementia Lakes Rotorua; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| EBOP Riding for the Disabled; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Halberg Foundation; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Kawerau Community Menz Shed; Operational costs | $8,000 |
| Mt Maunganui Community Menz Shed; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| NZ Council of Victim support groups Inc; Volunteer support worker program | $15,000 |
| Older Persons Community Centre Trust; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Pregnancy Choice; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Stem Wana Trust; Stemfest Festival | $7,500 |
| Tauranga District Riding for the Disabled Assoc; Operational costs | $25,000 |
| Tauranga Sunrise Trust; He waka eke noa - This is us | $5,000 |
| Tauranga Youth Development Team Inc; Operational costs | $75,000 |
| The Clothing Project: Caring, connected communities | $5,000 |
| Tikanga Aroro Charitable Trust; Puwhakamua | $25,000 |
| Turangi Mountain Region Trust; Free Community dinners | $3,150 |
| WBOP Disability Support Trust; Operational costs for networking | $10,000 |
| Whakaatu Whanaunga Trust; Community Foodbank | $5,000 |
| $353,330 | |
| Prosperous Communities | |
| Citizens Advice Bureau Taupo; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Enterprise Great Lake Taupo Trust; Taupo Workforce Support Network | $35,000 |
| Envirostrat Ltd; GreenWave | $75,000 |
| Film Bay of Plenty Trust; Operational costs | $40,000 |
| Katch Katikati; Operational costs | $60,000 |
| Linton Park Community Centre; Operational costs | $25,000 |
| Rotorua Budget Advisory Service Inc | $25,000 |
| The Taupo Budget Advisory Service Inc; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Venture Centre NZ; Advancing Social Entrepreneurship | $30,000 |
| $315,000 | |
| Safe & Active Communities | |
| Neighbourhood Support Rotorua; Operational costs | $7,500 |
| Papamoa Community Surf Rescue Base Trust; Building completion | $50,000 |
| Royal NZ Coastguard; Regional unit support | $390,000 |
| Safe Surfer; Safer Internet | $15,000 |
| Sailability Rotorua; Sustainable operational growth plan | $5,000 |
| Shakti Ethnic Women's Support Group; Operational costs | $30,000 |
| Surf Lifesaving NZ Inc - Eastern Region; Club & Regional operational costs | $100,000 |
| Taupo Neighbourhood Support; Operational costs | $7,500 |
| Waiariki Womens Refuge Inc; Operational costs | $35,000 |
| Water Safety NZ Inc; Drowning prevention initiatives | $70,000 |
| Whakatane District neighbourhood support; Operational costs | $5,000 |
| YSAR NZ; Operational costs | $25,000 |
| $740,000 | |
| Strengthened Whanau | |
| Anglican Diocese of Waiapu (Growing through Grief Taupo); Seasons programs | $7,500 |
| Awhina Activity Centre; Mana Wahine & Mana Tane programmes | $10,000 |
| BOP Youth Development Trust; Youth development programs | $20,000 |
| Community Leisure Facilities Charitable Trust; Making the Difference Water Safety | $22,000 |
| Kidz Need Dadz; Operational costs | $25,000 |
| Tangata Whenua Community & Volunteer Sector Research Centre; Research webinars | $3,000 |
| The Boy's Brigade in NZ Inc; ICONZ Edge school program | $10,000 |
| Waiariki Whanau Mentoring Ltd; Unite communities to save whanau | $20,000 |
| $117,500 | |
| Strong Communities | |
| Age Concern Rotorua District; Operational costs | $27,000 |
| Alzheimer's Soc Tauranga/WBOP; Dementia Navigation Service | $30,000 |
| Aphasia NZ Charitable Trust, Connection & Reconnection | $7,500 |
| Atua Awhi Community CT; Operational costs | $25,000 |
| Auckland District Kidney Soc Inc; BOP Operational costs | $20,000 |
| Autism NZ Inc; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Awhina Society Inc; Foodbank operational costs | $15,000 |
| Bethlehem Baptist Church; Expansion of Counselling Service | $10,000 |
| Big Brothers, Big Sisters EBOP; Community & school based mentoring program | $10,000 |
| Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Rotorua; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Big Buddy Mentoring Trust; Operational costs | $7,500 |
| BOP Therapy Foundation: Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Camp Unity; A place to me, a place to be free | $2,500 |
| Christians Against Poverty NZ; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Chronic Complex Illness Support Inc; CCI Support operations | $10,000 |
| Eastern Bay Villages; Operational costs | $40,000 |
| EmpowermentNZ CT; Te Puke Hub Operational costs | $30,000 |
| Epilepsy Assoc of NZ Inc; Field Support Service | $10,000 |
