TECT congratulates the following organisations who have received funding in the current 2024/2025 year:
Facilities of Regional Significance
Bay Oval Trust | Pavilion Completion | $2,000,000 |
TOTAL | $2,000,000 |
Community Development
Age Concern Tauranga | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
All Aboard Charitable Trust | The Wednesday Challenge | $15,000 |
Alzheimer's Tauranga | Operating Costs | $47,500 |
Anxiety NZ Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Aquatic Survival Skills Trust | Operating Costs | $65,000 |
Autism New Zealand | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Bay Financial Mentors - Tau Awhi Noa | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Bay of Plenty Badminton Assn | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Bay of Plenty Classic Aircraft Trust | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Bay of Plenty Multiple Sclerosis Society | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Bay of Plenty Regional Council | School Sustainability and Resilience Fund | $15,000 |
Bay of Plenty Therapy Foundation | Operating Costs | $40,000 |
Bay of Plenty Youth Development Trust | Operating Costs | $100,000 |
Big Buddy Mentoring Trust | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Bowentown Boating & Sports Fishing Club Inc | Chiller and Heating System | $6,461 |
Brain Tumour Support NZ | Operating Costs | $4,000 |
Brave Hearts NZ | Operating Costs | $14,000 |
Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga Trust | Operating Costs | $40,000 |
Camp Unity | Te Ara Mārama Programme | $27,270 |
Chrome Collective Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Circability Trust | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga | Operating Costs | $16,500 |
Complex Chronic Illness Support Inc | Operating Costs | $35,000 |
Cool Bananas Youthwork Trust | STEMHYPE Workshops | $15,000 |
Creative Bay of Plenty | Operating Costs & Mini Arts Grants | $90,000 |
Croquet Mount Maunganui | Sand Spreader | $6,325 |
Detour Theatre Trust | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Diabetes New Zealand | Operating Costs - Tauranga | $5,000 |
Diversity Counselling New Zealand | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
DIY Sheds Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $3,500 |
EmpowermentNZ | Operating Costs | $60,000 |
English Language Partners | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Envirohub BOP | Operating Costs (2 Years) | $129,000 |
Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust (EERST) | Paper4Trees Programme | $39,000 |
Epilepsy New Zealand | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Families Achieving Balance Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $60,000 |
Free Public Advocacy Service | Operating Costs | $2,000 |
Get Smart Tauranga Trust | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Glass Ceiling Art Collective | Operating Costs - Tauranga | $10,000 |
Grief Support Services | Operating Costs | $60,000 |
Golden Sands Baptist Church | Sound Desk and Stage Box | $28,742 |
Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust | Super Support Programme | $24,000 |
Graeme Dingle Foundation Western Bay of Plenty | Operating Costs | $150,000 |
Headway Brain Injury Association BOP | Operating Costs | $12,000 |
Heart Kids New Zealand Inc | Operating Costs | $7,500 |
Holy Trinity Tauranga | Lighting Upgrade | $57,750 |
Holy Trinity Tauranga | Audio System | $65,000 |
Homes of Hope Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $90,000 |
Impact Gymsport Academy | Equipment Purchases | $25,000 |
Katch Katikati Inc | Operating Costs | $45,000 |
Katikati Community Centre | Operating Costs | $60,000 |
Katikati Community Centre - Grow on Katikati | Operating Costs - Grow on Katikati | $10,000 |
Katikati Open Air Art Inc | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Kenzie's Gift Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Kia Mau Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $11,000 |
Life a Plenty Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Life Education Trust WBOP Region | Operating Costs | $23,000 |
Linkt Community Trust | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Maketu Taiapure Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Male Support Services BOP (Tautoko Tane) | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Meat the Need | Operating Costs - WBOP | $10,000 |
Mental Health Solutions - (Here to help u) | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Merivale Community Inc | Operating Costs | $50,000 |
Moana Sports and Cultural Trust | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Mockingbird Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $38,000 |
Multicultural Tauranga | Operating Costs | $7,500 |
Mums4Mums | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Ngā Tāngata Microfinance Trust | Operating Costs | $7,000 |
Ngaī te Ahi Hairini Marae ki Ohau Charitable Trust | Portable Ramp Purchase | $788 |
Northern Districts Cricket Association | School Delivery Programmes | $25,000 |
No3. District Federation (WaiBOP Football) | Western BOP Programme Costs | $20,000 |
NZ Council of Victim Support Groups | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Omokoroa MenzShed | Equipment Purchases | $4,797 |
Outflow Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Papamoa Swimming Club | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Papamoa Toy Library | Operating Costs | $4,000 |
Parent to Parent Coastal Bay of Plenty | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Parkinson's New Zealand | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Pregnancy Choice | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Project Waihi Beach Community Trust | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Recreate NZ BOP | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Road Safety Education Ltd | WBOP Programme Costs | $11,066 |
