The Friedlander Foundation has been operating since the 1960s, with a focus on supporting projects in the arts, youth development, and medical research and sustainable healthcare.
Philanthropic cash-splashes including $2m gifted towards state-of-the-art recording studio at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington and the NZ Symphony Orchestra’s new National Music Centre.
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As one of New Zealand’s oldest family foundations, the $30m Todd Foundation embraces the vision of an inclusive Aotearoa New Zealand and made donations worth $3.5m in its latest financial year.
‘It’s nice to be friendly with the Prime Minister,’ Brendan Lindsay says.
Graeme Hart and wife Robyn’s philanthropic activities are focused on education and children’s health, including Starship Hospital, Children of Fiji, and children of Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota.