Creative Bay of Plenty

What a Community Group Fund is

A Community Group Fund with The Acorn Foundation offers a meaningful and sustainable way to support a local organisation for the long term. When you donate to a fund of this kind, your gift is invested alongside others. Each year, a portion of the investment returns is distributed to the organisation, while the original capital remains intact and continues working in perpetuity.

For Creative Bay of Plenty, this dependable structure means they receive a reliable stream of income year after year. That stability gives them the freedom to plan ahead with confidence, to grow their support for artists and arts-organisations across Tauranga Moana and the Western Bay; to build capability; to expand programmes; to invest in dedicated staff or long-term initiatives that uplift culture in our region.

About Creative Bay of Plenty

Creative Bay of Plenty is the region’s champion for art, culture and heritage, working to connect, uplift and empower local creatives, community groups and cultural organisations. 

They help artists and cultural groups by offering resources, promotion, mentoring, capability-building and networks. Whether it’s enabling an artist’s studio, supporting a public-art mural, or helping a community cultural event engage with local people, CBOP is committed to making the creative life of our region vibrant, inclusive and accessible.

By supporting the Creative Bay of Plenty Community Group Fund, you’re helping to ensure that arts and culture are not just an occasional celebration, but an ongoing, thriving anchor of community life, enriching our region, supporting local talent, and building connections across diverse groups.