Royal New Zealand Coastguard Inc | Operating Costs | $65,000 |
Rural Support Trust BOP | Operating Costs - WBOP | $10,000 |
Sea Cleaners Trust | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Squash Bay of Plenty Inc | Operating Costs & Vehicle Purchase | $28,000 |
SPELD New Zealand Inc | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Stand Tall Community Trust | Operating Costs | $35,000 |
STEAM-ED Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $35,000 |
STEM Wana Trust | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Storytime Foundation | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
St Peters House | Operating Costs | $60,000 |
Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust | Operating Costs - WBOP | $1,800 |
Summerhill Charitable Trust | Community Building Fitout | $42,398 |
Surfing for Farmers Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $3,600 |
Surf Life Saving New Zealand - Eastern Region | Operating Costs & Equipment Purchases | $295,131 |
Tauranga Central Baptist Church | Lighting & Air-Conditioning Upgrade | $2,275 |
Tauranga Riding for the Disabled | Operating Costs (2 years) | $160,000 |
Tauranga Rowing Club | Boat Trailer | $14,625 |
Tauranga SeniorNet Club Inc | Operating Costs | $2,000 |
Tauranga South Community Patrol | Vehicle Costs | $2,000 |
Te Aranui Youth Trust | Operating Costs | $45,000 |
Te Puke Community Menzshed Trust | Equipment Purchases | $7,103 |
Te Puke Events and Promotions Group Inc | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Te Puke Toy Library | Operating Costs | $4,000 |
Te Rereatukahia Marae Inc | Project Kāinga | $20,000 |
Te Tai Ora ki Matakana me Rangiwaea | Equipment Purchases | $12,000 |
Tipu Skills for Life Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
The Adastra Foundation | Scholarships & Mentoring | $34,000 |
The Boys Brigade in NZ | Operating Costs | $29,860 |
The Incubator Creative Hub | Operating Costs | $120,000 |
The Poutiri Charitable Trust | Tu Mai Digital | $20,000 |
The Stroke Foundation of New Zealand Ltd | Operating Costs | $35,000 |
The Wish for Fish Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $40,000 |
Waihi Beach Volunteer Coastguard Inc | Vessel Replacement | $25,000 |
Waikato/BOP Cancer Society of NZ | Operating Costs | $35,000 |
Waipuna Hospice | Operating Costs | $495,000 |
Welcome Bay Community Centre | Operating Costs | $40,000 |
Western Bay of Plenty Heritage Trust | Operating Costs | $85,000 |
Youth Voices Action Inc | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
YWAM Ships Aotearoa | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
TOTAL | $4,236,491 |
Community Events
AIMS Games Trust | 2024 Zespri AIMS Games | $130,000 |
New Zealand Bridge Inc | 2024 NZ Bridge Congress | $30,000 |
Surf Life Saving New Zealand | Oceans 25 & North Island Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Championships | $30,000 |
Skateboarding New Zealand | 2025 NZ Skateboarding Champs | $15,000 |
Surf Lifesaving New Zealand | Eastern Region Championships | $15,000 |
Tauranga Jazz Society | The National Jazz Festival 2025 | $100,000 |
Tennis NZ Inc | 2024 World Tennis Tour Tauranga | $40,000 |
Urban Dance | 2025 Project Youth Hip Hop Dance Competition | $45,000 |
TOTAL | $405,000 |
TECT also fund events through the collaborative Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund, alongside Acorn Foundation, BayTrust, Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council. To see what other events TECT has supported, click here.
Community Facilities
Bay Roller Sports Collective Inc | Facility Fitout | $53,806 |
Gate Pa School | Senior Playground | $50,000 |
Gate Pa Tennis Club Inc | Lighting Upgrade | $45,675 |
Greenpark School | Junior Playground | $27,000 |
Kaimai School | Pool Refurbishment | $19,665 |
Kaimai Outdoor Centre Inc | Facilities Upgrade | $30,000 |
Katikati Bowling Club | Synthetic Bowling Green | $100,000 |
Katikati Sport and Recreation Centre Inc | Community Sport and Recreation Centre | $350,000 |
Maungatapu Marae | Marae Climate Mitigation | $17,477 |
Ngatuhoa Lodge Outdoor Education Society | Lodge Upgrades | $453,959 |
Omokoroa Settlers Hall Society | Building Improvements | $23,455 |
Otumoetai Tennis Club | Additional Tennis Courts | $120,000 |
Papamoa Primary School | Pool Upgrade | $132,582 |
Papamoa College | Court Canopy and Floodlighting | $100,000 |
Tahatai Coast School | Court Development | $85,000 |
Tauranga City Council | Tauranga Netball Centre Relocation | $2,000,000 |
Tauranga Hockey Association Inc | Facility Upgrade | $370,453 |
Te Ara Kahikatea Inc | Lawrence Oliver Park Wetland Project | $30,000 |
Te Kura o Te Moutere o Matakana | Turf Installation | $21,720 |
The BOP Sikh Society of New Zealand Trust | Sikh Temple Upgrade | $75,000 |
Welcome Bay School | Outdoor Space Upgrades | $100,000 |
Western Bay Heritage Trust | Museum Redevelopment | $277,638 |
TOTAL | $4,483,430 |
Catalyst for Change
Priority One | Instep Programme & Tertiary Education Outcome | $660,000 |
TOTAL | $660,000 |
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Our funding works to support the people, places and projects making a difference in our community. We have a number of different funding schemes to assist community organisations with their initiatives.
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TECT is a nationally recognised trust leading the way in community funding and support. We aim to make a significant impact, shaping the quality of life and wellbeing of those living in the Western Bay of Plenty now and for generations to come.
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