Making Gifts with a Gift Account

How It Works

Choose a Charity

Select a charity in New Zealand or overseas. If you’re unsure, our team can provide guidance on eligible organisations and help match your giving goals with causes.

Submit Your Gift Recommendation

Use My Gift Account, our online giving portal, or speak with our team to recommend a gift. You can specify the amount, timing, and purpose for each gift.

We Handle Compliance and Payment

The Gift Trust conducts due diligence on all recipients, confirming charitable status and eligibility. We then process payments, issue receipts, and track your gifts for reporting purposes.

Monitor and Adjust

Track your giving through My Gift Account. You can adjust recommendations, schedule future gifts, or increase funding at any time.

Key Benefits of Making Gifts to Charities Through Gift Accounts

Flexible Timing: Support causes immediately or schedule future gifts.

International Giving: Eligible for cross-border giving while retaining NZ tax benefits.

Peace of Mind: Compliance checks, due diligence, and payment processing handled for you.

Record-Keeping: Automatic receipts and reporting make managing donations simple.

“The Gift Trust provides a personalised service for my plan to give, donate and support the causes that are important to me at a reasonable cost.”

— Gillian, Gift Trust donor

"The gift accounts offered by The Gift Trust are a good option for individuals or organisations wanting to consolidate their charitable giving. I encourage all financial advisers to consider this important development."

– Dr Rodger Spiller, Financial Adviser, Money Matters

“An area of importance to our clients is charitable giving. The Gift Trust offers an opportunity to streamline the gifting process, while adding increased confidence and transparency. It also provides robust due diligence of eligible charities and access to additional support services for clients with complex needs.”

— Philip Stevenson, Bloomsbury Associates. CEFEX Certified Investment Adviser

“We would like to recognise and offer thanks for the support we receive though The Gift Trust’s donation. An annual donation from one of your donors is one of the largest donations that Kaibosh receives each year and has been absolutely pivotal to our ability to operate with confidence and to expand our operation across the Hutt Valley. We are extremely thankful.”

— Matt Dagger, Kaibosh, Gift Trust grant recipient

“My gift account has made my giving easy. It lets me get straight to the fun and satisfying part of giving to the causes I care about, without the hassle.”

— Anake, Gift Trust donor

"The Gift Trust provides a flexible and robust structure, to support donors' charitable giving intentions, while still enabling them to have a say in the investment of donated funds."

– David Ireland, Partner, Dentons Kensington Swan

"A Gift Account with The Gift Trust is a great option as an alternative to setting up a charity or private foundation while still preserving clients' control over their giving."

– Steven Moe, Partner, Parry Field Lawyers

"The administration and ongoing compliance requirements involved in setting up a private charity can be onerous, and even risky. Setting up a Gift Account allows The Gift Trust to look after those requirements, and provide support that allows the donor to focus on what they really want to do with their gifts."

– Sue Barker, Sue Barker Charities Law

"The Gift Trust takes the guesswork out of giving. Having support with research and due diligence on donations ensures that funds are truly making the desired impact. It has been a real pleasure to work with The Gift Trust."

– Ben, Gift Account holder

Get in touch

PO Box 19120, Marion Square
Wellington, New Zealand

04 391 4438

info@thegifttrust.org.nz

Making Gifts to Charities With a Gift Account

How It Works

Choose a Charity

Submit Your Gift Recommendation

We Handle Compliance and Payment

Monitor and Adjust

Key Benefits of Making Gifts to Charities Through Gift Accounts

Get Started with Granting

Making Gifts to Charities With a Gift Account

How It Works

Choose a Charity

Submit Your Gift Recommendation

We Handle Compliance and Payment

Monitor and Adjust

Key Benefits of Making Gifts to Charities Through Gift Accounts

Get Started with Granting

Get in touch

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