| Family & Financial Solutions Trust; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Gender Dynamix NZ; Support groups | $5,000 |
| Get Smart Tauranga; Operational costs | $90,000 |
| Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ; Operational costs | $35,000 |
| Grief Support Services Inc; Grief & Loss Counselling Sessions | $20,000 |
| Growing Through Grief Te Puke; Seasons for Growth programs | $6,000 |
| Have a Heart Charitable Trust; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Homes of Hope Charitable Trust; Operational costs | $30,000 |
| Katikati Community Resource Centre Inc; Operational costs | $105,000 |
| Kawerau & Districts Ageing in Place Inc; Supporting independent living | $15,000 |
| Ko Te Tuara Totara O Fordlands Inc Soc; Programs & Services | $35,000 |
| Literacy Rotorua Inc; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Male Support Services BOP; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Mangakino Family Services Inc; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Merivale Community Inc; Operational costs | $80,000 |
| Mokoia Community Assoc Inc; Operational costs | $30,000 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Northern; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Nga Pepetuna Trust; Restoring Connections | $7,500 |
| NZ Family & Foster Care Federation Inc; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Pacific Island Community (Tauranga) Trust; Operational costs | $20,000 |
| Parent to Parent Central Lakes; Operational costs | $7,000 |
| People First; Self-advocacy meetings & leadership | $7,500 |
| Roots of Empathy NZ; Roots of Empathy programs | $10,000 |
| Rotorua District Riding for the Disabled Assoc Inc; Operational costs | $25,000 |
| Rotorua Multicultural Council; Networking & Celebrations | $10,000 |
| Royal NZ Plunket Trust; Operational costs | $20,000 |
| Safe Turangi; Operational costs | $15,000 |
| Sailability Tauranga Charitable Trust; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Social Link; Capacity Building | $23,209 |
| Social Link; Operational costs | $345,000 |
| St Peters Care & Counselling CT; Operational costs | $40,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul - Thermal Lands area; Rotorua Fullfill project | $5,000 |
| Talk Link Trust; Essential support services | $15,000 |
| Taupo Community Gardens Trust; Growing Taupo Community Gardens | $5,000 |
| Tauranga Boys College; Tauranga Boys College Pasifika | $7,500 |
| Tauranga City Council; Welcoming Communities programs | $15,900 |
| Te Aratu Trust; Driving programs for people with disabilities | $5,000 |
| Te Tuinga whanau; The Puku Patch vegetable garden | $10,000 |
| The Bright Vision CT; Hapai Whanau | $10,000 |
| The Parkinson's NZ CT; BOP Operational costs | $15,000 |
| The Search Party Charitable Trust; For provision of response initiatives | $100,000 |
| Turangi Foodbank Inc; Operational costs | $5,000 |
| WBOP Neighbourhood Support; Operational costs | $7,500 |
| $1,571,609 | |
| Tu Maori Mai | |
| He Iwi Kotahi Tauranga Moana CT; Waitangi Day 2021 | $7,500 |
| Toi Kai Rawa Trust; Implementation Plan 2021 | $45,000 |
| Tuhourangi Marae; Taonga Restoration project | $10,000 |
| Wellington Community Trust; Te Kai a te Rangatira initiative | $9,400 |
| $71,900 | |
| Vibrant & Fun Communities | |
| Aotearoa Quilters National Assoc of NZ; Great NZ Quilt show | $2,500 |
| Journey Restorative Trust, Community Christmas dinner 2020 | $2,500 |
| Katikati Community Resource Centre; Katikati Festival of Cultures 2021 | $4,000 |
| Katikati Open-Air Art; Operational costs | $10,000 |
| Multicultural Tauranga; Multicultural festival 2021 | $7,783 |
| NZ Garden & Art Trust; 2020 BOP Garden & Art Festival | $5,000 |
| One Love: Tauranga Diwali festival | $3,000 |
| One Taupo Trust; Taupo Winter festival 2020 | $10,000 |
| One Taupo Trust; Taupo Winter festival 2021 | $10,000 |
| Opotiki Agricultural & Pastoral Assoc; Eastern Bay Agfest 2020 | $3,000 |
| Rock Quest Charitable Trust; Tangata Beats | $7,500 |
| Safe Turangi; Turangi Christmas in the Par 2020 | $7,500 |
| Taupo Elim Community Church; Christmas in the Park 2020 | $7,500 |
| Te Kura o Te Moutere o Matakana; Kapahaka costs | $5,000 |
| The Incubator Creative Hub; Operational costs | $35,000 |
| The National Woodskills Trust; Annual National Woodskills event | $5,000 |
| Urban Dance Youth Trust; Project Youth Hip Hop | $7,500 |
| $132,783 | |
| Covid Rapid response Fund | $220,302 |
| Covid Recovery Fund | $204,044 |
| Dillon Scholarships | $80,656 |
| Toolbox funding | $70,106 |
| $6,360,887 | |
| Less returned grants 6710 | -$73,500 |
| Total | $6,287,387 |