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Annual Report 2014
Message from our Foundersthat devote their time to building stronger, healthier and
more resilient communities. They are the real heroes in
our story. They are the ones who are out there creating
positive change and they do so with great love and
compassion for people and our environment.
We cannot thank our hugely talented staff and Trustee
team enough for their commitment and dedication
to our Foundation and our donation recipients. Every
application considered, every cause researched, every
need understood, every person supported, all advice
given: the team shows the utmost respect, empathy and
thoughtfulness. We thank them for this.
Enjoy reading some of our stories. We wish you well for
the holiday season and for the year that lies ahead.
Founders —The Tindall Foundation.
Tena koutou katoa. Greetings to all.
We are proud to have produced this special twentieth-
anniversary themed calendar to mark this important
milestone in our family foundation’s history.
When we established The Tindall Foundation in 1995,
we hoped that we could use our money to help make a
difference for New Zealand and New Zealanders, if only
in a small way. We knew our money would be a drop in
the ocean compared to the need in our country.
However, 20 years down the track, we believe the
Foundation has achieved some great things through the
organisations we have funded and supported. We have
committed over $135 million in that time to help make
New Zealand a better place for generations to come, and
we are proud to have done so.
None of this would have been possible without the
tireless work of all the individuals and organisations
continue to do what we are doing, because we know it
gets results. We shall remain open minded and flexible,
so we can respond in the best possible ways to our
changing world and its changing needs.
Reflecting on his 12 years as Manager, Trevor told me it
had been an honour and a privilege to act in service to
the generosity of the Tindall family. What stands out for
him is their great hope for change, their compassion for
those in need, and an authentic spirit of generosity and
desire to make a difference.
I too see this, and look forward to working with Stephen,
Margaret and their five children as the next generation
becomes more involved in the Foundation’s activities.
Manager — The Tindall Foundation
This has been a year of great change for the team at
The Tindall Foundation and for me.
I took over as Manager in March as Trevor Gray, at
his request, moved into the new role of Special Projects
Manager, reducing his time to three days a week. It has
been a seamless transition, and we are very grateful
to the Trustees for investing to ensure continuity in our
values and the way we operate.
Working in the role of ‘funder’ is a whole new ball game
for me, bringing fresh challenges and experiences.
It is great to be able to draw on my career in the
social sector and to have the opportunity to offer the
Foundation another perspective and different interests,
so we can continue to create innovative ways to address
important issues.
What makes this role special is working directly with
the Founders to ensure their vision is realised. We will
Message from the Foundation Manager
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Top: John McCarthy
Middle: At Poutasi Gardens in Samoa, from left to right: Glenn Cant, VSA Volunteer; Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale, Poutasi village’s paramount chief; Trevor Gray; John McCarthy; Bruce Russell, Interim CEO, Poutasi Development Trust; Maria Koch, VSA Volunteer
Bottom: Children of diverse ethnic backgrounds find a haven at de Paul House’s playgroup
Cover: The Tindall Foundation aims to plant the seeds for long-term change
Top: Margaret and Stephen Tindall
Bottom: The Waipoua River, Northland (LAWA)
John McCarthy
Twenty Years of GivingOver the past 20 years we are proud to have supported more
than 5000 organisations across New Zealand with donations,
capacity building, social loans and other strategic support.
We do more than just giving away money: we offer our time and
expertise, we connect people, we convene and we walk beside
these organisations.
We have focused almost half of our entire donation spend (49%)
on Supporting Families and Social Services, with over $61 million
given in total in the last 20 years.
Our programme areas, Caring for our Environment and
Encouraging Enterprise and Employment, each received over
$18 million in donations.
