Let’s grow a legacy as enduring as our mountains
Imagine if every dollar given by locals stayed local – helping future generations thrive, forever.
The Aspiring Community Foundation is your way to make that vision real.
Help us launch a community foundation to support local initiatives, nurture charitable causes, and ensure the Upper Clutha remains a place where everyone belongs and thrives.
Together, we can fund the future
Why forever matters
Most donations are spent in a year. Ours keep growing—so your gift funds local causes for generations. It’s how communities worldwide build real legacies. To learn about the model, click here.
Gifts made to the Aspiring Community Foundation are invested, with the income from the investment distributed annually to community organisations. The funds invested continue to give back to local causes for years to come.
Ways to get involved
give to a fund
Support what matters most, right now.
Transfer an existing trust
Leave your mark for future generations.
Share your story
Why do you give?
Inspire others.
Te Tiriti statement
We recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to working in partnership with the Papatipu Rūnanga with rangatiratanga over the Upper Clutha, respecting tikanga, and supporting Māori aspirations through our grantmaking and operations.