--- title: 5 Year Anniversary - MAS Foundation --- [![5 Year Anniversary Banner (1865 x 500 px) (2)](https://digital.mas.co.nz/hubfs/5%20Year%20Anniversary%20Banner%20(1865%20x%20500%20px)%20(2).gif "5 Year Anniversary Banner (1865 x 500 px) (2)")](https://foundation.mas.co.nz) ![MAS Foundation logo shield](https://digital.mas.co.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/MAS%20Foundation%20logo%20shield.png?width=200&height=221&name=MAS%20Foundation%20logo%20shield.png "MAS Foundation logo shield") ## MAS Foundation ## 5 Year Anniversary ![Movie\_Banner\_1000x1000](https://digital.mas.co.nz/hubfs/Movie_Banner_1000x1000.jpg "Movie_Banner_1000x1000") ## Celebrating 5 years of MAS Foundation ## Improving health and wellbeing equity in Aotearoa New Zealand since 2019. ## "We are no ordinary grantmaker. We don’t just give out money – our point of difference is that we form long-term partnerships with people and organisations tackling challenges and work to support these communities." – Jenny Gill, MAS Foundation Chair. ## Our history ## MAS Foundation was established in December 2019. ## "It’s a long-term journey. And it might not happen in our generation, it could be in our children's or our mokopuna’s generation. The important thing is that we keep moving forward." – Mafi Funaki-Tahifote, Head of Foundation. ![MASF\_Timeline\_Website\_RGB\_v2](https://digital.mas.co.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/MASF_Timeline_Website_RGB_v2.png?width=2000&height=1042&name=MASF_Timeline_Website_RGB_v2.png "MASF_Timeline_Website_RGB_v2") ## Our communities ## Read some ringa raupā (doers) stories of initiatives that we've supported. ## "We recognise that the hard mahi is done by our communities and we are there to provide support in the background whether that be via putea (monetary) funding or non-financial support.” – Julie Wharewera-Mika, Head of Foundation. [![brainwave trust 4](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/brainwave%20trust%204.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=brainwave%20trust%204.png)](https://foundation.mas.co.nz/grant-stories/blending-ancestral-knowledge-with-scientific-data/) [![otago uni](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/otago%20uni.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=otago%20uni.png)](https://foundation.mas.co.nz/grant-stories/oral-health-storybook-with-a-kiwi-spin/) [![Katoa ltd](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Katoa%20ltd.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Katoa%20ltd.png)](https://foundation.mas.co.nz/grant-stories/breaking-the-cycle-of-crime-in-wairoa/) [![te aho tapu trust 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/te%20aho%20tapu%20trust%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=te%20aho%20tapu%20trust%202.png)](https://foundation.mas.co.nz/grant-stories/increasing-mindfulness-and-awareness/) [![Toi matarua 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Toi%20matarua%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Toi%20matarua%202.png)](https://foundation.mas.co.nz/grant-stories/empowering-rangatahi-through-performance/) [![PADA 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/PADA%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=PADA%202.png)](https://foundation.mas.co.nz/grant-stories/improving-maternal-mental-health/) [![Health Coalition Aoteroa](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Health%20Coalition%20Aoteroa.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Health%20Coalition%20Aoteroa.png)](https://on.mas.co.nz/issues/november-2021/lifting-the-lid-on-how-were-drinking/) [![Papatūānuku trust 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Papat%C5%AB%C4%81nuku%20trust%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Papat%C5%AB%C4%81nuku%20trust%202.png)](https://on.mas.co.nz/issues/august-2024/the-healing-strength-of-whanau/) [![Mens health trust 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Mens%20health%20trust%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Mens%20health%20trust%202.png)](https://on.mas.co.nz/issues/november-2021/transforming-mens-health/) [![Moana Connect 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Moana%20Connect%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Moana%20Connect%202.png)](https://on.mas.co.nz/issues/august-2023/raising-pacific-voices/) [![Rongopai Trust 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Rongopai%20Trust%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Rongopai%20Trust%202.png)](https://on.mas.co.nz/issues/april-2024/helping-whanau-rise-in-the-far-north/) [![Toi Tangata 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Toi%20Tangata%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Toi%20Tangata%202.png)](https://on.mas.co.nz/issues/april-2024/aroha-for-the-reo/) [See all grants](https://foundation.mas.co.nz/grant-stories/foundation-grants/) ## Hear from our Board of Trustees ## We have an outstanding team of dedicated individuals. ## "We’re a small organisation with only 3 part-time staff, so we have to be nimble, and because we’re new we have been able to start with a blank sheet of paper, to do things differently from other foundations.” – Jenny Gill, MAS Foundation Chair. [![Mark Ormsby 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Mark%20Ormsby%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Mark%20Ormsby%202.png)](https://youtu.be/NhLhjE30p70) [![Jennifer Gill 1](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Jennifer%20Gill%201.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Jennifer%20Gill%201.png)](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FjSpWb4f7eg) [![Dr Carrie Bryers 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Dr%20Carrie%20Bryers%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Dr%20Carrie%20Bryers%202.png)](https://youtube.com/shorts/Hu4RBxufek8) [![Proffesor Boyd Swinburn 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Proffesor%20Boyd%20Swinburn%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Proffesor%20Boyd%20Swinburn%202.png)](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DFM65d_G0sk) [![Dr Kate Baddock 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Dr%20Kate%20Baddock%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Dr%20Kate%20Baddock%202.png)](https://youtube.com/shorts/E4VBH1ktSwI) [![Tagaloa Dr Junior Ulu 2](https://5118057.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5118057/hubfs/Tagaloa%20Dr%20Junior%20Ulu%202.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Tagaloa%20Dr%20Junior%20Ulu%202.png)](https://youtube.com/shorts/zGIrc1448a8) ![kudoboard\_1740965016118](https://digital.mas.co.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/kudoboard_1740965016118.jpg?width=1508&height=2000&name=kudoboard_1740965016118.jpg "kudoboard_1740965016118") [![MAS RGB Logo\_Secondary Reversed\_88px\_h-012](https://digital.mas.co.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/MAS%20RGB%20Logo_Secondary%20Reversed_88px_h-012.webp?width=150&height=55&name=MAS%20RGB%20Logo_Secondary%20Reversed_88px_h-012.webp "MAS RGB Logo_Secondary Reversed_88px_h-012")](https://www.mas.co.nz) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MAS.co.nz/) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/medical-assurance-society?trk=top_nav_home) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/mas.co.nz/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTimt0AzqnAU4T0L_1_1zQA) [Privacy Statement](https://www.mas.co.nz/privacy-statement/)•  [Financial Strength Ratings and Solvency](https://www.mas.co.nz/about-mas/financial-strength-ratings-and-solvency/)•  [Terms of Use](https://www.mas.co.nz/mas-website-terms-and-conditions-use/) Copyright © 2024 Medical Assurance Society.