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Breakdown of Funding over the Past 20 Years
$ million %
Supporting Families and Social Services
Encouraging Employment and Enterprise
Caring for our Environment
Strengthening the Community Sector
Promoting Generosity and Giving
Emergency Response Fund
Overseas
Cross Sector and Other
61.5 49.4
18.3 14.7
18.1 14.5
4.6 3.7
3.3 2.6
2.7 2.2
1.6 1.3
14.4 11.6
124.5 100
Donation Facts over the Past 20 Years
The first donation was to Auckland Teacher’s College in February 1995, for $2,326
The total amount of money we have funded and committed to New Zealand communities is over $135 million
We committed $5 million to the recovery of Canterbury following the earthquakes
Our current donations budget is $10–$12 million a year
Through our central fund, our staff and Trustee team have made donations to over 1300 organisations nationally
Our Funding Managers, who distribute funds to their local communities on our behalf, have made donations to 3738 organisations
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Organisations and initiatives that work Strengthening the
Community Sector were given over $4.5 million, while the
Promoting Generosity and Giving programme area received
$3.3 million.
Our Trustees pledged $5 million to help Christchurch communities
recover following the September 2010 and February 2011
earthquakes. To date we have spent around $2.7 million of this
money through our Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Fund.
We have donated $1.6 million to Overseas projects.
Some of our greatest support went to:
The New Zealand Housing Foundation, our most supported organisation, receiving $10 million in donations and social loans over a 16-year period
Zero Waste New Zealand Trust, receiving donations of more than $4.5 million over a ten-year period
Youth Employment, a major focus for us, with $5.6 million given to three projects
Environmental projects, in line with our keen interest in protecting our waterways, forests and ecosystems for future generations. Some of our large donations include organisations such as Project Crimson, Hikurangi Foundation, Enviroschools and Carbon Farming Group
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The Tindall Foundation HistoryTrustee and staff photos over The Tindall Foundation’s history — from its origins with The Warehouse’s first store in Wairau Road on Auckland’s North Shore through to the present day
approach is still part of the culture. Trevor Gray, who
joined as Foundation Manager in 2002, lists the
creation of Community Foundations, collaboration
Originating from Stephen and Margaret Tindall’s
desire to share the fruits of their business success with
New Zealanders, The Tindall Foundation has grown
over 20 years to be a leader in private philanthropy
that responds to social and environmental needs.
Strong public interest greeted our founding in 1994,
and in the following year the first donations were
made. This was a lean organisation: when current
Systems and Relationships Manager Evelyn Gaunt-
lett joined in 1997, she was one of only two full-time
employees.
Being small and flexible enabled us to back some
innovative ventures. “We gave a start to projects like
Enviroschools and Te Araroa, and helped advance
waste management across New Zealand,” Evelyn
remembered.
Today there are four full-time and four part-time
staff and one volunteer — yet that innovative, flexible
For more information contact:
The Tindall Foundation
Email: admin.ttf@tindall.org.nz
Website: www.tindall.org.nz
“Seeing the enthusiastic engagement of the next generation of the Tindall family and our new management is very satisfying”
Stephen Tindall — working at home for The Tindall Foundation in the mid-1990s
with regional Funding Managers and the response to
the Christchurch Earthquakes as key achievements.
Evelyn is retiring by early 2015 and Trevor has
stepped into a new role as the Manager of Special
Projects, but both are confident the organisation is in
good heart. “Seeing the enthusiastic engagement of
the next generation of the Tindall family and our new
management is very satisfying,” reflected Trevor.
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 20144
To read the full web article, click on the following link: tindall.org.nz/portfolio/tindall-foundation-history/
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Canterbury Earthquakes RecoveryContractor Paul Needs undertaking temporary building repairs for resident Darryn Drake as part of CanCERN’s Let’s Find and Fix programme
to answer residents’ pressing questions. In 2014
CanCERN was a key mover behind Let’s Find
and Fix, which put in place temporary repairs to
hundreds of damaged homes before the onset of a
fourth post-earthquake winter.
Christchurch and its surrounding region are rising
again after the devastating September 2010 and
February 2011 earthquakes. Yet the path to recovery
can be slow and bumpy, just like many of the still-
damaged roads of the South Island’s largest city.
That’s where The Tindall Foundation’s long-term
commitment to the region aims to help. “So far
we have funded 63 organisations as part of our
$5 million commitment to Canterbury Earthquakes
Recovery,” stated Dave Richards, Projects and
Strategy Manager.
