Giving to New Zealand charities as a U.S. donor

The Gift Trust has partnered with Myriad USA to help U.S. tax residents easily and effectively donate to New Zealand charitable causes. Through our partnership, you can make tax-deductible contributions in the U.S. that benefit your preferred charitable causes in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We’re a philanthropic charity based in New Zealand that supports people to make gifts to charitable causes anywhere in the world. Since 2009, we’ve helped facilitate more than $39 million USD worth of cross-border giving.

How it works

Here’s how to make your gift:

1. Get in touch

Use our Contribution Notification Form to notify The Gift Trust of the New Zealand charitable cause you wish to support. We will then conduct extensive due diligence to make sure we can make the grant.

2. Make your donation

Once we have approved your chosen charitable cause, we will provide you with Myriad USA’s payment details. You can make the following kinds of contribution:

• U.S. Dollars, by check, credit/debit card or ACH/wire transfer
• Stocks, shares, and other transferrable securities
• Cryptocurrency
• Grant from your donor-advised fund (DAF)
• Bequest/life insurance policy distributions
• Retirement plan assets
• Charitable trust distributions

Once they have received your contribution, Myriad USA will send you a U.S. tax receipt (for tax-deductible contributions), and transfer the funds to us.

3. We distribute your gift

We use the due diligence we‘ve done to make a grant to your chosen charitable cause, and notify them. Your gift can be entirely anonymous if you wish – just let us know.

Fees

We charge a small fee based on the amount converted into New Zealand Dollars:

This fee is deducted before the grant is made, or waived if a donation is intended for a Gift Account or Gift Collective project, in which case standard fees for those programmes apply.

Legal notice

Our friends and supporters based in the United States can support our activities through a contribution to the Friends of The Gift Trust (the “Fund”) at Myriad USA, a U.S. public charity within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donors may be eligible for a U.S. income tax deduction for their contributions to the extent permitted by U.S. tax law. In accordance with U.S. tax law, Myriad USA retains complete control and discretion over amounts contributed to the Fund. To contribute to the Fund, follow the instructions given on the page available after completing the form located at thegifttrust.org.nz/donate/myriadusa.