Lotteries Communities
Government lottery funding through the Department of Internal Affairs — supporting community development and youth work.
Partners and Funders
Collaboration
Partners and funders
Community resilience grows through collaboration — we are grateful for those who stand with us.
Vector Group Charitable Trust (CC45966) works in partnership with funders, businesses, community organisations, and local groups across Te Puke and the Bay of Plenty. Partnerships are central to how we deliver — not an afterthought.
Current and recent supporters
COGS
Community Organisation Grants Scheme — supporting community organisations delivering social services and community development.
Ballance Te Puke
Local business partnership supporting community and kai resilience work in Te Puke.
How we partner
We collaborate as connector, umbrella body, and co-deliverer — linking organisations, supporting shared initiatives, and working alongside schools, agencies, growers, and community groups. Read our work and projects to see what we do on the ground.
Funding focus
Investing in Vector Group supports youth belonging, kai resilience, community connection, ecological education, and local digital capability. We pursue a mix of grant funding, community giving, and earned income so delivery can continue across changing funding environments.
Support our work
Individual donations help sustain youth programmes, kai resilience on the ground, and community connection across Te Puke.
Donate via Givealittle
— tax credit on gifts over $5.
Become a partner or funder
For partnership or funding conversations:
Stephen Fawcett
[email protected] · 0274 144 280
Start a conversation
Volunteer, partner, or explore how we might work together.
Vector Group Charitable Trust · CC45966 · Te Puke