One of these is the Canterbury Communities’
Earthquake Recovery Network (CanCERN). Formed
by residents’ groups to facilitate interactions with
insurers, the Earthquake Commission and other
government agencies, CanCERN helps people to find
and share solutions to their needs.
CanCERN initiatives include In the Know, a
community-led communication programme created
For more information contact:
Brian Parker, Projects Manager
Email: brian@cancern.org.nz
Website: www.cancern.org.nz
“We are hearing from families who are truly thankful that their homes are warmer, safer and healthier this winter”
Donation Facts
Strategy Goal: Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery
Donation: $2.7 million (total)
Donation to CanCERN: $315,800
Period: 2011–14Let’s Find and Fix helped Christchurch residents get through the winter
The network moved out of its usual advocacy role to
support this more practical project, which needed to
be organised quickly. “We are hearing from families
who are truly thankful that their homes are warmer,
safer and healthier this winter,” said Brian Parker,
Projects Manager.
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 20145
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/canterbury-earthquakes-recovery/
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Land, Air, Water AotearoaLand, Air, Water Aotearoa collates information on more than 1100 freshwater sites (Waikato Regional Council )
The Cawthron Institute joined in the partnership as a
direct result of our involvement with LAWA — after
we had noted similarities between the project and a
concept being worked on by scientists at Cawthron.
“Fresh water is a vital asset to our country and it’s
important that the public knows the state of their
local rivers and catchments,” said Fran Wilde, Chair
of the Regional Council Sector Group. “We want
people to be able to use Land, Air, Water Aotearoa
(LAWA) to tell us and others what’s going on in their
local waterway.”
Wellington was one of the 16 regional and unitary
councils that worked together to create the LAWA
website. Launched in March 2014, the site provides
the public with water quality information for over
1100 freshwater sites throughout New Zealand.
Not only the councils have been part of this
collaboration; the Cawthron Institute, the Ministry for
the Environment, Massey University and The Tindall
Foundation have all played their part. “As a family
foundation we were keen to fund the LAWA website so
that information on water quality is easily accessible
to the public,” commented Sir Stephen Tindall.
For more information contact:
Caroline Rowe, National Administrator
Email: info@lawa.org.nz
Website: www.lawa.org.nz
“Fresh water is a vital asset to our country and it’s important that the public knows the state of their local rivers and catchments”
Donation Facts
Strategy Goal: Habitat Protection
Donation: $250,000
Period: 2012 –14Through the LAWA website the public can find out which waterways are safe for swimming (Waikato Regional Council )
The scientists validate the data collection, processing
and analysis provided by regional councils.
For LAWA National Administrator Caroline Rowe,
“the involvement of The Tindall Foundation has been
fantastic and has stretched far beyond supporting
LAWA financially. They’ve enthusiastically supported
the project from the get-go.”
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 20146
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/land-air-water-aotearoa/
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New Zealand Housing FoundationLong-term partnership: The Tindall Foundation’s Sir Stephen Tindall (left) with Brian Donnelly, Executive Director of the New Zealand Housing Foundation
“We share an ongoing dialogue to understand how
the strategic objectives of both organisations align,”
Brian said. “They have walked beside us over the
long haul as we launched into Christchurch, and are
now helping open up other funding opportunities.”
Recognising that home ownership was moving out
of reach for growing numbers of families, in the late
1990s The Tindall Foundation spearheaded a quest
for solutions. That led us to support the establishment
in 2004 of the New Zealand Housing Foundation,
whose mission is to deliver affordable, sustainable
housing for people on lower incomes.
“Having The Tindall Foundation’s involvement at
the start provided reassurance to the market and
enabled leveraging of a significant government loan,”
explained Brian Donnelly, The New Zealand Housing
Foundation’s Executive Director.
This long-term partnership has helped deliver more
than 300 new affordable houses to date. Alongside
support with capacity building, strategic planning
and research, we have given backing with social-
investment capital funding that is used to assist
families in moving from often poor-quality and
unaffordable rental situations.
