Since we launched in 2015 we have awarded grants with a total value of $538,000 to worthy causes across arts, education, environment, health, social services and sports causes in Tairāwhiti-Gisborne. This year we granted $165,000 to:
Alive Church Gisborne Inc
Amber Foundation
Barnardos Gisborne
Children’s Ministry Ruatoria
Citizens Advice Bureau Gisborne
EIT Students Association scholarships #
Oasis Community Shelter
Gisborne Volunteer Centre
Gizzy Kai Rescue
Hearing Assistance #
Huringa Pai Charitable Trust
Mangapapa Union Church Debt Help
Mates of Tairāwhiti Suicide Prevention
Midway Surf Club #
Multiple Schlerosis Gisborne East Coast #
Outward Bound Tairāwhiti
SPCA Gisborne
Ruatoria Youth Club House
St Johns - Ruatoria
SuperGrans Tairāwhiti Trust
Swim for Life Tairāwhiti
Tairāwhiti Age Concern
Tairāwhiti Community Law Trust
Tairāwhiti Technology Trust
Tairāwhiti Voyaging Trust
Tauawhi Mens Centre
Te Hapori Disability Trust
Tolaga Surf Life Saving Club #
Uku Toa
Victim Support Tairāwhiti
Waikanae Surf Lifesaving Club #
Waikohu Health #
Wainui Surf Lifesaving Club #
Grants funded by the income from named endowment funds
Child Cancer Foundation (Bob and Aileen Harris Fund)
Eastland Rescue Helicopter (Bob and Aileen Harris Fund)
Gisborne Bowling Club (Bob and Aileen Harris Fund)
Gisborne East Coast Cancer Society (Gavin McFarlane and Les McGreevy Funds)
Gisborne Intermediate School Hockey (Bob and Aileen Harris Fund)
Historic Places Tairāwhiti (Dame Bronwen and Dr Peter Holdsworth Family Fund)
Hospice Tairāwhiti (Gavin McFarlane and Rosemary Johnson Funds)
Sunshine Service (Bob and Aileen Harris Fund)
Tahunga Golf Club (Ross and Jackie McDonald Fund)
Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet Training Trust (Bob and Aileen Harris Fund)
# Grants from special interest funds