Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated — Health Charity in Auckland
Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $50.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Enable people who are blind or have low vision to be self-reliant and live the life they choose
- Registration Number
- CC21361
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-02-25
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.5/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.blindlowvision.org.nz
- boardsecretary@blindlowvision.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $50.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $34.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $253.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $228.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.9 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 229
- Volunteers
- 26
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.1M | $34.3M | $228.2M |
| 2024 | $33.6M | $35.0M | $210.9M |
| 2023 | $41.4M | $34.9M | $199.4M |
| 2022 | $38.0M | $33.3M | $184.0M |
| 2021 | $42.5M | $35.9M | $178.9M |
| 2020 | $36.2M | $37.4M | $113.5M |
| 2019 | $39.5M | $37.7M | $158.4M |
| 2018 | $43.8M | $36.6M | $149.2M |
| 2017 | $40.8M | $36.0M | $135.4M |
| 2016 | $37.7M | $38.4M | $90.7M |
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 (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (41)
- Stephen Keeling — Chief Financial Officer
- Andrea Midgen — Chief Executive
- Christopher Orr — Director
- Anne Marie Taggart — Director
- Richard Patete — Director
- Richard Hoskin — Directory (departed 2022-05-13)
- Robert Greenberg — Director (departed 2021-11-13)
- Ronald Scott — Director
- Deborah Boyd — Director (departed 2021-07-19)
- Donna McCaskill — Director
- Robert Billings — Director
- John Mulka — Chief Executive (departed 2023-08-04)
- Martine Abel-Williamson — Director
- Fraser Alexander — Director (departed 2023-11-11)
- Gregory Hurn — Chief Operating Officer
- Clive Lansink — Director
- Pamela MacNeill — Director (departed 2016-11-12)
- Julie Bartlett — Director (departed 2017-11-11)
- Nicola Owen — Director (departed 2019-04-12)
- Judith Small — Director
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Small | Chair | $13,000 | 2021 |
| Judy Small | Trustee | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Carolyn Weston | Trustee | $7,000 | 2021 |
| John Billings | Trustee | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Clive Lansink | Audit Committee Chair | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Fraser Alexander | Trustee | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Keith Appleton | Chair of the Audit Committee | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Nicola Owen | Trustee | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Carolyn Weston | Trustee | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Martine Abel-Williamson | Trustee | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Peter Hoskin | Trustee | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Clive Lansink | Trustee | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Deb Boyd | Trustee | $4,000 | 2018 |
| Keith Appleton | Trustee | $4,000 | 2021 |
| Fraser Alexander | Trustee | $4,000 | 2018 |
| Deb Boyd | Trustee | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Donna McCaskill | Trustee | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Paul Sullivan | Trustee | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Julie Bartlett | Trustee | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Peter Gresham | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Dr James Bevan | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2022 |
| Grant McCallum | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Richard Hoskin | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Gavin Tapp | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| David Steele | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Greg Hurn | Chief Financial Officer | - | 2021 |
| Richard Hoskin | Chair of the Board | - | 2018 |
| Jonathan McCallum | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Jane Moore | Board Secretary | - | 2018 |
| Liz Ellis | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Peter Cowley | Chair | - | 2022 |
| Mark O'Neill | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Russell Fairley | Chair | - | 2022 |
| Michele Levy | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Not disclosed in extracted sections | Board Member | - | 2022 |
| Mark Verlander | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2022 |
| Ron Scott | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Karen Janes | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Sushila Pillai | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Kevin Gould | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Peter Hoskin | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Anna Gromada | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Brent Melville | Trustee | - | 2022 |
Funding Sources
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $288,602.42
- Foundation North — $80,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $67,000
- Pelorus Trust — $60,242.8
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $45,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $35,000
- Trillian Trust — $27,357.8
- New Zealand Community Trust — $25,000
- One Foundation — $25,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $20,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $17,000
- One Foundation — $15,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $10,533
- The Lion Foundation — $10,000
- Milestone Foundation — $9,000
- Oxford Sports Trust — $5,000
- Redwood Trust Incorporated — $2,000
- THE BENDIGO VALLEY SPORTS AND CHARITY FOUNDATION — $1,000
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2022)
As disclosed in Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated's annual report.
- Foundation Village Partnership — Construction of commercial floor
Service Providers
- Pieter Erasmus
- Bank of New Zealand
- Bank of New Zealand
- Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)
- Bank of New Zealand
- Thompson Blackie Biddles
- Datacom Employer Services Ltd
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Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 12. 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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$50.1M
$34.3M
$253.8M
229
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Enable people who are blind or have low vision to be self-reliant and live the life they choose
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