Our Projects

In response to the 2024 Port Hills fire this fund has been established to assist with the regeneration of endemic natives in the impacted area.

There is scientific evidence that natives are more fire resistant and can significantly contribute to the resilience and protection of at-risk ecosystems and communities.

The funds raised will be actively managed by The Christchurch Foundation and distributed with support of the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust and Te Kākahu Kahukura. These two reputable entities are already working in the impacted area and have extensive experience in the establishment of native plants in a best practice manner with participating landowners (private/public and charitable).

Funding could be applied not only to securing new plants but could also include pest management, weeding and other activities to support the regeneration of the area safely.

The intent is to help increase the fire protection on the port hills as well as also increasing the biodiversity of the area.

The Green Philanthropy Fund has been developed to accelerate positive environmental change in Waitaha Canterbury.

Future thinking must be applied to quickly address the big environmental issues we are facing. Our goal is to make it easier for businesses and individuals to give to science-led innovation, and to increase the pool of funding available to those individuals and groups striving to improve and protect our ecosystems.

The Christchurch Foundation was set up to ensure that philanthropy in Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri could operate in a cohesive and effective way that has impact. With this in mind, we are looking for Patrons who want to be part of that legacy, through an annual contribution towards our operational overheads.

Rāpaki School Restoration: A Legacy for the Future

Built in the 1870’s, Rāpaki School stands proudly as a rare surviving example of a 19th-century building within a Ngāi Tahu settlement. The school served as a vital educational centre for local children for 70 years. After its closure following WW2, it became a hub for hapū meetings, a preschool for local children and a base for Tangata Tiaki (guardians of local marine environment).

Today, facing the need for preservation, a dedicated restoration project is underway.

The Christchurch Foundation is supporting the crowd source campaign to raise the final funding for this project. A small administration fee is being charged to undertake this.
Please join us in safeguarding this cultural treasure and ensuring its legacy lives on.

Join our giving circle to support women and girls in Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri. A giving circle is a form of collective giving whereby a group of people pool their individual donations and then jointly decide how and where the funds should be distributed. Individually each contribution makes an impact, but jointly it is amplified having a much greater impact in the community.

The Christchurch Foundation is lucky enough to work with an incredible donor, Joy Shivas who has funded the establishment of our Women's Entrepreneurship Fund.

Women have a special role in sport. This fund is designed to nurture and inspire women and girl’s participation in sport, by providing funding to support individuals (athletes, coaches, and officials) based in greater Ōtautahi Christchurch, to grow their exposure and success, and then share their stories to younger athletes. Join our fund ambassador Gemma McCaw to play your part.

Our city has a proud history of women facilitating ground-breaking societal change. In order to recognise this, and to ensure this proud legacy continues, we have formed this fund to support women and girls in Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri who are change-makers.

We can assist you to form an endowment fund to ensure your dreams for Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri come true. An endowment is a gift that lasts forever, growing over time and passing on valuable funds to the causes you care about, forever.

The Christchurch Foundation is increasingly asked by business leaders about how they give back to their community in a way that has business benefits, and more and more we are being asked for advice around Corporate social responsibility (CSR). That's why we have established Better City Business. This is a CSR support programme designed for businesses in Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri.

Meridian and The Christchurch Foundation partnered in 2019 to create a corridor of Tūī Tucker across Banks Peninsula and into Christchurch central city so as to bring back the iconic sound of Tūī song into our CBD and your backyard. Thousands of plants have been put into the ground and now you can play your part, in helping this work thrive.

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Shirley Boys School, as they transfer $100,000 from the CV Gallagher Trust into a Donor Advised Fund with The Christchurch Foundation. This strategic move aims to reduce operational costs and expand the availability of scholarships, allowing us to help them make even bigger impact on the lives of deserving students.

Growing Givers. We bring you Generation Give a programme that helps grow the capability of young leaders with a particular passion for the not-for-profit sector.

The RAINBOW Endowment Fund that will provide support and a positive profile to the LGBTQIA+ community, forever.

The Our People, Our City Education Fund is a long-term legacy for the identified children of the Shaheed (those killed) and Bullet Injured in the mosque attacks on 15 March 2019 in Christchurch New Zealand.

Help us fund a new home for the Alexandra Shackleton.

A fund focused on developing a systematic approach to increase diversity and inclusion in sport, with an emphasis on aiding ethnic minorities to participate safely, and feel welcome, in the wider sporting community of greater Ōtautahi Christchurch.

11 years ago greater Christchurch changed forever. 11 years later we are ensuring this part of our story is never forgotten.

Join our Christchurch Foundation Volunteer database and be updated when there are new opportunities to volunteer in greater Ōtautahi Christchurch.

In 2022 The Christchurch Foundation offered a programme to help grow the capability of young professional leaders with a particular interest in the not-for-profit sector. It is called The Philanthropy Internship.

You can make a general gift to greater Ōtautahi Christchurch, and we'll take all the work out of it and manage it for you.

Youth Hub Christchurch will be a turning point in the lives of our city’s young people.

Purchase one of Tim Jarvis's books, Shackleton's Epic or The Unforgiving Minute, as well as his DVD Shackleton: Death or Glory.