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Our Impact
Major $100,000 Grant Recipients
Our Impact
After four years, Impact100 Wakatipu has donated $698,500 to local organisations in the Whakatipu.
We are so proud of our achievement, but what we are most proud of is seeing our impact in our community.
Our major $100,000 grants create transformational
opportunities for these vital organisations.
in 2023, we granted $210,500 made up of two $100,000 grants
and three $3500 donations to our runner up charities.
Our Annual Donations
2020 $120,000
2021 $200,000
2022 $168,000
2023 $210,500
2023 Grants
In 2023, our $210,500 grant funds went to the following organisations.
$100,000 Kiwi Harvest Queenstown
$100,000 The Lakes District Museum
$3500 Southern Lakes Sanctuary
$3500 Queenstown Trails Trust
$3500 Lightfoot Initiative
2022 Grants
In 2022, our $168,000 grant funds went to the following organisations.
$148,000 The Order of St John Wakatipu
$5000 Te Atamira
$5000 Youth Search and Rescue
$5000 Turn Up the Music
$5000 Life Education Trust Heartland Otago
2021 Grants
In 2021 our $200,000 grant funds went to the following organisations.
$100,000 Pivotal Point Charitable Trust
$85,000 Routeburn- Dart Wildlife Trust
$5000 Southern Wellbeing Trust
$5000 Central Lakes Family Services
$5000 Kiwi Kit Community Trust and Volunteer Central Lakes Partnership
2020 Grants
Our 2020 Grant Winners were Living Options who received $100,000
towards the development of their Wakatipu Centre to support people
with disabilities and their families.
The 4 runners up also received a donation of $5,000
Queenstown Lakes Baby Box Charitable Trust
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Watch a video about our 2020 $100,000 grant recipients Living Options.
Founder Alison Wildey called the donation a high point in a 20-year journey fighting the “invisibility” that society can inflict on people with disabilities.
Shot and edited by James Haskard, produced for Crux by Peter
Newport in partnership with Two Bearded Men. Funding from NZ On Air.