It's our 10th birthday and we're celebrating with Sunrise Week!
2- 8 November, 2024

Join the celebrations by hosting your own orange themed event.
Don't want to host an event? No problem! You can still actively support local causes you care about with a donation.
Nau Mai, Haere Mai

Welcome to Sunrise Foundation

Sunrise Foundation is a simple and lasting way to support local charities and causes that are important to you.

Sunrise Foundation has supported over 129 charities and local community groups since our inception in 2014.

Sunrise enables generous people to make a bigger impact in their communities, by investing donations and distributing the returns to causes close to their hearts, year after year.

By connecting donors with local causes they care about, we provide Tairāwhiti-Gisborne charities with long-term, sustainable income. Unlike other charitable giving, our smarter giving model is built to last – making your giving go further.

All money raised here, stays here.

The generosity of our donors at a glance

We’ve made the following impact to our community since 2014:
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Over $500,000 of grants distributed

Over $500,000 of grants distributed

31 October 2024

More than $525,000 has been distributed in this years funding round, becoming the largest amount to date from our annual funding round. Since Sunrise's inception in 2014, over $1.

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A trip down memory lane

A trip down memory lane

31 October 2024

In this timeline over the years we take a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the key moments of our 10-year-story so far. . .

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Our people

Our board of up to nine voluntary Trustees govern Sunrise Foundation with a robust governance and succession model. They gift their time, considerable community knowledge and professional expertise to help transform lives and create a more vibrant, prosperous region for all.