Taranaki Foundation — Health Charity in New Plymouth
Taranaki Foundation is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in New Plymouth, New Plymouth. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C (63.8/100). Annual revenue: $6.9M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Purpose: To inspire a culture of giving and sharing in Taranaki. Mission & Vision: To empower stronger communities through impactful giving, driven by our donor-led approach. We do this by inspiring a culture of generosity, ensuring a thriving Taranaki for generations to come. Values: Integrity | Inclusive | Kaitiakitanga | Belief | Leadership | Collaborative.
- Registration Number
- CC51935
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-05-22
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (63.8/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- New Plymouth, New Plymouth
- info@taranakifoundation.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $6.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $12.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $11.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 756.7 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.9M | $0.2M | $11.7M |
| 2024 | $4.0M | $0.4M | $6.7M |
| 2023 | $3.0M | $0.3M | $3.4M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $0.4M | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $0.5M | $0.2M | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.9M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.8M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.7M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.5M |
| 2016 | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 63.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (10)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Maree Schumacher | Trustee | 2024-09-06 |
| Floyd Wicksteed | Trustee | 2024-09-06 |
| Lindsay Thomson | Trustee | 2024-09-06 |
| Aaron Foley | Trustee | 2023-11-29 |
| Ainsley Luscombe | Trustee | 2023-06-23 |
| Marilyn Davies | Trustee | 2023-05-10 |
| Phillip Hinton | Trustee | 2021-07-08 |
| Daniel Radcliffe | Trustee | 2021-07-08 |
| Josh Hickford | CEO | 2020-10-14 |
| Bryce Barnett | Trustee | 2020-05-13 |
Former Officers (15)
- Selwyn Metcalfe — Trustee (departed 2025-02-27)
- Loren Anderson — Trustee (departed 2024-08-07)
- Mark Bowden — Trustee (departed 2024-06-06)
- Sandy Smith — Trustee (departed 2021-10-05)
- Kelvin Squire — Trustee (departed 2020-12-02)
- Ross Fulton — Trustee (departed 2019-11-14)
- Puna Wano-Bryant — Trustee (departed 2018-12-06)
- Deborah McCallum — Trustee (departed 2020-09-21)
- Bridget Burke — Trustee (departed 2021-10-05)
- Anne Barron — Trustee (departed 2019-11-14)
- Craig Williamson — Trustee (departed 2020-09-21)
- Judith Nagel — Trustee (departed 2016-01-28)
- David Marshall — Trustee (departed 2018-12-06)
- Kenneth Horner — Trustee (departed 2023-05-10)
- Paul Goldsmith — Trustee (departed 2023-05-10)
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $1,000,000
Service Providers
- Silks Audit
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Taranaki Foundation
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 10. 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.
$6.9M
$185.5K
$12.5M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). 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
Purpose: To inspire a culture of giving and sharing in Taranaki. Mission & Vision: To empower stronger communities through impactful giving, driven by our donor-led approach. We do this by inspiring a culture of generosity, ensuring a thriving Taranaki for generations to come. Values: Integrity | Inclusive | Kaitiakitanga | Belief | Leadership | Collaborative.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M
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