Waikato Health Trust

The Waikato Health Trust was established in 1993 as the Health Waikato Charitable Trust. Its broad purpose is to support the provision of health and disability services within the area served by the Waikato District Health Board.

Within that broad purpose the Trust undertakes a number of specific activities. The main one of these is to manage the donations and bequests received by the Waikato District Health Board.

The Trust changed its name from the Health Waikato Charitable Trust to the Waikato Health Trust in 2002.

This name change was made to reflect the fact that the Trust saw its role as being to support all health and disability services and not just those provided by Health Waikato (Health Waikato being the provider arm of the Waikato District Health Board).

More information

Under an arrangement between the Board and the Trust all donations and bequests received by the Board are passed to the Trust. They are then spent strictly in accordance with the donor's wishes.

This arrangement gives donors confidence that any conditions they may wish to attach to their donation will be respected and that donations will not be swallowed up within the general revenue of the Board. It also enables donations to benefit from the tax advantages of a charitable trust as well as maximising returns by allowing funds to be pooled.

From time to time the Trust may also be requested by the Board to assist in undertaking a fund-raising campaign for the Board. The most recent example of this is the highly successful campaign to raise funds for the Peter Rothwell Academic Centre.

The participation of the Trust again provided confidence that donations would be appropriately managed and the returns from them maximised.

Application for trust funds
Waikato Health Trust pamphlet

Making a donation

The Trust welcomes donations and bequests to support the provision of health and disability services within the area served by the Waikato District Health Board.

Such donations can be tagged in any way the donor considers appropriate. For example, a donor may wish to support a particular hospital or ward, a particular area of research or even a particular locality. Whatever the intention of a donor it will be respected by the Trust and the funds managed accordingly. In addition, no administration or overhead fees (except online donation transaction fees) are deducted so every dollar you donate is used for the for the intended purpose.
 
The following payment options are available to make a donation:

1. To make a donation by cheque please make the cheque out to the "Waikato Health Trust" and post the cheque to Cashiers, Waikato District Health Board, PO 934, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand.
2. To make a direct payment, funds can be deposited into Westpac Account number 03-0318-0725095-00

If you wish the donation to be used for a specific purpose, for payment option 1, please provide this in a note attached to the cheque.  For payment option 2, please email treasury@waikatodhb.health.nz with the date, amount and specified purpose, and we will ensure that it is allocated appropriately. 

If you have any queries please contact Rhonda Samson:
Ph: 07 839 8899 extn: 97763 
Email: rhonda.samson@waikatodhb.health.nz

The Waikato Health Trust (WHT) is an incorporated charitable trust whose objectives are to support the provision of health and disability services within the area of the Waikato District Health Board.

Annual report