Wellington College Foundation

The Wellington College Foundation fundraises to sustain the special character of the school both for today and for the future.

The Foundation was established in 1989 to serve generous donors wanting to support the College. It does this by engaging with the whole community to attract, retain, and grow funds for the benefit of the boys and staff and by acting as Trustee for funds raised.

The Foundation is the organisation through which financial support for the school is directed and funds distributed. The Foundation’s broad objective is to anticipate and provide for the funding needs of Wellington College over and above what is provided by the Ministry of Education. Income is derived from donations and gifts directed to the school through any of the Foundation’s fundraising programs.

The Foundation draws on the experience of our community to provide support and advice to make your giving transformative and impactful. The Foundation ensures the school can meet its ongoing capital and investment obligations from the returns of the endowment.

If you would like to make a donation our friendly Advancement Team is just a phone call or email away to discuss how you may wish to support the College and the Foundation further.

To make a donation by bank transfer:

Payment Details

  • Bank Direct to Wellington College Foundation – Account Number: 06 0501 0575822 02
  • Please Include:

    Particulars: Name
    Reference: Donation
    Code: The fund or project that you would like to donate to, or ‘General’

Then contact us via d.harvey@wc.school.nz with further details of the donation so we can issue you a receipt. All gifts are tax-deductible as determined by current legislation.

A receipt of your generosity will be forwarded when your donation is received.

Your Support

With your support, we can build a substantial capital base to ensure the school can meet its ongoing capital and investment obligations from the returns of the endowment, as well as enable it to fund:

  • Providing Specialist Teaching and Training equipment and facilities.
  • Sponsor Educational trips.
  • Providing financial assistance to pupils and teachers.
  • To recognise and reward Teachers and staff of Wellington College who make an outstanding contribution to the academic life of the College.
  • To undertake activities as may be calculated to promote and preserve the special character of the College.

For more information

To obtain more information, or to arrange a face-to-face meeting, please contact the College’s Advancement Department, by phone or email:

Meet our Foundation Trustees

The control, management and conduct of the affairs of our Foundation are vested in the Foundation Trustees. The Trustees comprise of:

  • Cameron Harland – Wellington College Board Chair

  • Ted Thomas – WCOBA President

  • Mark Clare – Foundation Member
  • Andrew Allan – Trustee

The Foundation Trustees meet regularly to review overall progress on the goals of the Foundation.