Future Foods Foundation — Education Charity in Auckland

Future Foods Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (79.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The purposes of Future Foods Foundation are to support, through funding, investments and other initiatives to encourage cell based food technologies, improving the environment for the welfare and quality of life of people and animals, and supporting initiatives and organisations that seek to encourage and support plant-based agriculture utilising science and innovation in conjunction with the land resources of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC59100
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2021-02-16
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Reserve Months
168.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.3M$0.4M-
2024$0.2M$0.1M$5.1M
2023$0.1M$0.2M$4.9M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$5.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Dallas HopkinsTrustee2026-02-25
Timothy GroenendaalTrustee2021-02-16
Katharine BirksTrustee2020-01-25

Former Officers (2)

  • Hillmare Schulze — Trustee (departed 2023-11-20)
  • Kirsten Magnusson — Trustee (departed 2026-02-26)

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Future Foods Foundation

CC59100Auckland, AucklandRegistered 16 Feb 2021
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B
80/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
90
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$286.4K

Expenses

$363.9K

Staff

1

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This 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

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EnvironmentSocial ServicesArts & CultureAnimal Welfare
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The purposes of Future Foods Foundation are to support, through funding, investments and other initiatives to encourage cell based food technologies, improving the environment for the welfare and quality of life of people and animals, and supporting initiatives and organisations that seek to encourage and support plant-based agriculture utilising science and innovation in conjunction with the land resources of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$286.4K
Total Expenses
$363.9K
Net Assets
-
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (4 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
165.1mo
Could operate 165.1 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

10
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,996
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income94.7%
Other5.3%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 130 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
80
#10/131
Revenue
$286K
#76/131
Reserve Months
168.1
#1/131
Surplus
$-78K
#122/131
Staff Cost %
6%
#131/131

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

B
Score: 79.5/100
Financial
90
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 69 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC59100
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered16 Feb 2021
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 4 October 2026.