Who funds what, where

60 funders cover the whole country, so every region starts with those. On top of that, the regions with the fewest local funders are Chatham Islands (2), Marlborough (6), Gisborne Tairāwhiti (7).

Fewest funders name these kinds of work: Animal welfare (4), Pasifika (4), Housing (5). Groups doing that work rely more on the 82 funders for general community purposes.

By kind of work

How many funders a group in each region could look at for each kind of work, counting national funders and funders for general community purposes. Darker means more.

Region	Arts, culture and heritage	Health	Disability	Social services and welfare	Housing	Education and training	Sport and recreation	Environment and conservation	Animal welfare	Community development	Children and young people	Older people	Māori	Pasifika
Northland	30	25	22	35	21	33	28	37	23	46	30	24	26	23
Auckland	32	30	21	34	22	33	30	34	23	47	30	26	25	23
Waikato	40	32	26	43	26	38	34	47	28	56	35	28	31	28
Bay of Plenty	36	31	27	40	27	37	32	41	28	52	37	29	31	28
Gisborne Tairāwhiti	30	25	21	33	21	31	24	34	23	39	29	22	25	23
Hawke's Bay	34	28	24	37	24	35	29	39	26	44	34	27	28	26
Taranaki	32	27	23	34	23	33	28	37	25	44	32	26	27	25
Manawatū-Whanganui	38	33	28	40	27	40	32	45	29	52	36	30	31	29
Wellington	45	34	29	43	29	41	35	46	31	56	37	30	33	31
Nelson and Tasman	29	22	19	34	20	30	24	34	21	40	27	20	23	21
Marlborough	27	23	19	32	19	29	23	32	21	39	26	20	23	21
West Coast	29	24	20	33	20	30	23	33	22	42	27	21	24	22
Canterbury	39	31	26	40	26	37	33	43	28	59	35	28	30	28
Otago	34	28	26	37	24	36	30	41	26	51	33	27	28	26
Southland	31	26	24	36	23	34	27	37	25	44	31	25	27	25
Chatham Islands	26	21	18	29	18	28	21	31	20	36	25	19	22	20

By kind of funder

Including national funders. The last column counts funders for that region only.

Region	Gaming trusts	Community trusts and foundations	Councils	Government	Philanthropic trusts	Company funds	Trusts run by trustee companies	Local only
Northland	17	2	6	15	17	10	9	16
Auckland	23	2	2	15	18	8	11	19
Waikato	19	4	15	16	18	10	9	31
Bay of Plenty	16	6	9	15	18	10	8	22
Gisborne Tairāwhiti	16	2	1	15	17	8	8	7
Hawke's Bay	17	2	6	15	16	9	10	15
Taranaki	17	2	4	15	16	9	8	11
Manawatū-Whanganui	17	4	10	15	18	10	12	26
Wellington	19	5	14	15	20	9	9	31
Nelson and Tasman	14	2	2	15	17	9	8	7
Marlborough	15	1	1	15	17	9	8	6
West Coast	16	1	3	15	17	9	9	10
Canterbury	18	4	11	15	17	11	14	30
Otago	16	4	7	15	19	11	8	20
Southland	16	1	2	15	18	11	9	12
Chatham Islands	14	1	0	15	16	8	8	2

How this is made

A funder counts for a region if it covers the whole country or names that region, and for a kind of work if it names it or funds general community purposes. It counts the 233 funders we've checked and 6 listed but not yet checked (councils, trustee-company trusts, government and company funds). It doesn't count dollars, how competitive each fund is, or whether your group fits its rules, so a high number isn't the same as more money. Built from 233 checked funders on 18 October 2026, plus 6 listed, not yet checked. Download the data (CSV).