STRIVE Community Trust — Health Charity in Auckland
STRIVE Community Trust 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: $24.7M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The two fishhooks that entwine the S of STRIVE signifies that people can enter our services at any point in their lives when they need assistance and will exit a will on receiving the help and awhi they need. STRIVE staff are mindful of the significant difference between "A hand up and a handout" and is committed to assisting and encouraging individuals to take responsibility for themselves and their families/whanau and to strive for a better life. STRIVE Community Trust is committed to bringing together key people who have the passion for and commitment to proactively work towards assisting Families/Whanau to “Total Wellbeing”
- Registration Number
- CC34372
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.5/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- ceo@strive.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (community_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $24.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $22.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $36.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $35.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 4.4 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 145
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24.7M | $22.4M | $35.1M |
| 2024 | $24.5M | $20.9M | $31.7M |
| 2023 | $22.0M | $18.5M | $28.1M |
| 2022 | $22.1M | $17.2M | $24.6M |
| 2021 | $16.9M | $13.3M | $18.0M |
| 2020 | $13.5M | $9.6M | $14.4M |
| 2019 | $12.9M | $8.7M | $10.5M |
| 2018 | $9.6M | $7.2M | $6.2M |
| 2017 | $5.2M | $4.6M | $3.9M |
| 2016 | $5.0M | $4.5M | $3.2M |
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 (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (9)
- Marcia Tahana — Secretary (departed 2023-05-31)
- Ngaire Lasika — Trustee
- Russell John Birt — Trustee
- Sonia Hawea — Secretary
- Phillip Davis — Trustee
- Brownee Rauwhero — Trustee (departed 2010-06-10)
- Sharon Wilson — Trustee
- John Kerr — Chairman-Trustee (departed 2011-04-30)
- Sophie Muru — Trustee (departed 2011-08-19)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Wilson-Davis | Trustee and Chief Executive Officer | - | 2023 |
| Angela Morrish | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2022 |
| Graham Stuart | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2019 |
| Moana Mackey | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Shirley Parkinson | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Ngaire Stevens | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| David Beard | Chair | - | 2020 |
| Vanessa Weenink | Trustee | - | 2020 |
| Geoff Abey | Trustee | - | 2020 |
| Paul Roil | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Sheena Maguire | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2021 |
| Bridget Coates | Trustee | - | 2019 |
| Grant McCallum | Chair | - | 2022 |
| Peter Glensor | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Mike Greenwood | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Nerine Klink | Finance Manager | - | 2023 |
| Jacqueline Rowarth | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Jeremy Sherlock | Trustee | - | 2020 |
| Ngaire Noki Lasika | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Jan Crawford | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2020 |
| Russell John Birt | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Megan Kerr | Trustee | - | 2019 |
| Grant McCallum | Chair | - | 2019 |
| Paula Rebstock | Trustee | - | 2019 |
| Raumati Timutimu | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Graeme Newell | Chair | - | 2021 |
| Phillip Davis | Chairman | - | 2023 |
| Jill Day | Trustee | - | 2020 |
| Craig Smith | Trustee | - | 2019 |
| Sonia Hawea | Trustee | - | 2023 |
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $29,407
- Foundation North — $6,000
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2023)
As disclosed in STRIVE Community Trust's annual report.
- Ministry of Social Development — Social services - classified as High Trust Provider
- Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga-Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — Housing and communities support
- Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education — Educational services
- Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children — Community service provider for at-risk children and young people under S403 Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
Service Providers
- Emily Ren
- ANZ
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STRIVE Community Trust
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 5. 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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$24.7M
$22.4M
$36.0M
145
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
The two fishhooks that entwine the S of STRIVE signifies that people can enter our services at any point in their lives when they need assistance and will exit a will on receiving the help and awhi they need. STRIVE staff are mindful of the significant difference between "A hand up and a handout" and is committed to assisting and encouraging individuals to take responsibility for themselves and their families/whanau and to strive for a better life. STRIVE Community Trust is committed to bringing together key people who have the passion for and commitment to proactively work towards assisting Families/Whanau to “Total Wellbeing”
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