We would be unable to provide the Thumbs Up Service without the generous support of those with our community. On behalf of the people we support, the Trust is incredibly grateful to the following organisations and individuals for their support.
Grants and Donations FY2025
- TG Macarthy Trust: $5,000 towards cleaning costs
- Hutt City Council – Mouri Ora Fund: $9,642 towards operating expenses
- Pub Charity: $2,530 for 3 months of Music Therapy
- IHC Hutt Valley: $1,400 worth of Photography equipment
- Business Support Safety Fund: $2,500 towards installation of security cameras
- Rehabilitation Welfare Trust: $1,000 towards our inclusive dance program
- Hutt City Council – Community Climate Action Fund: $2,353 for implementation of sustainability initiatives and the development of a community garden
- Givealittle donations: – $190
- Hutt International Boys School Beanz Cafe: $75.37 donation
- Tony Stallinger: $1,000 donation
Grants and Donations FY2024
- Aotearoa Gaming Trust: $1,000 towards electricity costs
- Pub Charity: $1,500 for new tramping equipment
- IHC Hutt Valley: $1,144.06 for tramping equipment
- Hutt City Council – Creative Communities Scheme: $1,064.40 for community music
- New Zealand Community Trust: $705.01 for first aid certification for 3 staff members
- Hutt City Council – Petone Community Engagement Fund: $1,000 for a new printer and shredder
Grants and Donations FY2023
- Pelorus Trust: $40,000 for a new van
- Thomas George Macarthy Trust: $10,000 towards Music Therapy
- HCC – Petone Engagement Fund: $1,250 towards a beach access Mobi-chair
- Pub Charity: $2,609 towards the beach access Mobi-chair
- Community Matters – Lottery Community Grants Fund: $23,588 for a new roof on Thumbs Up building
- Upper Hutt City Council – Community Grants Fund: $3,000 towards cleaning costs
- HCC – Mouri Ora Fund: $4,809 towards our inclusive communications programme
- NZDSN – Training and Workforce Development Fund: $3,913 for a CPI Instructor course
- Mclean family: IT equipment
- ANZ Staff Foundation Fund: $23,337 for heat pumps in the hall
- Community Matters – COGS: $1,041 for Inclusive Communications Program
- HCC Creative Communities Fund: $1,908 for Drama – Pick-A-Path
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust: $4,000 for cleaning costs
- Rehabilitation Welfare Trust: $1,000 for Inclusive Dance Program
Grants and Donations FY2022
- HCC – Creative Communities Fund $629 towards art supplies
- Sprig & Fern – $646 donation from charity quiz night
- Mclean family – $1,749 for laptop for Manager
Grants and Donations FY2019 & 2020
- Winton and Margaret Bear Charitable Trust $2,500 towards Music Therapy
- Rehabilitation Welfare Trust $1,000 towards the Hawke’s Bay Camp
- Hutt City Council -Creative Communities $1,800 towards Naturally Creative You (2018)
- Hutt City Council – Creative Communities $3,500 towards Good Will Triumph Film (2019)
- ANZ Staff Foundation $7,000 towards Inclusive Communication
- Infinity Foundation $5,000 towards roof repairs
- IHC Hutt Valley Association $2,000 towards the Hawke’s Bay Camp
- TG MacarthyTrust $7,500 towards Music Therapy
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust $9,000 towards Music Therapy and Community Music
- Wellington Community Trust $8,000 towards Communication and Literacy Intervention
Grants and Donations FY2018
- Frozen Funds $1,730 to enable our participation in the Community Ukulele Band in Moera
- TG Macarthy $7,500 towards Music Therapy and community music sessions
- Hutt City Council -Community Engagement $616 for our Step by Step Switches
- Infinity Foundation $3,000 towards the painting of the outside of the hall
- Hutt City Council -Community Engagement $1,800 for our Naturally Creative You programme
- Winston and Margaret Bear $2,500 towards music therapy
- Rehabilitation Welfare Trust $1,000 towards the Hawkes Bay Summer Camp in January/February 2019
- ANZ Staff Foundation $9,959 towards inclusive communication therapy
- Hutt City Council -Creative Communities $1,460 enabling us to participate in a Song Leading programme
- Hutt City Council -Community Engagement $1,100 I-pads (mini)
- Hutt City Council -general grants $4,000
Grants and Donations FY2017
- Hutt Mana $4,800 towards our overnight Stay in the Wellington Zoo in October 2016
- NZ Inclusive for $635 towards our Advanced Autism Course
- Upper Hutt City Council (Creative Community) $1,395 towards our Inclusive Story Teller
- Petone Lions Club for $500 towards a new projector for our literacy sessions
- Winton and Margaret Bear for $5,000 towards our Music Therapist
- Hutt City Council for $8,000 towards our operating expenses
- Infinity Foundation $5,616 towards our Inclusive Communication Programme
- Upper Hutt City Council $1,000 towards our Program Support Coordinator
- Frozen Funds $3,000 towards setting up our Micro-Enterprise a Self Sustainable Art Gallery for our artists
- Pelorus Trust has kindly donated $72,850 for a wheelchair van so we can go out and about in the community.
- Hutt City Council for $2,150 towards our Heartbeat to Heartbeat community music project
- TG Macarthy for $7,500 towards the Music Therapy
- Infinity Foundation and Wellington Community Trust for $30,000 towards our Outward Bound course.
- Infinity Foundation for $4,197.60 towards our Inclusive Communication Programme
- IHC parent branch Lower Hutt for their donation of $2,300 towards Outward Bound