Foundation North Grants Limited — Community Development Charity in Auckland
Foundation North Grants Limited is a Company charity in the Community Development sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (76.8/100). Annual revenue: $72.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Charitable company providing grants to communities in Auckland and Northland, on the advice of its parent, Foundation North.
- Registration Number
- CC38999
- Charity Type
- Company
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (76.8/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- liam.sheridan@foundationnorth.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $72.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $72.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $60.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $72.5M | $72.5M | $0.0M |
| 2025 | $68.9M | $68.9M | - |
| 2024 | $52.1M | $52.1M | - |
| 2023 | $71.0M | $71.0M | - |
| 2022 | $52.7M | $52.7M | - |
| 2021 | $50.9M | $50.9M | - |
| 2020 | $48.1M | $48.1M | - |
| 2019 | $39.1M | $39.1M | - |
| 2018 | $50.1M | $50.1M | - |
| 2017 | $36.4M | $36.4M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 76.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Cleave | Deputy Chair | 2026-06-01 |
| Philip Crump | Chair | 2026-06-01 |
| Maxine Shortland | Director/trustee | 2026-05-25 |
| Tevita Funaki | Director/trustee | 2026-05-25 |
Former Officers (28)
- Ngaire Pehi — Director (departed 2026-06-30)
- Harold Titter — Director
- Walter Wells — Director (departed 2026-07-01)
- David Whyte — Director (departed 2024-07-08)
- Michelle G Sen Tsui — Director (departed 2026-06-30)
- Peter Tynan — Ceo, Foundation North (departed 2025-08-04)
- Bhavdeep Dhillon — Director (departed 2021-08-16)
- Christopher Severne — Director (departed 2021-08-16)
- Kim Wright — Director (departed 2020-09-07)
- Mark Brickell — Director (departed 2018-06-29)
- Melanie Hewitson — Director (departed 2020-09-07)
- John Slater — Director (departed 2020-09-07)
- Liam Sheridan — Head of Services (departed 2025-08-04)
- Alastair Bell — Director (departed 2019-05-31)
- Robert Leveloff — Director (departed 2017-06-29)
- Ian McDougall — Director (departed 2016-03-31)
- Huei Lim — Director (departed 2019-05-31)
- Kenneth Whitney — Director (departed 2017-06-29)
- Paula Kearns — Director (departed 2013-04-29)
- Sydney Beguely — Chief Financial Officer (departed 2015-12-31)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate - Leadership Group) | Leadership Group | Group total | $1,508,000 | 2025 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate - Leadership Group) | Leadership Group | Group total | $1,508,000 | - |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid - Foundation North) | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $291,000 | 2025 |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid - Foundation North) | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $291,000 | - |
| Mark Dunajtchik | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| David Whyte | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Walter Wells | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Stephen Titter | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Michelle Tsui | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Walter Wells | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Margaret Melville | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Peter Leitch | Chairperson | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Rob Jorgensen | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Pip Crerar | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Neil Paviour-Smith | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Jenny Worthy | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Michael Tompkins | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Unknown | Shareholder | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Ngaire Rae Pehi | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Grant McCallum | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Liz Kinder | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Melanie Talousi | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Penny Ganner | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| David Tripe | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Peter Mould | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Margaret Etheridge | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Matthew Sole | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Jane Phare | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Margaret Horne | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Jacqueline Rowarth | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Stephen Titter | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| David Rankin | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Peter McIntosh | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Susan Harris | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Ross Parish | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Judith Szabo | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Sir John VBase | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Chris Leakey | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| David Whyte | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Craig Stevenson | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Mark Verboom | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| John Dellow | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Denis Barron | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Michelle Tsui | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)
As disclosed in Foundation North Grants Limited's annual report.
- Foundation North — $68,181,000 (100% of revenue) — Paying agent agreement for grant distribution
Service Providers
- KPMG
- KPMG
- KPMG
- Chapman Tripp
- Chapman Tripp
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Foundation North Grants Limited
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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$72.5M
$72.5M
$60.9M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
Charitable company providing grants to communities in Auckland and Northland, on the advice of its parent, Foundation North.
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