Giving With Aroha
One of the ways The Tindall Foundation gives donations to communities in Aotearoa is through our Funding Managers. These
long-standing partners distribute around
$3 million each year on our behalf to their local regions across New Zealand.
This is a unique and highly valued partnership model built on integrity, trust and shared values. Our Funding Managers understand their communities’ needs and have strong local connections and local knowledge.
Watch this short film to meet our Funding Managers and hear about what they do.
Annual Report
2017/18
A message from the
Founders
Tēnā koutou katoa. Greetings to all.
Welcome to our 2017/18 Annual Report.
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
What is the most important thing in the world?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
It is the people, it is the people, it is the people.
— Māori proverb
In our giving throughout Aotearoa New Zealand we work closely with families, the community and those protecting and preserving our environment. As a family foundation we try to emphasise the values of whanaungatanga (relationship, sense of family connection) and aroha (love).
These things are embedded in our work and our approach to philanthropy. People are at the heart of our organisation. They are central to the decisions we make, the donations we approve, the causes we support and the relationships we form.
The relationships with our donation recipients, Funding Managers, other funders, partners, Trustees and staff mean a great deal to us. Many of these are long-term relationships developed over several years and are based on high trust.
We know that trust is essential in working together to reach better outcomes for New Zealand, our people and our environment. We believe that having a shared vision, shared values and a shared commitment with our donation recipients and partners will help us tackle some of the big issues — poverty, poor housing, climate change and unemployment — and will enable us to make the greatest impact over the long term.
This Annual Report explores high-trust relationships and what these mean to our Foundation. You will read about some of the organisations we are fortunate to walk alongside and some of the ways we establish strong relationships built on pono (trust, honesty, sincerity).
One of the best examples of high-trust relationships is with our Funding Managers. You can meet some of them in the video introduced above. There are 23 Funding Managers across the country distributing The Tindall Foundation money on our behalf; this a two-way partnership built on listening, understanding and common values.
It would be impossible for us to do our work without the committed and dedicated New Zealanders working tirelessly in their communities for the good of others or for a more sustainable Aotearoa. If you are one of those people, we acknowledge and thank you for all that you do.
Enjoy reading our Annual Report and all the best for a happy and healthy 2019.
Stephen and Margaret Tindall
Founders — The Tindall Foundation
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It is the foundational principle that holds all relationships.”
— Stephen Covey
A message from the
Manager
Kia ora koutou.
At The Tindall Foundation we have a family approach to what we do. Those of you who have visited us in Takapuna, on Auckland’s North Shore, will know that our office is a converted home with a sunny garden. We have an office dog called Lucy who greets every visitor with enthusiasm and delight! Our Trustees often pop in for afternoon tea or just to say hello.
As a staff team, it is our job to serve the philanthropic wishes of the Tindall family and our Trustees. We are guided by the family’s interest in supporting families and social services, employment, the environment and the community sector.
The open and high-trust relationship that is shared between the family, staff and Trustee team is in the DNA of the Foundation and everyone values it greatly. Stephen, Margaret and the other Trustees are open to fresh ideas from staff, taking guidance from us on new ways of working, new organisations and initiatives to support, and new funding areas to explore.
We are also given responsibility to make some funding decisions and always have a voice at the table. In short, the Tindall family places a high level of trust in us, which is very humbling. It is the same trust that the Foundation places in organisations and communities that we support with funding — and in other ways.
The past year has been as busy as ever for the Foundation and brings the total value
of our donations and commitments to communities and the environment to over
$175 million over the past 23 years.
While these didn’t all happen during the last financial year, we wanted to take the chance to highlight a few significant things that we have celebrated this calendar year. Martina O’Driscoll marked her ten-year anniversary at the Foundation. She has done and continues to do a fantastic job, and we are very grateful to her.
We have welcomed Rukumoana Schaafhausen (Ngāti Hāuā, Waikato Tainui) as our first Māori Trustee, and three new staff members to our team: Kate Holgate, Cyril Howard (Ngāpuhi) and Ashlee McCormick. They all bring with them a wealth of knowledge and it is great to have them on board. We were also sad to farewell our colleague and friend Genevieve Northey, who has moved to China.
