Making your charitable giving have a bigger impact in our region

The Acorn Foundation enables generous people to make a bigger impact in their communities, by investing donations and distributing the returns to causes close to their hearts, year after year.

Make a gift that keeps on giving

Unlike a one-off donation to a specific charity, gifts given through the Acorn Foundation’s Smarter Giving Model are invested in perpetuity, generating income that is distributed annually to community organisations in the Western Bay of Plenty. This means that a gift from a generous donor will continue to give back to causes close to their heart, for many years to come.

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Unlock your 33% tax credit – give and get your tax back

05 Feb 2025

Unlock your 33% tax credit – give and get your tax back

Not only is giving back to important causes hugely satisfying, but donors can also receive a 33.3% tax credit on all gifts made before 31 March.

Toi Whakaari student receives the 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award recipients

06 Jan 2025

Toi Whakaari student receives the 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award recipients

Actor Puka Moeau is this year’s recipient from Toi Whakaari. Unlike students at other universities who receive this award, students at Toi Whakaari are nominated by their peers, to best reward those…

Seven students have been awarded Owens Scholarships for 2024

19 Dec 2024

Seven students have been awarded Owens Scholarships for 2024

Mahé shared his grandparents' belief that a good education is important. However, whilst academic ability is important, Bob and Joy Owens were particularly interested in applicants who desire to…

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