Our Purpose
To accelerate bold meaningful change, assisting BOP communities and the environment to flourish.
Grants Paid to March 2027
| Community Wellbeing | |
| Health & Disability | |
| Autism NZ Inc; Operational costs BOP | 10,000 |
| CCS Disability Action Services Ltd; Operational costs BOP | 7,500 |
| Dementia Lakes CT; Operational costs | 5,000 |
| Detour Theatre Trust; Theatre, arts & educational services | 5,000 |
| Diabetes NZ; Live Brave Mana Ora Tauranga | 5,000 |
| EBOP Riding for the Disabled; Operational costs | 15,000 |
| Heart Kids NZ Inc; Operational costs BOP | 7,500 |
| Macular Degeneration NZ; Operational costs | 10,000 |
| Melanoma NZ; Free melanoma spot check events BOP | 3,854 |
| Motor Neurone Disease NZ CT; Operational costs | 10,000 |
| Presbyterian Support (Northern); Counselling support | 10,000 |
| Sport Bay of Plenty; Strategic partnership | 221,274.25 |
| Taupō District Riding for Development Inc; Operational costs | 10,000 |
| Tauranga District Riding for the Disabled Asso Inc; Operational costs | 35,000 |
| Te Aratu Trust; Building renovation | 15,000 |
| Te Awanui Hauora Trust; Safe access driveway remediation | 10,000 |
| Whakatāne Accessible & Inclusive; Operational costs | 4,000 |
| YWAM Ships Aotearoa; Trinity Koha dental | 30,000 |
| Subtotal | 414,128.25 |
| Safe & Active | |
| Aquatic Survival Skills Trust; Aquatics survival skills program | 30,000 |
| Rotorua Trails Trust; Eagle vs. shark rebuild | 10,000 |
| Safe Surfer; Zero pressure | 10,000 |
| Sport BOP; Strategic Partnership | 221,274.25 |
| Tarawera Outrigger Canoe Club Inc; restoration of old canoe | 4,000 |
| Whakatāne District Neighbourhood Support; Operational costs | 7,500 |
| Subtotal | 282,774.25 |
| Housing | |
| Sustainability Options; 20 Degrees | 225,000 |
| Subtotal | 225,000 |
| Strengthened Communities | |
| Philanthropy NZ; Policy role / operational costs | 10,000 |
| Tangata Whenua Community & Voluntary Sector Research Centre; Research & resources | 5,000 |
| Waiora CT; Governance & mentoring programmes | 5,000 |
| Subtotal | 20,000 |
| Strong Communities | |
| Anxiety NZ Trust; Operational costs | 7,500 |
| Casita Community CT; Relocation project | 11,000 |
| Christians Against Poverty NZ; Debt help BOP | 20,000 |
| Eastern Bay Villages; Building community & capacity | 45,000 |
| Feeding Rotorua; Operational costs | 75,000 |
| Grandparents Raising Grandchildren; Operational costs | 35,000 |
| He Kaupapa Kotahitanga Trust Tauranga; Operational costs | 50,000 |
| He Tipu Ltd Partnership; Kai Koha Kai Korahi | 100,000 |
| Homes of Hope CT; Operational costs | 20,000 |
| Hunt for Good CT; Operational costs | 10,000 |
| Kidz Need Dadz CT BOP Inc; Operational costs | 25,000 |
| Kimiora CT; Operational costs | 35,000 |
| Ko Te Tuara Totara O Fordlands Inc; Operational costs | 40,000 |
| Mangakino Central Charitable Trust (MCCT); Operational costs | 20,000 |
| Manna Kai CT; Community food support programme | 5,000 |
| MenzShed Omokoroa; Operational costs | 8,000 |
| Merivale Community Inc; Operational costs | 40,000 |
| Momentum CT; Life & financial skills programmes | 10,000 |
