Local Donation Managers

Local Donation Managers
Donations Focus Areas
Donations Exclusions

Local Donation Managers are trusted partners of The Tindall Foundation, helping to distribute small, locally targeted donations ranging from $500 to $15,000, that help progress the overall focus areas of the Foundation.

We rely on our 23 Local Donation Managers across Aotearoa to help bring decision‑making closer to communities. These organisations are deeply embedded in their local or faith communities and use their deep local knowledge to assess applications and allocate support where they will have the greatest community impact.

If you are seeking support to deliver a local initiative, project or service that contributes to our overall outcomes you will apply directly to one of the Local Donation Managers within your region.

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Our Focus Areas

LDM’s distribute donations to support organisations working towards TTFs core outcomes.

Regional & Faith-Based LDMs Only

Parents and caregivers are empowered and supported to provide the best start in life for their babies and young children

Our Local Focus:

  • Enhancing wellbeing for women and birthing parents, and nurturing strong parent-child bonds in the early years of children's lives 
  • Supporting whānau with tailored early interventions that promote emotional regulation, build resilience, and prevent pathways into the justice system
  • Empowering children in foster care to advocate for their wellbeing and influence the care system
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Regional & Faith-Based LDMs Only

Equitable and affordable access to life’s essential needs such as safe, secure housing/shelter, nourishing food and reliable energy 

Our Local Focus:

  • Partnership with the community housing sector on affordable housing
  • Systems change and community-led initiatives that strengthen food security, food sovereignty, and access to clean drinking water
  • Community-led housing repairs focused on improving living conditions and health outcomes
  • Community-driven energy systems in rural and underserved areas and support services for affordable energy
  • Mechanisms for households to avoid high-cost intergenerational debt
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Regional & Faith-Based LDMs Only

People know who they are and where they come from, feel safe in their identity and experience a strong sense of belonging

Our Local Focus:

  • Supporting trans, takatāpui and intersex people to feel safe, connected, visible and a strong sense of belonging - with access to resources and services that uphold their rights and wellbeing
  • Amplifying the  leadership, influence, visibility, and representation of Māori and Pasifika
  • Protecting and revitalising Māori and Pasifika, culture and traditional practices, to strengthen identity and representation
  • Strengthening social cohesion in communities by fostering inclusion, trust and shared purpose
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Regional & Faith-Based LDMs Only

Communities are resourced and self-sufficient, driving local solutions and long-term wellbeing

Our Local Focus:

  • Building capacity, capability and leadership for intergenerational wellbeing in communities
  • Empowering communities with resources to enable locally led solutions
  • Supporting place-based innovation and enterprise to grow, flourish and strengthen whānau resilience
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Regional & Faith-Based LDMs Only

Equitable access to opportunities and pathways that enable Rangatahi/young people to lead empowered and self-determined lives

Our Local Focus:

  • Locally-led access to opportunities and career pathways that enable rangatahi/young people to lead empowered and self-determined lives.
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WWF - Environmental LDM Only

Thriving, healthy, biodiverse ecosystems and clean energy that supports climate resilience, and sustains future generations

Our Local Focus:

  • Empowering local communities and young people to protect and restore Aotearoa's native habitats and species through hands-on conservation, education, and matauranga Māori
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The Tindall Foundation does not fund:

Charitable Status

To receive a donation from TTF, you must show charitable purpose. This includes being a charitable trust, incorporated society, or marae.

Companies without charitable status must clearly demonstrate the charitable purpose of the initiative seeking funding and show how the not‑for‑profit activity is separated from any for‑profit operations. If you do not meet these requirements, you may be able to receive a donation through an Umbrella organisation. Please contact one of our team to support you in this.

Focus Areas Outside Our Scope

The Tindall Foundation cannot support:

  • Medical or clinical services, including care, equipment, research, or facilities related to physical health, mental health, or addiction. This includes initiatives where eligibility is based on physical health, mental health, or addiction related needs or challenges.
  • Disability services, including services, care, equipment, research, or facilities where eligibility is based on living with a disability.
  • Core education, including curriculum‑related activities in schools, early childhood centres, or tertiary institutions (e.g. programmes, scholarships, equipment).
  • Sport and recreation, including sports clubs, events, trips, competitions, and sporting equipment.
  • Arts, drama, performing arts, museums, and galleries.
  • Animal charities. 
  • Religious or political advocacy, including religious advancement, political lobby groups, lobbying, or promotional/marketing campaigns.

Ineligible Expenditure Types 

The Tindall Foundation cannot support:

  • Buildings, land, capital works/assets, vehicles, or property purchases.
  • Support for individuals, including scholarships, international travel to conferences or events, or personal research.
  • Personal loans.
  • Endowment funds.
  • Venture capital initiatives.
  • Sponsorships.

Location Restrictions

The Tindall Foundation cannot support:

  • Overseas projects or travel, including international initiatives, travel expenses, and exchange programmes.

Timing Restrictions

The Tindall Foundation cannot support:

  • Urgent or retrospective applications.

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