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
- 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
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net 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)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
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
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$764.3K
$774.2K
$46.3K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
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.
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Ranked against 140 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M
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