For more information contact:
Brian Donnelly, Executive Director
Email: brian.d@housingfoundation.co.nz
Website: www.nzhf.org
“If we can help people into good quality housing, and employment, then a lot of other social problems go away”
Donation Facts
Strategy Goal: Housing
Total Donation: $5 million
Total Current Social Investment: $4.3 million
Period: 1998 –2014Checking on progress at a New Zealand Housing Foundation building site in Sunnyvale, West Auckland
The Tindall Foundation’s Special Projects Manager
Trevor Gray noted: “With the New Zealand Housing
Foundation and other partners we hope to address
a large and increasing area of market failure. If we
can help people into good quality housing, and
employment, then a lot of other social problems
go away.”
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 20147
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/new-zealand-housing- foundation-2/
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Joan Withers, TrusteeJoan Withers, Trustee of The Tindall Foundation, at Middlemore Hospital, where she takes an active interest in the Health Science Academies scheme
Fairfax New Zealand and Chair of Auckland Airport,
and being the current Chair of Mighty River Power.
She is also a champion for the South Auckland
community where she lives. Joan chairs the steering
When Joan Withers received an invitation to join
The Tindall Foundation board in 2009, she accepted
without hesitation. “It was a privilege to be asked to
be a Trustee,” she said.
“The Tindall family is very aware of inequality and
is in the privileged position of being able to share.
They are totally dedicated to the causes the
Foundation supports.”
“The Foundation’s core values have always been the
same, with the philanthropic focus of addressing
inequality in New Zealand,” she continued. Issues
like employment, housing, the environment and
youth development are on the agenda now, as they
were in the early 2000s when Joan was first involved
as one of our advisers.
As a Trustee, Joan contributes business and
governance experience at the highest level. Among
her career achievements are roles as Chief Executive of
For more information contact:
The Tindall Foundation
Email: admin.ttf@tindall.org.nz
Website: www.tindall.org.nz
“The Foundation’s core values have always been the same, with the philanthropic focus of addressing inequality in New Zealand”
Health Science Academies students gain practical experience that leads into health careers
group that governs the Counties Manukau District
Health Board Health Science Academies scheme,
which with our support helps Maori and Pasifika
students from three South Auckland schools become
health professionals.
Trustee commitments involve meeting at least six
times a year. Joan plans to be a Trustee for as long as
she is needed, and is positive about the Foundation’s
evolution:
“The involvement of the next generation of the family,
clearly passionate about the Foundation, is great,
because you can see that this is sustainable and will
live on.”
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 20148
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/joan-withers-trustee/
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Poutasi Development TrustAt work in the Poutasi Gardens (Tony Callaghan)
With further help from Volunteer Service Abroad
volunteers Glenn and Sharyn Cant, who had
witnessed the 2009 tsunami, the Gardens have
thrived. As well as providing employment for
From a bird’s-eye view Poutasi village looks like a
tropical paradise. But life here on the southeast coast
of Upolu, in Western Samoa, is far from idyllic —
and its people’s horizons are limited by isolation, a
subsistence economy and natural disasters (most
recently the September 2009 tsunami).
Poutasi Development Trust (PDT) aims to improve the
outlook for the village of 400 inhabitants with a series
of innovative projects. Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale
(Poutasi’s paramount chief) began PDT’s work in
2011 by opening a preschool and initiating a range
of local scoping and capacity-building programmes,
which The Tindall Foundation supported.
In 2012 we helped with setting up the Poutasi
Gardens, which supply restaurants and resorts on
Upolu with the fresh produce that was previously
imported at a high cost. “The Gardens remain the engine
room — that is where the income for the village
comes from,” said PDT’s Interim CEO Bruce Russell.
For more information contact:
Bruce Russell, Interim CEO, Poutasi Development Trust
Email: brucerussellws@gmail.com
Website: www.facebook.com/poutasi.development.trust
“PDT is now a village-based economic development and self-sufficiency programme, of which the Gardens is but one initiative”
Donation Facts
Strategy Goal: Overseas-based initiatives
Donation: $465,000
Period: 2011–14Poutasi Development Trust’s preschool has served the village’s children since 2011(Tony Callaghan)
villagers, the Gardens generate profits to fund new
projects like an art centre and café and a community
library, and help pay for the preschool.