Looking ahead … Exciting developments for 2019
From April 2019 the Foundation will be introducing a revised strategy for our giving. This is the first significant strategy review in many years.
We will be taking more of an outcomes-based approach to our giving rather than funding categories. We will also have more simplified programme areas.
What we fund will not change immediately, but our new direction will allow for greater flexibility and responsiveness to new and emerging areas of need in line with our Trustees’ wishes. We will let you know more about this closer to April.
John McCarthy
Manager — The Tindall Foundation
Highlights of 2017/18
Merger of Space
Gender Equality Research
We interviewed 28 individuals working with women, young women, and gender diverse and intersex youth, to find out what issues they face; Kate Tindall Lum is leading this new initiative to improve gender equality
The Loft
This client and family-centred space in Christchurch, which is home to a range of social and community services, welcomed 408 people through its doors without a referral in its first year
The successful merger of Space with Parenting Place, strengthening the offering of both organisations’ programmes and reducing their ongoing operational costs
Mentoring Foundation
Mentoring Foundation of New Zealand launched in May 2017 to mentor the community sector at a management and governance level following a successful pilot in Taranaki
ADRA Driving License Programme
Wakatipu
Community Foundation
150 people took part in a pilot programme in Auckland, including three members of one family (a daughter, mother and grandmother) who all got their driver’s licenses!
Launched in Queenstown in March 2018; since then, it has raised $100,000 in grants and endowments
Hikurangi Enterprises
TTF supported Māori economic development venture Hikurangi Enterprises with research and development into kanuka oil, hemp and medical marijuana
Grow Our Own
Workforce health science academies in South Auckland high schools contributed to a record number of Māori employed at Counties Manukau DHB (from 346 employees in March 2017 to 529 employees a year later)
ENGAGE Programme
Methodist Mission Southern ran a successful ENGAGE programme pilot in seven early childhood centres in Otago, teaching self-regulation to 224 children —leading to a significant reduction in behavioural and educational issues
Significant donations 2017/18
Feature Stories
Relationships: Key to Success
For The Tindall Foundation to make a difference in Aotearoa New Zealand, we need to put faith in the organisations we help so they can make the right decisions about how to work, what to prioritise and where to allocate resources.
In addition to reporting on our activities and outcomes over the past year, this Annual Report explores how the Foundation seeks to build relationships based on trust, honesty and sincerity to enable the very best outcomes for our grant recipients.
Here, four organisations we worked with in 2017/18 share their experiences of partnership with The Tindall Foundation, and explain how having a high-trust relationship empowers them to get on with the task at hand — while having access to further expertise when they need it.
Strengthening
Organisations to Do More
"If the funding hadn’t come along we would have continued treading water, knowing we had to make changes but not making them. We are in a much better place and are hugely grateful to The Tindall Foundation for their support and guidance."
— Angela Crocker, La Vida Youth Trust
In the last 23 years :
Our donations and commitments to New Zealand communities and the environment have totalled over
$175
million
In addition, the Foundation has paid over $129 million in prepaid tax.
