How To Power The Arts

Since 2000, we’ve been on a mission to build a culture of giving to the arts: a growing movement of people who believe artists and creatives are central to a thriving Aotearoa New Zealand. We invest in the most important capital of all: people.

2001 Laureates Dame Gaylene Preston DNZM, Phil Dadson ONZM, Kate De Goldi, and Michael Parekōwhai.

The Impact You'll Have

Thanks to the support of people like you, we award New Zealand’s most outstanding artists: Icon Whakamana Hiranga, Laureates, and Springboarders.

We help New Zealand’s creatives fundraise for their projects on Boosted, facilitating on average $1.8M+ in crowdfunding per year.

We advocate that creativity is essential for New Zealanders — through annual roadshows, video story-telling and getting the arts into the media.

Ways to Join

Kotahi Membership

$500

Make an annual donation and become part of our giving collective, Kotahi – one voice for the arts.
You’ll be the first to know about major arts events and moments, receive exclusive invites to events around the country (plus 2 tickets to the arts party of the year, our Laureate Awards Party in Spring!) and we’ll recognise your name as an arts backer. Join as a couple or on your own!

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Kotahi Membership + Donation

From $1,500 – $25,000

Make a deeper impact by adding a gift to your membership from $1,500+.

See the Kotahi Giving Levels
Major Giver

From $25,000 – $35,000 .

The most significant and direct support we offer artists is through our Awards – Icon Whakamana Hiranga, Laureates and Springboards
If you want to join some radically generous givers across the motu funding specific awards, get in touch with Jo at jo@thearts.co.nz.

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Bequests

Leave a lasting legacy and help secure the long term future of creativity in Aotearoa by investing in the ultimate capital: people.
Talk to us about how you can leave a significant gift. Whether it’s to artists, or to the organisation, Todd would love to hear from you. Email him at todd@thearts.co.nz.

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Give on Boosted

$5 and above

Check out the creative projects crowdfunding now on Boosted and help make them happen. Give anywhere from $5, and know you’ve played a part in supporting creativity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Any givers of $10,000 or more across the year automatically become part of Kotahi.

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Bring a crowd, back the arts!
Host a Great New Zealand Arts Dinner Party, Buy a DIY Arts Dinner Pack, or host your own Kotahi event at your place.

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Back the Arts through Business

Looking for a partnership that gets you across the country, into broad communities, and gives you unprecedented access to New Zealand’s greatest creatives? The Arts Foundation has flagship events and multiple touch points depending on your goals. Get in touch!

Partner with Us

DONATE people, if you connect with the entity or the work, step up and back it – you can’t take the dollars with you. Buy tickets endlessly for shows – even if you can’t go – give them away. Perform random acts of kindness. If we are lucky to have some abundance, then why not pass it on.”

Lisa Bates MNZM, Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Giver

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Our Giving Collective – Kotahi

Major Givers

Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM
Kathy & Chris Parkin (The Parkin Gift)

$30,000 annual gift for a Laureate Award

Burr/Tatham Trust
Glenn & Sonja Hawkins
Hall Cannon
Jillian Friedlander
Joanna Hickman
John & Jo Gow
Liz Aitken & Rob Morgan
Murray Crane, The Crane Foundation
Sir Roger Hall
Sir Roy McKenzie, Vista Foundation and the NZ Film Commission

$25,000 annual gift for a Springboard Award

Dr. Fiona Pardington & Starkwhite
Todd Foundation
Ann & Jamie Selkirk
The Edgar Family

$30,000+ gift for a Children's Award

The Mallinson Rendel Trust (awarded every second year)
Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM (awarded every second year)

$30,000 Major Gifts

Kent Gardner
Russ Wilkinson & Sally Aberhart

Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship

This fellowship has been made possible by the generosity of the Winn-Manson Menton Trust and 84 generous writers, individuals, book clubs and literary trusts.

Harriet Friedlander Residency

The residency is made possible by the Harriet Friedlander Trust.

