New Zealand Red Cross Foundation — Environment Charity in Wellington

New Zealand Red Cross Foundation is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The Foundation was established in 1978 to hold and invest funds on behalf of New Zealand Red Cross Incorporated. The primary objective of the Foundation is to provide a source of sustainable funding for, and support the work of the New Zealand Red Cross.

Registration Number
CC22820
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-09
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.5/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
wayne.morgan@redcross.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.8M NZD
Total Assets
$74.6M NZD
Net Assets
$69.0M NZD
Reserve Months
16.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.2M$2.8M$69.0M
2024$2.9M$3.5M$36.2M
2023$5.1M$2.5M$32.3M
2022$3.5M$2.3M$29.6M
2021$3.2M$2.4M$37.3M
2020$1.5M$2.5M$30.1M
2019$1.3M$2.4M$30.1M
2018$1.0M$2.6M$28.8M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2016$2.6M$2.0M$23.8M

CharityData Rating

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

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Julie FaheyTrustee-
Mark SaundersTrustee2024-09-17

Former Officers (30)

  • Lynette Glover — Trustee
  • Sarah Graydon — Trustee
  • Wayne Morgan — Executive Trustee
  • Antony Allen — Trustee
  • Christopher McDermott — Trustee
  • Christopher O'Brien — Trustee
  • Scott Tambisari — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Warren Johnstone — Trustee
  • Kerry Nickels — Trustee (departed 2019-02-28)
  • Jacqueline Nelson — Trustee (departed 2024-11-28)
  • Sumati Govind — Trustee (departed 2024-11-28)
  • Paul Drummond — Executive Trustee (departed 2022-11-30)
  • Reuben Tucker — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Steven Fyfe — Trustee (departed 2020-08-27)
  • Paul Kiesanowski — Trustee (departed 2017-09-14)
  • Peter Martin — Trustee (departed 2016-02-18)
  • Paul Steere — Trustee (departed 2015-11-25)
  • Peter Allport — Trustee (departed 2018-11-28)
  • Mark Weavers — Trustee (departed 2017-06-09)
  • Belinda Stanley — Trustee (departed 2016-11-23)

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New Zealand Red Cross Foundation

CC22820Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 9 Apr 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

A-
90/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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 register
    No 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.

Revenue

$2.2M

Expenses

$2.8M

Assets

$74.6M

Staff

1

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
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The Foundation was established in 1978 to hold and invest funds on behalf of New Zealand Red Cross Incorporated. The primary objective of the Foundation is to provide a source of sustainable funding for, and support the work of the New Zealand Red Cross.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.2M
Total Expenses
$2.8M
Net Assets
$69.0M
Staff
1
employees

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
16.9mo
Could operate 16.9 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

1
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,861
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income99.3%
Donations0.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 48 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#7/49
Revenue
$2.2M
#24/49
Reserve Months
16.9
#1/49
Surplus
$-535K
#48/49
Staff Cost %
2%
#49/49

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: 65
Current
C+
2024
Score: 69.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

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

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC22820
Entity TypeTrust
Registered9 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

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Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment

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