News & Stories

We are delighted to welcome Ali Painter as a new volunteer Trustee.

By gifting a donation to Geyser Community Foundation on behalf of your family, friends, colleagues or clients, you’re able to provide something of real value.

November 29th, is Giving Tuesday!

Jenny Lewy is Geyser’s new part-time Grants Co-ordinator.  Originally from Bermuda, she brings an eclectic and unique skill set to the new role.

Parksyde will benefit from the new endowment fund established by the Older Persons Community Centre Trust with the Geyser Community Foundation.

Gifts totalling $38,737 were presented to 36 local community groups, individuals and charities at the Geyser Community Foundation Awards Function held in Rotorua recently.

Local scholarships are set to continue thanks to the Putaruru Veterinary Club Trust re-settling its funds and establishing an endowment fund with the Geyser Community Foundation.

Well-known and respected local lawyer, John Te Manihera Chadwick NZOM died suddenly in Rotorua in 2017.  A man of words and music, he worked selflessly for 30 years with community organisations that made a difference for young people.

Back in 2002, The Warehouse Group founder Sir Stephen Tindall and Tauranga lawyer Bill Holland, discovered a new way of thinking about charity. It was a model that had been operating in the US and Canada for many decades; a movement called “community foundations”.

Whatever it is you want for your community your big dream can happen! Because when you give through Geyser Community Foundation your gift can be invested and grown into an ongoing source of funding that can be used how you decide.

Local law firms in Rotorua and Taupo have been supporting Geyser’s Wills Month promotion for a number of years. During the month of September, our partner firms will make a simple change to an existing will to include a gift to the local community through the Geyser Community Foundation at no charge.

If you are considering leaving a gift in your will, we can help you make yours a lasting legacy for our community – BIG dreams CAN happen! Check out the CFNZ video.

We are pleased to share a copy of our latest Newsletter with you, which we hope you enjoy. Read the highlights here.

This year, seven local community organisations received gifts totalling $45,000 from the Geyser Community Foundation.

This year, four local community organisations received gifts totalling $17,169 from the Geyser Community Foundation.

Well-known Taupo solicitor, Michael Grantham has joined the Geyser Community Foundation Board of Trustees.