Our community impact
Over the years we have worked with a variety of community organisations in Marlborough, Nelson and Tasman. Along with fulfilling the specific wishes of our Living Giving and Bequesting donors, we also make annual grants from our General and Environment Endowment Funds .
Stories of support
Still here to support Wills
Cathy and Paul Nicholson are passionate about the Community Foundation model and about inspiring others to get involved too!
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Nelson couples endowment to Schools
School students and their whānau in the Hurunui are excited and grateful to Nelson couple John and Irina Wares, who established funds to support the aspirations of 2 local schools and their students – forever.
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Project Jonah
Aotearoa New Zealand has one of the highest rates of whale strandings in the world, with an average of approximately 300 strandings each year.
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Motueka Riding for the Disabled
This year, riders included students from the local high school who benefitted from a programme supporting them to re-engage with school.
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Craigs Christmas Giving benefits four charities
The teams at Craigs Investment Partners in Nelson and Blenheim spend 12 months ‘saving-up’ for Christmas Giving.
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Banded Rail project enhancing lives of birds and people
The Battle for the Banded Rail (B4BR) project to restore thriving birdlife to the Waimea Inlet is also enhancing the lives of Salisbury School students.
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Nurturing future Conservationists
Offering children opportunities to experience nature in fun and exciting ways is inspiring future generations to care for our environment.
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Fund for Golden Bay
Our Fisher Fund for Golden Bay was generously seeded by a Golden Bay based couple, “to benefit the Golden Bay Community in areas such as, but not limited to, improving health infrastructure, cultural and arts, environmental, and sporting activities etc.”
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George’s Black Dog swim raises $131,000
Student's swim to raise money for teen mental health exceeds initial goal of $100,000.
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Crossroads’ Christmas a huge success
This happy family were among those who attended the Crossroads Marlborough Christmas dinner.
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Craigs Christmas Giving
Life Linc do fantastic counselling work in our community and are one of the deserving recipients of this year’s Craigs Christmas Giving.
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Generous grant assists Marlborough Sounds flood-affected community
Flood repairs to the popular Te Ara Tuhono Link Pathway track will be possible thanks to a recent grant.
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Generous locals support Richmond RDA
An amazing local couple have seeded a new fund with Top of the South Community Foundation that will support Richmond's cherished Riding for the Disabled, now and into the future!
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Exciting new youth fund launched
Top of the South Community Foundation is excited to announce the launch of a new Nelson Tasman Youth Development Fund.
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The AgeConnect Fund – forever!
Three years ago the AgeConnect Fund was established for Age Concern Nelson Tasman, via a ‘trust transfer’ process, and it
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Grant for riding equipment put to great use
The recent Top of the South Community Foundation grant made to Marlborough Riding for the Disabled enabled the purchase of
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Inspiring gift a game-changer for Foundation
All donor gifts made through the Foundation are amazing, but this piece of news is just simply staggering.
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Beautiful Golden Bay receives amazing gift
New donors Martyn and Susan Fisher have made an exceptional gift to launch our Golden Bay Fund.
Read moreTotal Funds distributed into our Community in 2022 $160,111
2022/2023 Grants Recipient List Through our positive relationship with the Tindall Foundation, helped to facilitate a number of Tindall grants to Top of the South charitable organisations . We have an awesome partnership with Craigs Investment Partners also, and assist Craigs to make Christmas Giving grants.
© Top of the South Community Foundation 2024.
Photos from Nelsontasman.nz, Only Marlborough and Unsplash.
Made with ♥️ by Avoca in Nelson, New Zealand
Photos from Nelsontasman.nz, Only Marlborough and Unsplash.
Made with ♥️ by Avoca in Nelson, New Zealand