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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News and updates

University of Auckland student has been selected as one of the 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award recipients

03 Dec 2024

University of Auckland student has been selected as one of the 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award recipients

Dancer Amy Griffin is this year’s recipient from the University of Auckland. Amy is a talented, passionate, and driven dancer, educator, and researcher.

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington student receives 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award

28 Nov 2024

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington student receives 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award

Singer, actor, dancer, and writer Lizzie Bysouth is this year’s recipient from Victoria University of Wellington. Lizzie is a remarkably multi-talented performer, with an abiding passion for the world…

NZ School of Dance student selected as one of the 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award recipients

21 Nov 2024

NZ School of Dance student selected as one of the 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award recipients

Dancer and educator Aylish Marshall is this year’s recipient from the New Zealand School of Dance.

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