Stepping forward while giving back in 2025.

The Christchurch Foundation has transformed into  Kura Tāwhiti – Canterbury Community Foundation , marking an exciting new chapter in how we serve Christchurch City and the Selwyn and Waimakariri districts.   It was important for our name to represent the whole region, and our approach to building an endowment for this community and place we call home. This pausing and reassessing who we are and what we stand for reflects the shift in our purpose: to build a long-term funding

The Christchurch Foundation is thrilled to introduce our new Board member, Lucy-Mary Mulholland. Lucy-Mary brings a wealth of frontline experience in community development initiatives across Aotearoa, including managing youth-led festivals, community centres and neighbourhood building projects; working as a child therapist in schools; designing placemaking activations; and facilitating strategy development for community and environmental organisations.     She now works as an

The Christchurch Foundation is pleased to announce that it is set to receive operational funding of $220,000 for the 2025-26 financial year, and the following year, subject to final approval.

Our reflections on 2024: a year of change, meaningful connections, progress and collective impact