Investment Criteria

We focus our funding where it can make the greatest difference to the financial knowledge, skills, confidence and behaviours of school-age tamariki and rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand.

What we look for

• Programmes and organisations that can demonstrate impact and are committed to collecting and learning from robust evidence of what works.

• Approaches that can scale, sustain impact and are cost-effective.

• Organisations with strong teams, governance and leadership, and delivery systems.

• Partners who work closely with young people, whānau, schools and communities, uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi, design inclusive, and culturally grounded programmes, and are responsive to the needs of underserved groups.

• Initiatives that build learning, collaboration and capability across the financial education ecosystem.

Current priorities
The Investment Committee has committed to AMPLIFY’s first funding partnerships for 2026. We are treating these initial partnerships as part of our learning phase and are working closely with these organisations to understand what enables impact and scale. We are in building mode and look forward to sharing insights and progress with the wider sector as we learn.

Because this is a time-bound fund, our priority is to back work that either scales proven impact or tests new approaches. We are therefore not currently funding ongoing delivery, or long-term operational costs for existing programmes.

How to apply for funding
We proactively seek out organisations to partner with, but we are always interested in hearing about initiatives that build the financial capability of young people in Aotearoa and meet our investment criteria. If you have an idea to share, please get in touch.