Trevor Gray, The Tindall Foundation’s Special Projects
Manager, noted that PDT “is now a village-based
economic development and self-sufficiency
programme, of which the Gardens is but one
initiative.”
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 20149
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/poutasi-development-trust/
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ChangeMakers Refugee ForumRwandan-New Zealanders Enatha, Marie, Edith and Noella at World Refugee Day celebrations in Wellington organised by the ChangeMakers Refugee Forum (Joseph Kelly)
In December 2013 ChangeMakers published the
research report ‘Marking time: Experiences of
successful asylum seekers in Aotearoa New Zealand’.
This identified challenges with resettlement including
Each year New Zealand accepts 750 refugees for
resettlement through the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, and approximately
300 more people apply for asylum. Resettlement is
far from straightforward, with challenges especially
acute for successful asylum seekers.
ChangeMakers Refugee Forum aims to help by
representing over 14 refugee-based communities
in Wellington. “Our vision is that New Zealanders
from refugee backgrounds are participating fully in
New Zealand life,” said Tayyaba Khan, the forum’s
General Manager.
Originating as a volunteer group in 2001,
ChangeMakers has steadily expanded to include
community development and research. Donations
from The Tindall Foundation between 2009 and
2013 enabled research initiatives on its own and in
partnership with agencies and universities.
For more information contact:
Tayyaba Khan, General Manager
Email: tayyaba@crf.org.nz
Website: http://crf.org.nz
“Our vision is that New Zealanders from refugee backgrounds are participating fully in New Zealand life”
Donation Facts
Strategy Goal: Migrant, Refugee and Cross Cultural
Donation: $208,500
Period: 2009 –2013Ethiopian refugee families who are setting down roots in New Zealand (Joseph Kelly)
limited access to housing or Work and Income
support, and prolonged periods of waiting.
“The research enables a better understanding of
the situation for asylum seekers, and lays a factual
basis for improving policy and service delivery,” said
Tayyaba. The organisation is drawing upon this
work as it continues to advocate for refugees’ rights
in Wellington.
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 201410
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/changemakers-refugee-forum/
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Wastebusters CanterburyWastebusters Canterbury Joint Manager Tony Dawson and Office Administrator Julie Rush — carrying on the recycling mission in Ashburton
sustainable community enterprise.”
Building on that base, Wastebusters expanded
into running recycling and waste management
programmes for Ashburton and Selwyn districts.
To celebrate 20 years of giving, The Tindall
Foundation revisited some of the organisations we
had funded in our early days. One such early
recipient was Wastebusters Trust Canterbury, which
started life as Ashburton Wastebusters in 1994 when
Anita Coghill and Sheryl Stivens volunteered to run a
school programme on waste minimisation.
In 1996 we donated $12,000 to support Wastebusters’
role in the Zero Waste programme for waste
minimisation and recycling. The funding helped
kickstart activities like its successful Winter Waste
Fest series with its focus on recycling, the Glorious
Garbage Wearable Art Awards, and the Reuse Waste
Materials Exchange for local businesses.
“When Wastebusters got started we were full of
enthusiasm but light on business acumen and
experience,” remembered Anita, who is still a trustee.
“The Tindall Foundation donation enabled us
to move from fledgling community group into a
For more information contact:
Sharon Breakwell, Joint Manager
Email: sharon@wastebusters.net.nz
Website: www.ashburtonwastebusters.com
“The Tindall Foundation donation enabled us to move from fledgling community group into a sustainable community enterprise”
Donation Facts
Strategy Goal: Environmental Sustainability
Donation: $17,470
Period: 1996 –97From its humble beginnings, Wastebusters has grown into a significant community enterprise
It now manages a paper, cardboard and plastics
collection service for businesses in central Ashburton,
and a rural recycling service for farmers.
Over the years since it became a trust and received
our early backing, Wastebusters has gained an
established place in the Ashburton community —
and seems set to continue recycling, reusing and
composting for many more years to come.
