Our Charity
At Simplicity, we believe in giving back. From Day 1 we’ve given 15% of the fund management fee to the Simplicity Foundation. In consultation with our members the Foundation decides which charities receive support. Our guidelines are below.
So far we’ve given $6,580,833 to the Simplicity Foundation.
These are the charities we’ve supported.
$10,800
KiwiHarvest Invercargill
$10,800
Kaipuku
$10,800
Satisfy
$84,500
Nourished for Nil
$9,500
Just Zilch
$59,500
Gizzy Kai Rescue
$9,500
GoEco Kaivolution
$37,500
Surf Livesaving NZ
$37,500
Hato Hone St John
$65,000
SPCA
$100,000
Auckland University Centre for Cancer Research
$25,000
Red Cross NZ Youth Settlement Programme Program
$60,000
Sustainable Coastlines
$61,000
Upside Mentoring
$30,000
Keystone Trust Scholarship programme
$6,735
St Vincent de Paul Society, Dunedin
$5,028
St Vincent de Paul Society, Levin
$39,528
The Food Basket CHB
$5,028
Papakura Marae
$64,528
Food Rescue Northland
$14,528
BBM FoodShare
$77,535
Kiwi Harvest Dunedin
$134,528
Visionwest
$70,000
Future Leaders
$85,000
House of Science
$50,000
Orange Sky
$63,880
Brook Waimārama Sanctuary Trust
$116,000
Take2
$140,000
Pillars NZ
$76,000
First Foundation
$3,500
Waka of Caring
$3,500
SuperGrans
$41,035
Kai Rescue - Nelson Environmental Centre
$21,035
Foodbank Canterbury
$19,328
Kaibosh
$18,028
Love Soup
$3,500
Good Bitches Baking
$50,000
The Loft
$72,000
Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust
$120,000
Recreate
$120,000
Lifewise
$908,500
Trees that Count
$5,000
Eat My Lunch
$5,000
Shine
$12,000
Bridget Williams Books
$220,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters
$125,000
Student Volunteer Army
$243,520
Women's Refuge
$56,680
Christchurch City Mission
$56,680
Wellington City Mission
$5,000
Dementia Auckland
$25,000
Bone Health New Zealand
$35,000
Sistema Aotearoa
$35,000
Rainbow Youth
$155,000
Kiwis for Kiwi (Kiwi Trust)
$1,900
CAANZ - Relay race
$7,000
Dingwall Trust
$20,000
Launchgood.com United
$1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Wellington
$52,470
National Building Financial Capability Trust
$5,000
Age Concern
$5,000
Melanoma New Zealand
$3,000
Kaikoura Earthquake Appeal
$120,000
I Have a Dream
$45,000
Bellyful
$224,000
Graeme Dingle Foundation
$4,000
Manaiakalani Education Trust
$52,440
Salvation Army
$144,000
Young Enterprise
$146,580
Auckland City Mission
$10,000
The Neonatal Trust
$80,640
Variety
$72,000
Lifeline
We love planting trees
In 2020 we committed to planting a native tree for every Simplicity member. To date we've funded 143,307 trees around New Zealand, with the help of Trees that Count. With Simplicity growing fast, the target is always moving.
The more members we have, the more trees we can plant. Simple %)
Applying for grants
Proposals focused on youth, environment and climate change, education and financial literacy, and homelessness are more likely to receive support. These are our priority areas, as identified by Simplicity members.
Overseas organisations and projects are ineligible.
All enquiries should be directed to info@simplicity.kiwi with the subject line 'Simplicity Foundation enquiry'. Please be patient - our Foundation operates via volunteers %)
Our Foundation administration team will review all enquiries. Those chosen to move forward will be invited to submit a formal application.