Our Funding Managers and LACs have distributed
$57.3
million
Key Statistics
Since the first Canterbury Earthquake in 2010 we have donated more than
$7.64
million
to assist with response, recovery and regeneration of the region
In 2017/18 The Tindall Foundation
made these major commitments:
We gave donations to
776
organisations across
New Zealand
We gave donations
worth over
$10 million
and committed donations of a further
$10 million
Our top three programme areas were:
to Supporting Families and Social Services
$6
million
$1.9
million
to Caring for our Environment
$633
thousand
to Encouraging Employment and Enterprise
Financial Information
Supporting Families and Social Services
Allocated by Funding Managers
Faith and Regional Communities
Allocated by The Tindall Foundation
Donations
Total
$3,607,716
$2,386,078
$5,993,794
Strengthening the Community Sector
Total
$571,142
Cross Sector and Other
Cross Sector Donations
Next Gen
Total
$199,815
$177,586
$377,401
Emergency Response Fund (Canterbury)
Total
$426,400
59%
19%
6%
4%
4%
6%
1%
$10,145,234
Total Donations Paid Out
by Programme Areas
1%
Promoting Generosity and Giving
Community Foundations
C.Fdns Capacity Building
Business, Social and
Community Involvement
Total
$86,391
$40,000
$11,800
$138,191
Caring for our Environment
Allocated by The Tindall Foundation
Environmental Education
Habitat Protection
Environmental Sustainability
Allocated by Funding Managers
Environmental Education/
Habitat Protection
Total
$82,500
$568,750
$1,007,329
$238,573
$1,897,152
Overseas
Allocated by Funding Manager
Overseas-based initiatives
Total
$86,102
$22,516
$108,618
Encouraging Employment and Enterprise
Youth Employment and Enterprise
Community Employment and Enterprise
Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship
Total
$435,536
$110,000
$87,000
$632,536
Headline Summary of Key Cumulative Results (1995–2018)
-
Gross Dividends Received
Less Prepaid Tax (Imputation Credits)
Net Dividends Received
-
Donations Paid (1995–2018)
-
Administration and Operating Expenses
(6.6% of Donations Paid)
$411,860,070
($129,939,241)
$281,920,829
$164,267,710
$10,861,089
Assets
Liquid Assets as at 31 March 2018
The Warehouse Group Limited — shares
Other Assets
Total Assets
$105,291,330
$170,756,346
$22,765,868
$298,813,544
Total Donations Committed
For the 2017/18 financial year, The Tindall Foundation paid out or committed to donations totalling $20,875,663. During the year we gave donations to 776 organisations across New Zealand.
Total Donations Paid Out
$10,145,234
Total Donations 2017/18
$20,875,663
Committed Donations (not yet paid) $10,730,429
Find out who is behind
The Tindall Foundation
The Tindall Foundation is a private family foundation that gives to organisations and communities throughout Aotearoa New Zealand by way of donations, training, capacity building, research, and partnering with others. We want to see communities grow and prosper so our children's children will have the very best chance in life. As a family and as an organisation, we feel very fortunate to be in a position that enables us to share with others.
From left: Stephen Tindall, Jennifer Casey, Margaret Tindall, Robbie Tindall
The Tindall Foundation’s governance team consisted until recently of our Founders, Margaret and Stephen Tindall, their son Robbie and one independent Trustee, Jennifer Casey. In September 2018 we announced the appointment of Rukumoana Schaafhausen (Ngāti Hāuā, Waikato Tainui) as a new independent Trustee. Rukumoana brings huge experience and insight to our team and we are honoured to welcome her as the first Māori Trustee to join our organisation.
Governance
From left: John McCarthy, Kate Tindall Lum, Martina O’Driscoll, Kate Holgate,
Ashlee McCormick, Elizabeth Tindall Tetro, Anne Tindall, Jennifer Reid, Cyril Howard
Administration
We are lucky to have a fantastic management team made up of full-time and part-time staff and a part-time volunteer: Kate Holgate, Cyril Howard (new to TTF in 2018), John McCarthy, Ashlee McCormick (also new in 2018), Martina O’Driscoll, Jennifer Reid, Kate Tindall Lum and Elizabeth Tindall Tetro.
Key Consultants/Advisers
Trevor Gray
Bede Martin (Interact Canterbury)
Melanie Wilson
Glenn and Sharyn Cant
Peter Dowling
Margot Nicholson (NFP Works)
Annie Ackerman
Jochum Hoff
Jan van Vliet
Ian Short
Financial Advisers
BDO
Auditors
RSM Hayes Audit
Legal Advisors
Chapman Tripp and Grove Darlow & Partners
Bank
ASB Bank
Acknowledgements
Editorial Content and
Production Management
Belinda Henley
Elizabeth Tindall Tetro
Editors
Creative Contributors Photography
Naomi Austen-Reid
Tamara Josephine
Jonny Knopp
Emily Raftery
Rongo Bentson
Film
Belinda Henley
Tamara Josephine
John Whiteside
Contact
Postal Address
PO Box 33 181, Takapuna
Auckland 0740
New Zealand
Telephone
(09) 488 0170
Website
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