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 201411
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/wastebusters-canterbury/
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Mana RirikiMana Ririki teaches traditional Māori values to support happy families
are tapu (sacred), and therefore protected by special
rules and restrictions. Traditional society rejected
physical violence against children in any form, even
as a means of discipline.
Putting an end to Maori child abuse is the mission
of Mana Ririki. Established in 2008 as a Maori-led
response to tragically high rates of abuse, this
charitable trust tackles the issue by fostering
parenting models grounded in Maori culture and
drawing on traditional whanau (family) beliefs.
“Our vision is violence-free whanau, which we will
achieve when we eliminate Maori child abuse,”
outlined Mana Ririki Executive Director Anton Blank.
To deliver on this goal, Mana Ririki supports social
service providers around the country with kaupapa
Maori advocacy, research and communications.
One of the trust’s key strategies has been the
development of the Tikanga Ririki parenting model.
This is based on pre-colonial Maori philosophy, when
children were favoured as gifts from atua (spiritual
beings) and tupuna (ancestors).
Tikanga Ririki works to restore the belief that children
For more information contact:
Anton Blank, Executive Director
Email: blankanton61@gmail.com
Website: www.ririki.org.nz
“Our vision is violence-free whanau, which we will achieve when we eliminate Maori child abuse”
Donation Facts
Strategy Goal: Maori
Donation: $327,000
Period: 2011–14Children are tapu (sacred) within the Tikanga Ririki parenting model
The Tindall Foundation provided funding in two
stages to enable Mana Ririki to run training
workshops, evaluate Tikanga Ririki’s effectiveness —
and more recently to restructure its delivery. This has
been crucial for supporting improved parenting, as
course participant Aroha reflected:
“I can now be a role model for my children, and break
the cycle of abusing alcohol and drugs.”
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 201412
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/mana-ririki/
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Capacity BuildingInnermost Gardens’ Co-chair Richard Self, helping to create a garden in an area of dense urban housing (Anna Jamieson)
After meeting the Innermost Gardens team, Margot
and the group agreed to have business consultant
Vivien Maidaborn work for six months to address
issues such as a revenue strategy and future direction.
Capacity building is a key element in The Tindall
Foundation’s strategy for helping charitable entities
and social enterprises. We deliver it through Not for
Profit Works (NFPWorks), which matches groups
with advisers in the charity sector.
NFPWorks Director Margot Nicholson said the agency
is “predominantly working with small organisations
who have stretched resources and can be left quite
vulnerable by changes, like key people leaving.”
Since 2009 we have funded these services to almost
150 small community organisations throughout
New Zealand. The goals are to help them become
stronger, resilient and more financially sustainable,
and ensure that funding is effective and achieves
long-term benefits for the community.
In 2013, Wellington urban garden project Innermost
Gardens received targeted support for capacity building.
It had begun transforming a disused bowling green
in Mount Victoria into a community garden in 2010.
For more information contact:
Margot Nicholson, Director, NFPWorks
Email: margot@nfpworks.co.nz
Website: www.tindall.org.nz/work/capacity-building
Richard Self, Co-chair, Innermost Gardens
Email: innermostgardens@gmail.com
Website: www.innermostgardens.org.nz
“The agency is predominantly working with small organisations who have stretched resources”
Donation FactsStrategy Goal: Capacity Building Funding Manager: Nikau Foundation Donation: $12,500 Period: 2013
Total Capacity Building Investment: $2.96 millionPeriod: 1995–2014
Dave Richards, The Tindall Foundation’s Projects and Strategy Manager, with NFPWorks Director Margot Nicholson (and Mojo the dog)
“It was awesome to have someone of Viv’s
experience and expertise on hand,” reflected Richard
Self, Innermost Gardens’ Co-chair.
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 201413
To read the full web article, click on the following link: tindall.org.nz/portfolio/capacity-building/
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De Paul HouseMargaret, Lady Tindall, Trustee of The Tindall Foundation, helping out at the de Paul House playgroup
Over the past seven years, for example, we have
donated $165,000 for staff salaries, and $150,000
towards the Pacific family support programme. “This
assisted in promoting and cultivating the value of
Since 1986 de Paul House has been coming to the aid
of families in need. Based in Northcote on Auckland’s
North Shore, this former Catholic boarding school has
provided emergency housing and support services to
thousands of people over that time.
