Graeme Dingle Foundation — Education Charity in Auckland

Graeme Dingle Foundation is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $4.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Helping tamariki and rangatahi realise potential. The trust licenses other organisations to run its established and proven child and youth development programmes, such as Kiwi Can, Stars, Career Navigator and Project K. It also provides operational, administrative, programme development and research support to these organisations. Through these programmes our young people develop resilience, life skills and confidence.

Registration Number
CC10847
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-08-14
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
office@dinglefoundation.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (iwi_trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$4.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.3M NZD
Total Assets
$2.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.9M NZD
Reserve Months
4.3 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
92
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$4.0M$4.3M$0.9M
2024$3.4M$3.6M$0.7M
2023$4.6M$4.5M$0.8M
2022$4.9M$4.8M$0.7M
2021$5.2M$5.1M$0.7M
2020$4.8M$4.7M$0.6M
2019$4.6M$4.7M$0.5M
2018$4.5M$4.4M$0.6M
2017$4.3M$4.2M$0.5M
2016$3.9M$4.2M$0.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
89.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Janie LoveridgeTrustee2026-04-30
Linda Waddington-MillerTrustee2026-02-12
Vicki NuttallCe2025-11-19

Former Officers (34)

  • Diego Orejuela — Business Finance Manager
  • Michael Hendriksen — Trustee
  • Sanjay Rama — Trustee
  • Eric Lucas — Trustee (departed 2025-09-18)
  • Melanie Toft — Trustee (departed 2025-09-22)
  • Nicki Stretch — Trustee (departed 2025-03-09)
  • Jo Malcolm-Black — CEO (departed 2025-09-05)
  • Julian Light — Trustee (departed 2025-06-19)
  • Kate Jorgensen — Trustee (departed 2023-05-05)
  • Paul Tupou-Vea — Trustee (departed 2025-06-19)
  • Ariana Paul — Trustee (departed 2022-12-19)
  • Peter Kerridge — Trustee (departed 2022-03-15)
  • Grant Hope — Trustee (departed 2023-05-16)
  • Kevin Malloy — Trustee (departed 2022-03-09)
  • Ainsleigh Cribb-Su'a — Trustee (departed 2025-06-19)
  • Brian Corban — Trustee (departed 2020-02-04)
  • Jenny Stiles-Joustra — Trustee (departed 2016-01-01)
  • Graeme Hansen — Trustee (departed 2015-12-22)
  • Dianne Head — Trustee (departed 2016-01-01)
  • Nigel Boswell — Trustee (departed 2016-01-01)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Key Management Personnel$656,0342024
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Key Management Personnel$656,034-
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustees$0-
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustees$02024

Funding Sources

  • Ministry of Education — $521,507
  • Lion Foundation — $483,000
  • Foundation North — $474,000
  • Ministry of Social Development — $347,672
  • Foundation North — $237,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $165,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $150,000
  • Foundation North — $141,250
  • Simplicity Foundation — $85,000
  • Foundation North — $70,000
  • Simplicity Foundation — $70,000
  • Simplicity Foundation — $70,000
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $61,958.33
  • Simplicity Foundation — $60,000
  • Foundation North — $50,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $47,718.6
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $40,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $30,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $20,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $20,000
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $13,833.33
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $13,472.56
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $12,000
  • Pelorus Trust — $7,101
  • Dragon Community Trust — $7,000
  • Rano Community Trust — $6,000
  • Dragon Community Trust — $5,000
  • Dragon Community Trust — $5,000
  • Mt Wellington — $3,000
  • Blue Waters Community Trust — $3,000
  • We Care Community Trust — $2,939
  • Akarana Community Trust — $1,950

Service Providers

  • Jodi Newth

Similar Charities in Education

FunderEducationTrustIwi Trust

Graeme Dingle Foundation

CC10847Auckland, AucklandRegistered 14 Aug 2007
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRatingyesterday

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

A-
90/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
85

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 7. 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.
  • Same audit firm for many years
    Same audit firm (KPMG) for 9 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight

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

$4.0M

Expenses

$4.3M

Assets

$2.0M

Staff

92

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
EducationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
ChildrenYouthMāori
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

Helping tamariki and rangatahi realise potential. The trust licenses other organisations to run its established and proven child and youth development programmes, such as Kiwi Can, Stars, Career Navigator and Project K. It also provides operational, administrative, programme development and research support to these organisations. Through these programmes our young people develop resilience, life skills and confidence.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.0M
Total Expenses
$4.3M
Net Assets
$939.0K
Staff
92
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
94c
For every $1 spent, 94c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
4.3mo
Could operate 4.3 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
Fundraising Cost
$0.44
Costs $0.44 to raise each $1 in donations
High cost

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

Revenue Diversification

47
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,291
Other69.7%
Donations15.2%
Government Grants14.2%
Investment Income0.8%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#6/38
Revenue
$4.0M
#8/38
Reserve Months
4.3
#1/38
Surplus
$-320K
#35/38
Staff Cost %
73%
#38/38

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

Rating History

A-
2025
Score: 89.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 85
Current
C+
2024
Score: 69.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

A-
Score: 89.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC10847
Entity TypeTrust
Registered14 Aug 2007
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated24 May 1996

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides other finance (e.g. investment funds)Sponsors / undertakes researchOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 27 September 2026.