Behind every grant there is a story

Support for the communities of today, to shape the communities of tomorrow.

To enhance lives, Foundation North provides funding and support to initiatives large and small to respond to their communities now and for generations to come. In doing so, we support community-based initiatives in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau.

Funding & support for your community projects

Have a project that needs funding, or an idea that you need support to develop?

We want our funding to support services, initiatives and events that will enhance the lives of people in our communities. We offer grants through our community funding programmes, as well as funds that work in new ways to achieve impact.

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Support for your organisation’s development

From free tools and resources available to everyone, through to programmes designed to help organisations be more impactful, we want our community and not-for-profit sector to go from strength to strength.

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Under the Hood


An introduction to the people and sound of Foundation North, through our waiata Whatītike Oranga.
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Funding story

An inspired community - Whirinaki Toiora Trust

We are proud to have contributed funding support (in 2017 and 2020), enabling Whirinaki Toiora Trust to build on community-led development work achieved over a number of years, and to focus on coordinating and managing their Community Plan for 2020 and beyond.

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Focus area: Regenerative Environment
An inspired community - Whirinaki Toiora Trust