When families need a place to stay, de Paul House
offers temporary accommodation in a safe and
dignified environment, and addresses the issues that
led them to becoming homeless with classes in skills
like budgeting, computing and literacy. Younger
children attend a playgroup, while older children
benefit from a homework centre supervised by local
high-school students.
De Paul House was one of the earliest recipients of
funding from The Tindall Foundation. Margaret,
Lady Tindall has volunteered at the playgroup since
1994, and we continue to make significant financial
contributions.
For more information contact:
Jan Rutledge, Manager
Email: jan@depaulhouse.org.nz
Website: www.depaulhouse.org.nz
“The donations assisted in promoting and cultivating the value of education for Pacific children and parents”
Donation Facts
Strategy Goal: Early Years
Donation: $1.36 million
Period: 2007–2014The playgroup and homework centre offer valuable support for families at de Paul House
education for Pacific children and parents,” said Jan
Rutledge, Manager of de Paul House.
Ex-resident Zarmina Halim, originally from
Afghanistan, recalled her arrival at de Paul House:
“I was really stressed because of our situation.” Now
her husband has a job and the family has a home,
but Zarmina still brings her two younger children to
the playgroup — and is feeling more confident about
her English and the future.
The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 201414
To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/de-paul-house/
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The Tindall Foundation PhilosophyReaching for a better future: The Tindall Foundation aims to help New Zealand become the best place it can be
“Stephen encourages use of the term ‘catalytic
philanthropy’ — projects that put in money
alongside people’s effort to create a long-term
difference and benefit,” explained John McCarthy,
the incoming Foundation Manager. So while we
“What are the most powerful things we can support
to make New Zealand communities the best places
they can be?” That, said long-serving Manager and
current Special Projects Manager Trevor Gray, is what
The Tindall Foundation seeks to deliver.
Our philosophy is that the best way to meet social
and environmental needs is to provide community
groups with funding and the strategic direction to
help them become self-sustaining. While funding
applicants must target and report on outcomes,
the aim is not to impose excessive compliance on
recipients but to build a relationship based on trust.
We further seek to inspire generosity in others.
Through support for a range of initiatives like
Community Foundations and Payroll Giving,Trustees
have significantly increased opportunities for giving,
and the funding available to community groups and
good causes.
For more information contact:
The Tindall Foundation
Email: admin.ttf@tindall.org.nz
Website: www.tindall.org.nz
“What are the most powerful things we can support to make New Zealand communities the best places they can be?”
Our catalytic philanthropy puts resources in people’s hands to create a long-term benefit
also provide smaller charitable donations to meet
short-term needs, we also aim to catalyse change in
society and the environment.
As a family foundation, we are also able to be
proactive and not just respond to applications.
“We embody a somewhat entrepreneurial approach
to philanthropy,” observed Trevor. “Our flat structure
reflects that — staff and trustees work closely together
and aren’t concerned with hierarchies.”
The vision is both transformative and practical: to
make sure that money and resources allocated can
make the biggest difference to people’s lives and help
address long-term chronic issues.
