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Generosity that delivers

Are you passionate about making a difference in the Waikato? Do you want to be certain your giving will be effective?

Momentum Waikato is your local community foundation. We provide people from all walks of life with giving solutions, through a ‘smart giving’ model that adds value now and forever.

To help nurture and build the strength and capacity of Waikato’s communities, we connect generous donors with proven charities and projects across the wider Waikato - from Pokeno to the Coromandel in the north, to Te Kuiti and Tokoroa in the south.

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Giving Stories

Donella enjoys simple and perpetual charitable giving

Donella Graney likes to give back to her community, so being in a position to do so, has made regular donations to a range of local and national charities for some years.

‘A tree with many leaves of opportunity’ for Maaori in health

The determination that others must follow in her footsteps has led a successful young doctor to team up with a senior colleague to create a new philanthropic investment fund dedicated to getting more Maaori into the health sector.

Waikato business owners dedicating their profits to passion

Heather and Rod Claycomb are seeing lives changed across the world thanks to their unique family charity that supports social entrepreneurs to start new businesses for the benefit of people in need.

Bunny’s bequest grows Mortimer legacy

Throughout their lifetimes, Bunny and John Mortimer were exceptionally generous and supportive to their community, most notably with their gifting of Taitua Arboretum to the city of Hamilton.

'Our gift to the Waikato will flow on into the future'

Leaving a bequest in their Wills towards the future of the Waikato is an important priority for a couple looking to give back to the region they love to call home.

Theatre an investment in kids’ future: Feisst

A top company director’s passion for supporting young people has prompted him to back the Waikato Regional Theatre.

CREATE YOUR LEGACY

Leave a bequest

You donate your time and money in your community and readily provide ongoing support to charities or causes dear to you.

Perhaps the most significant charitable decision you will make in your lifetime is whether to leave a gift in your Will, a bequest, to support a charity or your community. Getting this right can be a challenge, you want to be confident you’re making the best call.

An ideal solution is leaving a bequest to create your own named fund at Momentum Waikato, or to one or more of our existing philanthropic investment funds, guaranteeing perpetual income for what you care about.

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SUPPORT A CAUSE

Donate to local communities’ funds

Momentum Waikato manages a range of philanthropic investment funds set up by individuals and organisations that are open to public donations.

Your donation to one of our funds helps grow the income it grants to the charity or cause it supports.

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