How Craigs Can Help You Give with Purpose
Philanthropy is personal
Your giving should reflect what matters most to you – whether that means supporting your local community, backing causes you care about, or creating an enduring family legacy.
Our trusted advisers can help you plan your giving in a way that is structured, sustainable, and aligned with your wider wealth and estate goals.
Our team can assist with:
- Creating a giving strategy for long term impact
- Managing investment portfolios for charitable trusts and endowments
- Intergenerational wealth transfer planning
- Legacy and estate planning
- Iwi and Indigenous led initiatives
- Family office and personal wealth solutions
- Connecting you with your local Community Foundation
Philanthropy connects what we have with what our communities need.
Start Your Journey
Leaving a legacy is one of the most meaningful ways to give back.
Craigs Guide to Creating a lasting legacy through Philanthropy helps you explore how to start your giving journey – from defining your values to choosing the right structures for your goals
Our Community Partnerships
Craigs is committed to growing philanthropy and supporting initiatives that strengthen communities across New Zealand, both nationally and locally. Through sponsorships, staff giving, and long term partnerships, we help create opportunities that make a real difference. Our key partners include:
- Community Foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand (CFANZ) – our national partner
- Regional Community Foundations across New Zealand
- Local schools, charities, and community groups through our Workplace Giving programme and regional sponsorships in arts, sport, environment, and education
These partnerships reflect our belief that when communities thrive, we all benefit.
Philanthropy in New Zealand: Insights and Trends
Understanding the changing landscape of giving helps you make informed decisions about your legacy. Recent research in New Zealand* shows that:
- Around 55 percent of New Zealand adults have a will, but only 6 percent include a charitable gift
- Private charitable donations total about 1 billion dollars each year
- There are over 29,000 registered charities supported by more than 235,000 volunteers every week
- Formal philanthropic distributions to charities are around 4 billion dollars annually
- Between 1.4 and 1.6 trillion dollars is expected to transfer between generations over the next 20 years
- Women are increasingly leading giving decisions, shaping intergenerational philanthropy
- If charitable gifts in wills increased from 1.3 to 3 percent, annual giving could reach 2.5 billion dollars within two decades
- Donor giving to Community Foundations continues to grow across New Zealand
These figures highlight the potential for every New Zealander to make a lasting impact through structured giving and thoughtful planning.
Connect with Craigs
Creating a legacy starts with a conversation.
Talk to your Craigs adviser or connect directly with Arron Perriam, our Director of Philanthropy and Intergenerational Wealth, to learn how we can support your giving journey.