Organisations we’ve funded

The following organisations have received funding from the Te Muka Rau Charitable Trust in recent years – or see earlier grants. Te Muka Rau is currently providing around 100k per year to community organisations aligned with our vision and purpose, approximately one third of which is gifted through the generosity of our partners Groundwork: Facilitating Change.

2025-2026Te Hiwa a MāhakiSupporting youth transitioning from state care in Hawkes Bay$7,000
2025-2026Road II redemptionSupporting rehabilitation and redemption for prisoners and deportees$7,000
2025-2026Manaaki CollectiveSocial cohesion research and monitoring$5,000
2025-2026Te Tōpūtanga o te Mauri ManatōpūCulturally responsive palliative care in rural Māori communities$5,000
2025-2026Action StationBuilding understanding and support for Te Tiriti o Waitangi$15,000
2025-2026Pae tū Mōkai o TauiraOperating costs for restoration of Wairarapa Moana$5,000
2025-2026Weaving our worldsResearch and advocacy on Te Tiriti$10,000
2025-2026Kotare TrustSupporting Tiriti educators to build coalitions and collaborate$5,000
2025-2026Four donations of $1,000 were contributed to support local community initiatives$4,000
2024-2025Aotearoa Refugee and Migrant ServicesSupport to culturally and linguistically diverse communities.$5,000
2024-2025Tiriti Action Group – PōnekePōneke region support and manaakitanga for upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi$6,000
2024-2025Wgtn Homeless Women’s TrustOperating expenses$5,500
2024-2025STIR (Stop Institutional Racism)Nationwide support and manaakitanga for upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi$2,000
2023-2024Whatuma Management GroupHapū wānanga and manaakitanga for the restoration of Lake Whatumā$5,000
2023-2024Community ResearchSupport for disseminating the Independent Panel report on understanding police delivery$5,000
2024-2025Te Wai Mauri NurseryEquipment for native plant propagation and riparian planting$7,000
2024-2025Waiwhetū maraeCollaborative funding to support Te Āti Awa aspirations$5,000
2024-2025The Gift TrustCollaborative funding to support social cohesion$20,000
2024-2025Te Hiwa a MāhakiSupporting youth transitioning from state care in Hawkes Bay$10,000
2024-2025Nōna te AoEducational and career opportunities for rural rangatahi$5,000
2024-2025Te Ngākau Kahukura o te Awa KairangiWānanga series for takatāpui youth in Hutt Valley$5,000
2024-2025Road II redemptionWānanga exploring rehabilitation and redemption for prisoners and deportees$7,000
2024-2025Five donations of $1,000 were contributed to support local community initiatives $5,000
2023-2024He Oranga WhānauHealing wānanga for wahine Māori$2,000
2023-2024Tuatua VillageWānanga series for rangatahi knowledge building$8,000
2023-2024Maia CollectiveMentoring and support to wahine Māori Mums$5,000
2023-2024Toi OrangaSupport for the retention and transmission of tā moko$5,000
2023-2024Nas,Workshops for BIPOC people targeted by racism and capacity building$5,000
2023-2024Cross-PolynateSharing how Pacific rangatahi navigate between Pacific, Māori & Western worldviews$5,700
2023-2024Stir – Stop Institutional RacismSupport for Tiriti-based future 2024 – an online event exploring decolonisation and anti-racism$7,500
2023-2024Manaaki CollectiveSupport for people targeted by racism$5,000
2023-2024Tauiwi TautokoCommunity weaving and volunteer support$5,750
2023-2024Action StationEncouraging people to get out and vote$10,000
2023-2024Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Māori WardensContribution to operating costs$2,000
2023-2024Common Unity Project AotearoaContribution to operating costs$3,000
2023-2024Road II RedemptionWānanga exploring rehabilitation and redemption for prisoners and deportees$10,000
2023-2024Hei Tātou PounamuPost-sentence restorative process for offenders, victims and their whānau$10,000
2023-2024Waiwhetū maraeCollaborative funding to support for Te Āti Awa aspirations$10,000
2023-2024Seven donations of $1,000 or less were contributed to support local community initiatives$5,300
2022-2023RorekaInteractive Te Reo-based children’s games and book$5,000
2022-2023Basic Income New ZealandTravel costs$1,500
2022-2023Manaaki CollectiveOperating costs$5,000
2022-2023Manaaki MatakaoaSupporting the carers post Cyclone in Tairawhiti$1,000
2022-2023Rongoitekai MaraeWhānau and rangatahi support post Cyclone in Ruatoria$4,000
2022-2023East Coast ExchangeBrokering community needs and assistance post Cyclone$2,500
2022-2023Project RangatahiWhānau and rangatahi support post Cyclone in Wairoa$7,500
2022-2023Te Aroha Kanarahi TrustSupporting carers and whānau post Cyclone Gabrielle$5,000
2022-2023STIRMarae-based cyclone recovery support in Wairoa$2,500
2022-2023Te AwhiorangiTe Oranga Pūmanawa – rangatahi wellbeing programme and cyclone recovery$15,000
2022-2023Ngāti Apa ki te Rā TōPito Mata Wānanga – build whānau connection to land and whakapapa$6,000
2022-2023Jade GibsonMarae-based trapping programme and training for rangatahi$2,500
2022-2023Ka hao te rangatahiAssisting whānau who are gang affiliated with nurturing their rangatahi$5,000
2022-2023MamiaMarae-based support for young Mums and babies in Heretaunga and cyclone recovery$20,000
2022-2023Te Tai o AwateaReconnecting whānau with waka voyaging, raranga, reo and other matauranga Māori$10,000
2022-2023Humanity MattersHuman rights education on race, ethnicity, sexuality and gender$7,500
2022-2023Six donations of $1,000 or less to support local community initiatives$5,900