Judith Clark Memorial Fund

Provide opportunities, education and training for the next generation of musicians.


Throughout her lifetime, Judith Clark left an indeliable mark on Aotearoa New Zealand’s arts landscape, inspiring a love of music for hundreds of her students and fiercely advocating for the music teaching profession.


As she had in life, Judith wanted to make sure that young musicians continued to gain valuable opportunities to develop musically. Following her death in 2014, the Judith Clark Memorial Fund was established with Nikau Foundation. 


Since its establishment, the fund has supported many young people to access the transformative opportunities, education and training to unlock their musical potential, like so many did with Judith’s guidance.  


Every donation will be responsibly invested, grown and protected to provide opportunities, education and training to young musicians for generations to come.




Nikau Foundation is a registered charity – CC24793. Nikau Foundation’s IRD number is 059145290. A donation given via the Nikau Foundation website is an unconditional gift for tax purposes. A donation given via the Nikau Foundation website is non-refundable. When you donate through the Nikau Foundation website or a Nikau Foundation donation portal via donorbox, your gift will be directed to the fund that you select when donating. If you make a mistake in your online donation, and would like it to be redirected to another fund, please let us know by emailing accounts@nikaufoundation.nz within 48 hours of donating. After this time, we will unfortunately be unable to redirect your donation. Your donation will be invested by Nikau Foundation’s nominated Fund Managers in line with its Responsible Investment Policy and SIPO (Statement of Investment Principles and Objectives). If the fund to which you have donated ceases to exist for any reason, we will redirect your donation to another fund with a similar focus. All grants from Nikau Foundation will be distributed to the community causes for which a fund has been established OR back to the organisation who has established the fund in line with Nikau Foundation’s distribution policy. Please note that grants will only be distributed from a fund once the fund balance reaches $75,000. The giving focus of a fund is at the discretion of the donor/organisation for which it was established. From time to time, the giving focus of the fund may be updated to ensure it can respond to community needs and the needs of the organisation. Nikau Foundation is a registered charity, and therefore, the donor may be entitled to an income tax rebate of 33.33% depending on their tax circumstances.

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