Nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to the J R McKenzie Trust.

The J R McKenzie Trust is a philanthropic family trust that has been grantmaking in Aotearoa New Zealand since 1940. Known for funding groups and initiatives that often struggle to get grants elsewhere, we distribute allocated funds through a variety of approaches and mechanisms to organisations that align with our vision of a socially just and inclusive Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our funding is made possible by dividends received each year from Rangatira Investments, a company established by Sir J R McKenzie in 1937, that pioneered private investment in New Zealand. Today it grows iconic New Zealand businesses utilising a co-investment model.

The Trust is registered with Charities Services CC54094 and is a member of Philanthropy NZ.

Please browse our website to learn more about us, what we fund and the people and organisations we support. If you are interested, you can also subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletter “He Pito Mata”. You’ll receive four newsletter emails each year, each one with an interesting mix of J R McKenzie Trust news, programme updates, funding announcements, stories from ngā kaikōkiri, and useful resources. Click the button below if you’d like to subscribe!