| Mt Maunganui Senior Citizens Assoc; Hall roof replacement | 15,000 |
| Ngā Pou Herenga: The Funeral Guides' Collective; Operational costs | 10,000 |
| Orange Sky NZ Ltd; Free laundry service Whakatāne | 7,500 |
| Poutiri CT; Tu Mai Digital | 25,000 |
| Pregnancy Choice; Operational costs | 12,500 |
| Pregnancy Help Inc Taupō; Operational costs | 15,000 |
| Rotorua Budget Advisory Service Inc; Operational costs | 35,000 |
| Rotorua Chamber of Pride; Matariki Pride 2026 | 10,000 |
| Royal NZ Plunket Trust; Operational costs | 25,000 |
| School Start First Impressions; School starter packs for Tamariki in need | 5,000 |
| Social Innovation Ltd; Here to help u - Tauranga | 25,000 |
| Socialink; Operational costs | 200,000 |
| Stroke Aotearoa NZ; Operational costs BOP | 20,000 |
| Taupō Community Gardens Trust; Operational costs | 5,000 |
| Taupō Neighbourhood Support Soc Inc; Operational costs | 5,000 |
| The Daily CT; Community food services | 15,000 |
| The Events Network Trust; EBOOP Volunteer Strategy & programme | 7,500 |
| The Older Persons Community Centre Trust; Operational costs | 10,000 |
| The Rotorua District Prisoners Aid & Rehab Soc; Operational costs | 10,000 |
| Turangi Foodbank Inc; Operational costs | 10,000 |
| Turangi Mountain Region Trust; Free fortnightly community dinner | 5,000 |
| Village Green Community Trust; Te Hāhi Support for Police Family Harm Unit | 15,000 |
| Waiariki Whanau Mentoring Ltd; Whare Aio social supermarket | 30,000 |
| Subtotal | 1,074,000 |
| Vibrant & Fun | |
| One Taupō Trust; 2026 Taupō Winter festival | 10,000 |
| Ōpōtiki District Council; Ōpōtiki Matariki Festival Finale 2026 | 10,000 |
| Town Centre Taupō Inc; Graffiato: Taupō Street Art Festival | 5,000 |
| Whakatāne District Community Arts Council Inc; Molly Morpeth Canaday award delivery | 15,000 |
| Whakatāne District Council; Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne 2026 | 7,500 |
| Subtotal | 47,500 |
| Youth | |
| Barnardos NZ Inc; 0800 What's up | 15,000 |
| BOP Youth Development; Operational costs & programmes | 30,000 |
| Escape Adventurous Journeys CT; Operational costs | 7,500 |
| Evolocity CT; Regional programme 2026 | 7,500 |
| Graeme Dingle Fdn Rotorua; Kiwi Can & Stars | 20,000 |
| Graeme Dingle Fdn Waikato; Kiwi Can Whakamaru & Marotiri schools | 10,000 |
| Graeme Dingle Fdn WBOP; Kiwi Can projects | 100,000 |
| He Kahui Tangata Trust; Youth mentoring | 10,000 |
| Katch Katikati Inc; Youth park & programmes | 7,500 |
| Live for More CT; Operational costs | 50,000 |
| Rainbow Youth Inc; Operational costs | 20,000 |
| STEAM-ED Ct; In-school robotics project | 25,000 |
| Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa; Shared Host-centre first aid training | 3,424 |
| The Boys Brigade in NZ Inc; Edge workshop in school programme | 20,000 |
| The StandTall CT; Global Ambassadors | 10,000 |
| The StandTall CT; Operational costs | 33,000 |
| Unseen Heroes; Te Ara Mārama | 5,000 |
| Western Heights Community Assoc; Kaitao Rotohokahoka Tamariki and Rangatahi activation prog | 20,000 |
| Young Workers Resource Centre; Youth employment education | 10,000 |