Arts Champion $10,500+ annually

Pien Faulkner
Gill & Paul Kendrick
Julian & Lizanne Knights
Keith & Rhonda Lloyd
Lane Neave
Jenny & Andrew Smith

Mark Maker $5,500+ annually

Marion Botherway
Janice Cowdy
Bentley De Beyer & Dean Sharpe
Anna & Sam Dickie
Victoria & Hamish Edgar
Holly Erskine & Brad Spence
Phoebe & Michael Fulton
Sarah Hutchings
Sarah & David Kidd
Kate Lane
Anita Luxton & John O'Sullivan
Nicola McNaughton & Geoffrey Spong
Leaanne O'Sullivan & Andrew Vincent
Dame Patsy Reddy & Sir David Gascoigne
Gabrielle Tasman & Ken Lawn
Sue & Ben Waymouth

Arts Backer $1,500+ annually

Nina & Rick Acland
Philippa Archibald
Catherine & Peter Baddeley
Kriselle Baker & Richard Douglas
Sue Batley & Robert Hole
Maria Bradley & Paddy Baxter
Judy & Ken Buck
Miranda Burdon & Andrew Wallace
Tiff & Peter Campbell
Fleur & Daz Caulton
Tim Clarke & Tessa O'Rorke
Angela and Mark Clatworthy
Geoffrey & Moira Clews
Frances & Andrew Crombie
Gina Dellabarca
Rachel de Lambert
Karen & Hamish Doig
Simone Flight
Kate Fortune
Lorena Giallonardo & Alex Gimenez
Jo & Terry Gould
Juliet & Hamish Gray
Toss Grumley
Andrea Hammond & Geoff Dawson
Suzanne & Peter Hausmann
Joanna Hickman
Annabel & John Holland
Jade & Ben Hurst
Penny & Bryan Hutchins
John Leuthart
Amelia McCammon & Philip Andrew
Robin McCoubrey & Caroline Laband
Leigh & Donald Melville
Bill Moran
Sophie & Simon Moutter
Julie Nevett
Sally & Dougal Paterson
Phillida Perry
Louise & Neville Porter
Max Powers & Steve Jillings
Lisa Reihana
Lyn & Bruce Robertson
Bill & Karen Robinson
Humphry & Debra Rolleston
Karen Ross
Monica Ryan
Lou Sanson
Kim Schofield
Charlotte Sellar & Family
Pam & Brian Stevenson
Juliet Tainui-Hernández & Javier Hernández
Pip Taylor
Kit Toogood
Rachel & James Wadham
Linda & Warwick Webb

