Deadline: 30-Apr-25
Submissions are now open for the Acorn Foundation’s Funding Program.
Priorities
- Access to housing:
- Improve the accessibility of owning or renting a safe, healthy home.
- Provide wraparound housing support for tenants or owner-occupiers of sub-standard homes.
- Reduce inequity in the home and community:
- Promote initiatives for youth aged 14 -24 that help unlock the potential of rangatahi and/or enhance their safety and wellbeing.
- Wellness:
- Provide access to counselling or mental health support.
- Support organisations who work with people with disabilities and/or their careers.
- Reduce the impacts of substance abuse.
- Fund other health-based organisations with local staff members that support vulnerable sectors of the community and/or provide respite services (please note, Acorn is not a general health funder.)
- Limited funding also available for donor-directed interest in the following areas:
- Organisations supporting people with medical treatment or conditions
- Organisations supporting children with specific health or education needs
- Organisations benefiting the deaf
- Organisations providing animal welfare and/or training of assistance dogs
- Safety:
- Reduce the impact of violence and harm in the home and community
- Support the victims of sexual harm
- Support the victims of child abuse
- Kaupapa Māori initiatives supporting:
- Māori-led activities, programmes or organisations that strengthen Māori cultural identity, including Te Reo, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori.
- Fund initiatives that uphold the aspirations of tangata whenua, ensuring sustainability and growth of Māori communities.
- Marae programmes or services fitting within Acorn’s priority areas.
- Building stronger communities:
- Enhance resilience, promote inclusion and provide connections for everyone in the region, including the diverse, marginalised and immigrant communities.
- Promote activities or programmes that help build knowledge of local history to develop positive collective futures.
- Support, empower and help build the capacity of local charitable organisations.
- Caring for the environment to nurture sustainability practices that enhance the well-being of the Western Bay of Plenty for future generations.
Funding Information
- There is currently an upper limit of $10,000 per application for both Acorn and Tindall funding.
Who can apply?
- Charities and community organisations that benefit the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
- The Western Bay of Plenty region encompasses the following areas: Waihi Beach, Katikati, Kaimai, Tauranga, Te Puke and Maketu, including Paengaora, Pongakawa and Pukehina.
- Acorn also distributes funds on behalf of The Tindall Foundation in both the Western BOP and Eastern BOP regions.
- The Eastern Bay of Plenty includes the districts around Whakatane, Opotiki and Kawerau, but excludes Rotorua, Minginui and Murupara.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Acorn doesn’t fund the following categories:
- Individuals (other than via donor-directed scholarships and awards)
- Groups that are not registered
- The purchase of capital assets where the total item cost exceeds $5,000 [i.e., Acorn will not provide $5,000 to contribute towards a capital asset exceeding this value.]
- Core education
- Sports clubs or school events
- Overseas travel (other than through scholarships)
- Religious or political advocacy
- Retrospective claims
For more information, visit Acorn Foundation.
