NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • Deloitte Fast 50
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / New Zealand

Acorn Foundation announces $3.2m in community funding

SunLive
18 Sep, 2024 04:01 AM4 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
Acorn Foundation marketing and events co-ordinator Frances Mole with Jim McCrone of Sailability Tauranga. Photo supplied.
Acorn Foundation marketing and events co-ordinator Frances Mole with Jim McCrone of Sailability Tauranga. Photo supplied.

Acorn Foundation marketing and events co-ordinator Frances Mole with Jim McCrone of Sailability Tauranga. Photo supplied.

272 charitable organisations and scholarship programmes will benefit from this year’s Acorn Foundation distributions, marking a 10% increase in endowment giving and almost $20m in community funding since Acorn’s inception in 2003.

Acorn Foundation CEO Lori Luke said the number of charitable organisations and scholarship programmes receiving funding this year is 20% higher than last year, including 30 organisations which are first-time recipients in 2024.

”Our ability to give back to this region is thanks to the generosity of our incredible donors. Our donors are enabling us to create a lasting impact that will ripple across the region for generations to come.”

Applications received for Acorn’s unrestricted grants increased by 40% this year, reflecting the funding challenges faced by the community sector in 2024. Applications are evaluated based on Acorn’s priorities, which are approved each year by the Board based on the needs that the staff and Distributions Committee identify.

This year’s priorities included a specific focus on those in the community with disabilities and their caregivers.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

”These groups were highlighted as particularly vulnerable in the Vital Update – Tauranga 2023 research,” explained Luke.

“Acorn was able to support organisations doing excellent work with locals with physical, intellectual and learning differences.

”The annual distributions include donations from the Acorn Vital Impact Fund, which focuses on areas of greatest need in the Western Bay of Plenty.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

”With ongoing concerns about residents’ access to food due to cost-of-living issues, this year’s Acorn’s Vital Impact Fund was targeted specifically towards organisations working in the food security space,” said Luke.

The Vital Impact Fund provided grants to seven different organisations which cover a range of food support, including:

• Tauranga Community Foodbank

• Good Neighbour

• Super Support

• The Hub Te Puke

• Under the Stars

• Ōtūmoetai Social Supermarket

• Kura Kai

Super Support - a food security collaboration between Tauranga Foodbank, Good Neighbour, AgeConcern, Here to Help u, Bay Financial Mentors and Tauranga City Council - was an easy application to approve in this year’s distribution round.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

“We have an increasing concern about the affordability of food for the renting elderly,” explained Luke.

“Super Support provides a free service of pre-cooked meals, basic pantry supplies and wrap-around support directly for those over 65′s who are finding it difficult to afford healthy food.

Tanya Smith of Age Concern said, “What we have seen and heard is, if older residents are struggling with dental expenses, health costs, rent, and food price rises with no income other than superannuation, purchasing food is on the bottom of their list.

”Acorn Foundation donors support the community via a range of ways, including through gifts in wills and living giving, where a 33% tax credit is available.

Called endowment, or legacy, giving, the original gift is invested, and a portion of the investment returns are distributed to causes or organisations selected by Acorn donors.

Year after year, the foundation supports charities that have been named, causes that have been selected, and allocates unrestricted funds through the volunteer Distributions Committee based on applications received.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

”Endowment giving reached $2.5 million this year, up 10%, providing phenomenal, ongoing support to the local region,” says Lori.

Acorn donor Noeline Campbell said it’s about enduring giving.

”If you set up an endowment fund with Acorn, it will be there after you have died. Income will be generated to fund those charities you supported when you were alive.

“You get to experience the joy of giving during your lifetime, and you know that it will continue to have an increasing effect long after you have gone. Isn’t that wonderful?”

Acorn Foundation legacy giving manager Campbell Higgins said with September being Wills Month, it is a great time to consider reaching out to Acorn to discuss leaving a gift in your will to celebrate the causes or organisations that matter most to you.

”It is such a privilege for our team to work with Acorn’s fantastic donors, supporters and volunteers whose generosity has enabled the Acorn Foundation to make this significant impact on the Western Bay of Plenty today and to build an enduring legacy for tomorrow.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

“We hope more and more locals see the unique benefits this type of giving can provide to charitable organisations across the region.

“We’d love to speak to them about the causes that are closest to their hearts.”

Find out more at: www.acornfoundation.org.nz

Save
    Share this article

Latest from New Zealand

Live
New Zealand

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Auckland, concerns intense rainfall will cause flash flooding

New Zealand

Severe thunderstorm watch in place for Northland, Auckland and Coromandel

Watch
New Zealand

Jackson Ball a double Hawk and a Wisconsin Badger


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Recommended for you

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Auckland, concerns intense rainfall will cause flash flooding
New Zealand

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Auckland, concerns intense rainfall will cause flash flooding

Gunman on loose in central New York City ‘neutralised’ amid reports cop killed
World

Gunman on loose in central New York City ‘neutralised’ amid reports cop killed

Power outages, flooding in Northland: Rain watch upgraded to warning
Northern Advocate

Power outages, flooding in Northland: Rain watch upgraded to warning

'Phenomenally talented': 12-year-old just misses out on medal at world champs
Sport

'Phenomenally talented': 12-year-old just misses out on medal at world champs

Former My Kitchen Rules star faces assault allegations
World

Former My Kitchen Rules star faces assault allegations

Trial of music teacher accused of sexually abusing teen girl hangs on movie night kiss
World

Trial of music teacher accused of sexually abusing teen girl hangs on movie night kiss



Latest from New Zealand

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Auckland, concerns intense rainfall will cause flash flooding
Live
New Zealand

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Auckland, concerns intense rainfall will cause flash flooding

Multiple heavy rain warnings have been issued in regions across New Zealand.

29 Jul 12:51 AM
Severe thunderstorm watch in place for Northland, Auckland and Coromandel
New Zealand

Severe thunderstorm watch in place for Northland, Auckland and Coromandel

Watch
29 Jul 12:43 AM
Jackson Ball a double Hawk and a Wisconsin Badger
New Zealand

Jackson Ball a double Hawk and a Wisconsin Badger

28 Jul 11:08 PM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP
search by queryly Advanced Search