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Music Development grants now open for application -  Find out more

Funds that support Ōpōtiki
& the Coast communities

The Eastern Bay Community Foundation helps connect you with causes you care about and find out what you would like to support.

If you would like to create a Named Fund, support a Scholarship Opportunity, give to an existing Fund or Pass Through Fund please contact us, we would love to chat with you about how we can help you give back to our community.

Funds can be setup to celebrate excellence, improve health and social wellbeing of our residents, reduce inequality in our communities, preserve our precious environment, our heritage and taonga, supporting music, the arts and cultural activities, and encouraging education and learning for all ages.

 Gifts, donations and bequests made to the Community Foundation are invested thoughtfully.

Every donation made to the Eastern Bay Community Foundation is invested, protected and grown, meaning our donor’s generosity will support our communities needs well into the future. Every year some of the investment income is retained to ensure the fund grows in line with inflation and the balance of the interest income from investments is distributed to nominated charities and causes throughout the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

New Grants Hit the Right Note

A new fund established by one of the Eastern Bay’s most dedicated music advocates is set to help inspire the next generation of local musicians.  Applications opened this week for the EBOP MusicRead more

Giving back to the community you grew up in and love

The Eastern Bay of Plenty has a way of staying with people. Its uniqueness, its people, and even when life leads elsewhere, that sense of belonging doesn’t disappear. For Ross, and his wife JosephiRead more

Ōpōtiki Kiwifruit Growers supporting opportunities on the water

Weekly on the awa, you’ll find them training. Rain or shine, the members of the Kura ki Tai Waka Ama Club are out on the water, honing their skills in one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing sports.Read more

Small acts with big impact, local Starfish Fund supports Ōpōtiki St John Health Shuttle

The Ōpōtiki St John Health Shuttle is a lifeline for our community, with dedicated volunteers ensuring residents can reach vital health appointments in Whakatāne and Tauranga. Whether it’s aRead more

2025 Scholarship Awards

At the recent Eastern Bay Community Foundation Annual Dinner and at the recent Ōpōtiki College Prizegiving we had the pleasure of celebrating and announcing some of the 2025 Scholarship recipients.Read more

A vision for future community healthcare in the Ōpōtiki District

In early March 2025 the Eastern Bay Community Foundation announced the agreement with Ōpōtiki Community Health Trust with the creation of a new community endowment fund – safeguarding and growingRead more

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