IPENZ Foundation
Continuing and extending the work of the Benevolent Society

The IPENZ Foundation continues the work of the Benevolent Society – providing relief to IPENZ Members and their families who have suffered misfortune – and has begun to take on a wider public-good role on behalf of the engineering profession.

The funds accumulated will be used for the purposes of rehabilitation and relief for Members and their families.

* The Foundation is a Charitable Trust and all donations made to it are tax deductible.

The Foundation's Objectives

  • To encourage New Zealand school leavers into tertiary education in engineering and technology.
  • To educate New Zealanders on the role of technology and engineering in sustainable economic, environmental and social development.
  • To educate New Zealanders on significant engineering and technological achievements that form part of New Zealand’s national heritage.
  • To further, in New Zealand, the development and practical application of scientific knowledge in engineering or technology for the wider public good.
  • To assist, in New Zealand, Members suffering hardship due to physical or mental sickness, disability or incapacity to participate in education or rehabilitation programmes that enable them to resume a career.
  • To promote the relief of poverty, in New Zealand, among Members or their dependents arising from age, physical or mental sickness, disability or incapacity or death of the Member concerned.

The Foundation trustees are currently preparing a business plan outlining action designed to meet these objectives.

The Foundation is funded from donations and bequests, which are invested on its behalf to provide a regular income stream. If you would like to donate or bequeath a contribution, please download the donation form