Arts Follower $500+ annually

Jo Allison
David Alsop
Nikki Apse
Christine Arden & Mark Robson
Hon. Margaret Austin
Lisa Bates
Rebecca & James Beale
Grant Biggar & Sandra Aughton
Jo & Alistair Blair
Janette and James Borthwick
Rachel Burt & Nick Churchouse
Loretta & Andrew Bush
Marisa Cameron & Stephen Jancys
Tracy Cameron
Nicki Carter
Maria & David Cole
Josephine Connor
Jonty Crane
Lianne Dalziel
Lizzie de Lambert
Aroha Duff & Toby Downton
Joanne Edwards & Taine Randell
Deb Fahey
Angelina & Paul Farry
Colleen Flemmer & David Stretch
Sue Fisher
Meng Foon
Michelle Freeman
Sara & Rob Fyfe
Heather Galbraith
Deborah & Ross George
Jannie & Brian Gillman
Pip Greenwood & Dave Gibson
Grace Hall & Phil Bain
Marianne & Guy Hargreaves
Danielle & Michael Harper
Jenny Harper
Emily Henlein & Mike Lakeman
Miranda Huston & Erik Barnes
Georgie and Kris Inglis
Gwen Isaac
Jillian & Dick Jardine
Sam Johnson
Miriama Kamo & Mike Dreaver
Debby & David Kerr
Debra Kidd
Jodie King
Helen Klisser During
Josie & Matt Lambert
Simone Lanham & Geoff Sewell
Anna Lawrence & Chris Parke
Aaron Leech
Julianne Liebeck & Conor Patton
Brian & Mary Matthis
Jenny May
Deborah McCormick
Alister McDonald
Tess & Grant McLauchlan
Storm McVay & Miles Yeoman
Fiona Mogridge
Danae Mossman & Simon Robinson
Stacey & Rod Naish
Anna & Ben Nathan
Emily & Sam Nelson
Anne Noble
Christine & Derek Nolan
Bryna O'Brien
Sally O'Brien & Fletcher Pilditch
Rachel & Jason Paris
Andrew Patterson
Jane & Andrew Petersen
Rachel Qi
Rebecca Roberts
Gemma Ross & Cameron Wilson
Nadine Rubin Nathan
Yvonne Sanders & Roger Donald
Laura & Paul Savory
Shirley Stevens
Vivienne Stone & Sean McCready
Monique & Alan Sutcliffe
Ben & Debra Taylor
Sophie Tripp & Andy Hurley
Emily & James Usmar
Pat & Karen Vinaccia
Ciska Vogelzang & Neil Tyson
Rebecca & James von Dadelszen
Webb's
Robert Watson
Janine & Charles Williams
Chelsea Winstanley
Caitlin & Michael Wright
Tessa Yeoman
Stephen Peterson

Vice-Regal Patron

Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand

Founding Patrons

Sir Roderick & Gillian, Lady Deane
Sir Eion & Lady Jan Edgar
Dame Jenny Gibbs
Fran & Geoff Ricketts
Sir John & Teena, Lady Todd

Lifetime Patrons

Josh Bailey
Bridget & Gary Brent
Ros & Philip Burdon
Richard & Frances Cathie
The Chartwell Trust
Christine & Richard Didsbury
Jan & Trevor Farmer
Keith & Helen Ferguson
Harriet Friedlander Scholarship Trust
Garth & Lisa Gallaway
Dame Jenny Gibbs
John & Jo Gow
Ernest & Catherine Henshaw
Caroline Hutchison & Henry van Asch
David Levene Foundation
Ann MallinsonSir William & Lois
Manchester Trust
Peter & Joanna Masfen
Fay Pankhurst
Andrew Bowker & Gail Pearson
Nancy & Spencer Radford
Judith & Brian Robinson
Dian & David Ross
Deborah Sellar
Ainsley Walter & Mark Stewart
Jenny Sutton
Jim & Susan Wakefield
Sir Miles Warren
Anonymous

Bequests

Graeme Cammick
David Carson-Parker
Carole Ada Cliff
Kelvin & Valerie Grant
Sir John Todd

Kotahi Patronage Donors

2016 - John & Jo Gow
2014 - Jack Richard
2013 - Todd Family
2011 - The Chartwell Trust
2010 - Gus & Irene Fisher
2009 - Dame Adrienne Stewart
2008 - Gillian & Roderick Deane
2007 - Dame Jenny Gibbs
2006 - Denis & Verna Adam

Honorary Lifetime Partner

Forsyth Barr

Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM
Kathy & Chris Parkin (The Parkin Gift)

Burr/Tatham Trust
Glenn & Sonja Hawkins
Hall Cannon
Jillian Friedlander
Joanna Hickman
John & Jo Gow
Liz Aitken & Rob Morgan
Murray Crane, The Crane Foundation
Sir Roger Hall
Sir Roy McKenzie, Vista Foundation and the NZ Film Commission

Dr. Fiona Pardington & Starkwhite
Todd Foundation
Ann & Jamie Selkirk
The Edgar Family

The Mallinson Rendel Trust (awarded every second year)
Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM (awarded every second year)

Kent Gardner
Russ Wilkinson & Sally Aberhart

This fellowship has been made possible by the generosity of the Winn-Manson Menton Trust and 84 generous writers, individuals, book clubs and literary trusts.