Endowment Funds

Create or support a fund for our most endangered species and restoration projects across Aotearoa.

Create a Fund for Lasting Impact

By setting up a philanthropic trust with an initial donation of $50,000 or more, you can create or support a fund through the Endangered Species Foundation. This allows you to make a lasting impact, providing a perpetual benefit to the causes you care most about. Unlike a one-time donation, an endowment fund grows and gives back continuously, ensuring that your legacy lives on.

We will work with you to determine how much of the fund's income is distributed each year and where it is directed within our key project areas: of oceans, forests, freshwater and Top 50 Endangered Species.

To discuss how you can establish a lasting legacy through an endowment fund with the Endangered Species Foundation, please contact our General Manager today on natalie@endangeredspecies.org.nz. Together, we can create a future where your generosity continues to make an impact for generations to come.

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Support Priority Projects

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Moana | Oceans

Your fund can support priority projects for ocean conservation, providing enduring protection and restoration for marine ecosystems.

Ngāhere | Forests

By directing your fund towards the restoration of our native plants, and engaging future generations in the important mahi (work) we need to do, you can help ensure that our forests and plant species are healthy into the future.

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Top 50 Endangered Species

Your trust funds can be dedicated to the survival of New Zealand's most endangered species, ensuring that these critical conservation efforts receive the support they need.

Wai | Freshwater

By supporting a fund focused on freshwater you can help restore and protect the rivers, lakes, and wetlands, of Aotearoa.

The Endangered Species Foundation is a registered charitable organisation supporting high-priority conservation projects that protect New Zealand’s most vulnerable indigenous species and habitats from extinction.