New Zealand Housing Foundation — Community Development Charity in Auckland
New Zealand Housing Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity C+ (68.5/100). Annual revenue: $28.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To relieve poverty by providing or assisting the provision of affordable housing for low income persons and households in New Zealand
- Registration Number
- CC23927
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-05
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (68.5/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- sheik.f@housingfoundation.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $28.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $23.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $169.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $140.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 8.7 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 25
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $28.2M | $23.9M | $140.2M |
| 2025 | $27.9M | $24.6M | $119.6M |
| 2024 | $42.3M | $31.6M | $116.1M |
| 2023 | $26.5M | $15.5M | $105.1M |
| 2022 | $16.9M | $9.8M | $93.8M |
| 2021 | $30.0M | $21.5M | $86.5M |
| 2020 | $24.2M | $16.9M | $77.6M |
| 2019 | $19.5M | $10.3M | $70.2M |
| 2018 | $32.5M | $17.2M | $60.8M |
| 2017 | $20.2M | $11.3M | $44.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 68.5/100
- Financial Score
- 70
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (17)
- Dominic Foote — Chief Executive
- Melanie Hewitson — Trustee
- Maxine Shortland — Trustee (departed 2026-07-27)
- Orchid Atimalala — Trustee
- Judith Whiteman — Trustee
- David Kennedy — Trustee
- Sarah Sinclair — Trustee (departed 2026-07-27)
- Kate Armstrong — Trustee
- ALEXANDER FOSTER — Trustee
- Brian Donnelly — Trustee (departed 2019-02-01)
- Ian Mitchell — Trustee (departed 2021-08-30)
- John Delugar — Trustee (departed 2017-11-13)
- Kenneth Stevenson — Trustee (departed 2022-02-21)
- Willem Roest — Trustee (departed 2021-08-30)
- David Pritchard — Trustee (departed 2011-05-04)
- Anthony Lanigan — Trustee (departed 2024-02-12)
- Alfred Roberts — Trustee (departed 2017-11-13)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Whiteman | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mel Hewitson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Prudence Williams | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Dominic Foote | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2023 |
| Grant McCallum | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Nicolas Giraldo | Management Team Member | Group total | - | 2023 |
| Chris Thompson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Joanne Campbell | Management Team Member | Group total | - | 2023 |
| Vince Drury | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Graeme Newell | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Kerrin Leoni | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Ian Holliday | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Kevin Rafter | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Sarah Sinclair | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Kate Armstrong | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Unknown | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Maxine Shortland | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Cathie Bull | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Orchid Atimalala | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Brian Elwood | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Jared Partridge | Management Team Member | Group total | - | 2023 |
| Tony Lanigan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Sandy Foster | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Derek Wenmoth | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Paul Maling | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Marina Purdon | Management Team Member | Group total | - | 2023 |
| David Kennedy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Stephanie Locke | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Paul Grimshaw | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Jill Overy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Peter Beck | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2023)
As disclosed in New Zealand Housing Foundation's annual report.
- Government - Progressive Home Ownership Programme — Funding for affordable home ownership
Service Providers
- Myriam Gros
- The Tindall Foundation
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New Zealand Housing Foundation
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo 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.
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$28.2M
$23.9M
$169.4M
25
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). 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.
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To relieve poverty by providing or assisting the provision of affordable housing for low income persons and households in New Zealand
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