| Youthline Auckland CT; Youthline Helpline support BOP | 20,000 |
| Community Wellbeing total | 2,487,326.50 |
| Kaitiakitanga | |
| BOP Regional Council; Rangitaiki wetland restoration | 60,000 |
| Conservation Amplified CT; Conservation campaigns | 10,000 |
| Garden to Table Trust; Operational costs | 15,000 |
| Katikati Community Centre CT; Grow on Katikati | 7,500 |
| Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust; Restoration project | 180,000 |
| Outflow Trust; Head start | 30,000 |
| Para Kore Marae; Para Kore ki Te Whanau-a-Apanui | 20,000 |
| Sea Cleaners CT; Regional marine & freshwater restoration | 20,000 |
| Taupō Lakes & Waterways Action Group; Operational costs | 8,750 |
| Te Arawa Lakes Trust; Aquatic pest weed source control | 40,000 |
| Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust; Lake Tarawera Whenua Rahui | 30,000 |
| Uretara Estuary Managers; Project Parore | 180,000 |
| Kaitiakitanga total | 601,250 |
| Tū Māori Mai | |
| Community Wellbeing | |
| Karawhuia CT; DIY( workshops, skills & pathways | 10,000 |
| Katikati Community Centre; Kaumatua support | 15,000 |
| Kiddiewinks; Rerehua Rehua | 10,000 |
| Piriakau Hauora; Tu Tonu community healing | 4,920 |
| Save Our Babies CT; Operational costs | 15,000 |
| Te Atarau Trust; Te Matarae o te Nganukurei | 15,000 |
| Te Waka Whakatupu CT; Waka Resource acquisition | 10,000 |
| TTB Community Trust; Kai kitchen | 20,000 |
| Tuatara Collective; RĀTĀ Pathway | 10,000 |
| Turanga Whanau CT; Operational costs | 5,000 |
| Subtotal | 114,920 |
| Cultural | |
| Aronui Arts Festival CT; Operational costs | 20,000 |
| Hauora Waka Uplift; Waka Ama programmes | 5,000 |
| Maungatapu Marae; Tornado restoration | 35,000 |
| Opape Marae & Urupa Trustees; Opape Marae wharekai rebuild | 201,021 |
| Te Arawa Whanau Ora; Te Tāhuhu Mātauranga O Ohomairangi | 150,000 |
| Te Puna Whakareia a Rakeiao Marae; Uenuku-mai-Rarotonga centennial | 7,500 |
| Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa; Ngāti Awa Te Toki Kapa Haka Festival 2026 | 10,000 |
| The Maramataka Mum Ltd; Pūtauaki rāua ko Whatuira | 9,000 |
| Tūhourangi Marae Trust; Wharekai upgrade | 20,000 |
| Tuhourangi Tribal Authority; Tera te Auahi | 10,000 |
| Tumaki Trust Board; Rumaki Café | 15,000 |
| Whanganui Bay Marae o Taupo Moana Inc; Whanganui Bay Marae Pā Build Project | 20,175 |
| Whareroa Marae CT; Men's ablution block renovation | 20,000 |
| Subtotal | 522,696 |
| Kaitiakitanga | |
| HALO; Operational costs | 237,527 |
| Raukumara Pae Maunga; Te Whakahoki i te Korowai Ngahere o Te Raukūmara | 300,000 |
| Te Arawa Lakes Trust; Restoring the Mauri of Te Arawa lakes | 200,000 |
| Te Paiaka Lands Trust; Te Whakamaru o Horohoro | 30,000 |
| Te Ranga School; Possum & pest hunt | 5,000 |
| Te Runanga o Ngati Awa; Korehaha Whakatane | 175,000 |
| Subtotal | 947,527 |
| Tū Māori Mai total | 1,585,143 |
| Toolbox | 79,959 |
| KML Event Fund - BayTrust contribution | 25,000 |
| TWB Community event fund | 50,000 |
| Grants refunded | -24,000 |
| Grants reversed (prev year) | -5,000 |
| TCT Contribution | -144,000 |
| Total | 4,655,678.50 |