The Morgan Foundation is endowed with some of the proceeds from the 2006 sale of “Trade Me”, the New Zealand internet auction site.The objective of the trustees is to use the funds for philanthropic endeavour with the priorities being;

• To reduce income and wealh inequities by assisting those at most disadvantage
• To provide a humanitarian response to those in need
• To HAVE FUN participating in the above

Necessarily it is the case that most of the Foundation's financial assistance finds its way to people in the poorest parts of the world. It is here where each dollar can have the most impact, as measured by outcomes per dollar spent. However the Foundation is a New Zealand-originated endeavour and insofar as it can meet the above objectives and involve New Zealanders, it will. In this context the trustees endeavour to;

• Participate in some regional New Zealand projects, with emphasis on involving local communities
• Fund overseas projects that have a New Zealand on-the-ground involvement, most commonly by volunteers

Website: http://www.morganfoundation.org.nz/