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To read the full web article, click on the following link:tindall.org.nz/portfolio/tindall-foundation-philosophy/
O F G I V I NGTW
EN
TY YEARS
Total Donations Committed
Total Donations paid out $ 9,560,966
Committed Donations $11,188,759 (not yet paid)
Total 2013/14 $20,749,725
Total Donations Paid Out by Programme Areas
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17%
Allocated by Funding Managers
Caring for our Environment
Environmental Education/Habitat Protection $199,100
Allocated by The Tindall Foundation
Environmental Education 112,000
Habitat Protection 986,009
EnvironmentalSustainability 330,950
$1,428,959
Total $1,628,059
Allocated by Funding Managers
Supporting Families and Social Services
Faith and RegionalCommunities $ 2,562,435
Total $4,105,606
Allocated by The Tindall Foundation
Community Servicesand Development 82,000
Literacy and Numeracy 125,000
Budgeting 135,000
Early Years 724,123
Youth Development 178,500
Housing 125,548
Maori 92,500
Migrant, Refugee and Cross Cultural 80,500
$1,543,171
43%
Cross Sectorand Other
12%
Donations $1,153,539Strengthening the Community Sector
Organisation Capacity Building 443,000
Research and Education 40,000
$483,000
5%
Emergency ResponseFund (Canterbury)
Donations $884,357
9%
Overseas
NZ-based initiatives 82,500
Overseas-based initiatives 134,407
$216,907
2%
Encouraging Employment and Enterprise
Youth Employmentand Enterprise 881,427
Community Employment and Enterprise 30,000
Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship 27,000
$938,427
10% Promoting Generosity and Giving
Community Foundations 92,660
CF Capacity Building 21,783
Business, Social andCommunity Involvement 32,200
Volunteerism 4,428
$151,071
2%
For the 2013/14 financial year, The Tindall Foundation paid out or committed to donations totalling $20,749,725.
Assets
Liquid Assets as at 31 March 2014 $95,568,606
The Warehouse Group Limited — shares $67,420,828
Other Assets $20,738,543
Total Assets $183,727,977
Expenditure
Management and Administration fee $1,026,982
Finance and Investment costs $141,354
Donations (paid) $9,560,966
Total Expenditure $10,729,302
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Headline Summary of Key Cumulative Results (1995–2014)
1. Gross Dividends Received $ 355,254,001 Less Prepaid Tax (Imputation Credits) 114,735,627
Net Dividends Received $ 240,518,374
2. Donations $124,498,492
3. Administration and Operating Expenses (6.3% of total donations) $ 7,865,208
4. Investments (incl The Warehouse Group Limited shares at cost) $183,727,977
Annual Donations History
Since 1995 The Tindall Foundation has contributed over $124 million to
help make New Zealand stronger.
TrusteesMargaret Tindall, Stephen Tindall, Robbie Tindall, Jennifer Casey, Joan Withers
Our Team
John McCarthy – Foundation Manager
Trevor Gray – Special Projects Manager
Evelyn Gauntlett – Systems and Relationships Manager
Dave Richards – Projects and Strategy Manager
Martina O’Driscoll – Donations Adviser
Anne Tindall – Donations Adviser (Volunteer)
Elizabeth Tindall – Communications Adviser
Kate Tindall – Donations and Communications Adviser
Jennifer Reid – Office Manager
Key Consultants/AdvisersCurative, Keith Bradby, Gordon Hosking,Bill King, Bede Martin,
Margot Nicholson, Bruce Russell,
Glen Saunders, Alan Wilcox,
Melanie Wilson
Financial AdvisersBDO
AuditorsHayes Knight
Legal AdvisersChapman Tripp, Grove Darlow & Partners
Governance
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1995 ’96 ’97 ’98 ’99 2000 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’ 06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14
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The Tindall Foundation team (left to right): Jennifer Reid, Elizabeth Tindall, Evelyn Gauntlett, Trevor Gray, Anne Tindall, Martina O’Driscoll, Joan Withers, Jennifer Casey, John McCarthy, Dave Richards, Stephen Tindall, Kate Tindall, Robbie Tindall, Margaret Tindall
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Acknowledgements
Design and production: Jan van Vliet Graphic Design
Editorial and project management: Oratia Media, www.oratiamedia.com
The Tindall Foundation project management: Elizabeth Tindall, Kate Tindall
Printing: Rocon Printing Company
Photography: Jan van Vliet, Tony Callaghan, Kaan Hiini, Anna Jamieson, Joseph Kelly and photographers from featured organisations
Opinions expressed in articles appearing in The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 2014 are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Trustees, management or employees ofthe Foundation.
© 2014 The Tindall Foundation
Contact Details
The Tindall FoundationPO Box 33181, Takapuna, Auckland 0740Telephone: 09 488 0170Email: admin.ttf@tindall.org.nzWebsite: www.tindall.org.nzFacebook: www.facebook.com/thetindallfoundation
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