Catalytic Foundation — Social Services Charity in Auckland

Catalytic Foundation is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (87.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Catalytic Foundation helps individuals, organisations and philanthropic funds across New Zealand maximise their social impact, through the giving of time, money and resources to frontline charities. Our extensive knowledge and relationships in the community sector across New Zealand means that we can wisely invest back into small to medium community charities where support is needed most, accelerating social impact.

Registration Number
CC26974
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (87.8/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
admin@catalytic.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.8M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.8M$0.8M$0.0M
2024$0.8M$0.8M$0.0M
2023$0.8M$0.8M$0.0M
2022$0.7M$0.7M$0.0M
2021$1.1M$1.0M$0.0M
2020$0.7M$0.8M$-0.0M
2019$0.7M$0.8M$0.0M
2018$0.6M$0.7M$0.1M
2017$0.8M$0.8M$0.8M
2016$0.7M$0.8M$0.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
87.8/100
Financial Score
97.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (26)

  • Llori Valenzuela — Trustee
  • Georgia Robertson — Trustee (departed 2022-03-31)
  • Deborah Lucas — Trustee
  • Suzanne Baldwin — Trustee (departed 2018-10-09)
  • Dora LAngsbury — Trustee (departed 2021-03-31)
  • Kim Stewart — Trustee (departed 2019-08-12)
  • Laurie Clarke — Trustee (departed 2018-03-14)
  • Greg Eichmann — Trustee (departed 2016-03-03)
  • Simone Nelson — Trustee (departed 2013-03-18)
  • Kelvin Hyland — Trustee (departed 2014-06-16)
  • Peter Chin — Trustee (departed 2013-06-11)
  • Mark Winger — Director (departed 2015-06-16)
  • Mike Poole — Trustee (departed 2010-03-31)
  • Michael Mcguiness — Director (departed 2012-03-13)
  • Jackie Barratt — Director (departed 2010-08-31)
  • Cameron Brewer — Director (departed 2011-08-08)
  • Gavin Hazelden — Trustee (departed 2010-03-31)
  • Jenny Janiff — Trustee (departed 2009-03-31)
  • Francis Jasper — Trustee (departed 2010-03-31)
  • David Knightley — Treasurer

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $8,147.83

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Catalytic Foundation

CC26974Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

A-
88/100
Financial
98
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$764.3K

Expenses

$774.2K

Assets

$46.3K

Staff

2

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

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Social ServicesCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Catalytic Foundation helps individuals, organisations and philanthropic funds across New Zealand maximise their social impact, through the giving of time, money and resources to frontline charities. Our extensive knowledge and relationships in the community sector across New Zealand means that we can wisely invest back into small to medium community charities where support is needed most, accelerating social impact.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$764.3K
Total Expenses
$774.2K
Net Assets
$26.6K
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
0.5mo
Could operate 0.5 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

49
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,057
Other58.3%
Donations40.7%
Investment Income1.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 140 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
88
#3/141
Revenue
$764K
#18/141
Reserve Months
0.5
#1/141
Surplus
$-10K
#102/141
Staff Cost %
23%
#141/141

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

Rating

A-
Score: 87.8/100
Financial
97.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 98 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 78 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC26974
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated25 Oct 2007
Registered office
10-14 New North Road Auckland 1030, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)

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: 28 September 2026.