Activate Foundation Trust — Religion Charity in Hamilton
Activate Foundation Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $1.6M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Activate Foundation Trust is a church based trust committed to activating community transformation through the love and goodness of Jesus Christ. Activate Foundation's mission is "Giving to Grow, Growing to Give."
- Registration Number
- CC24620
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-20
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Hamilton, Hamilton
- finance@activatefoundation.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Other charities, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $29.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6M | $29.5M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $18.9M | $19.7M | $27.7M |
| 2023 | $22.4M | $22.9M | $29.1M |
| 2022 | $12.2M | $15.1M | $29.4M |
| 2021 | $22.6M | $14.8M | $30.3M |
| 2020 | $17.1M | $15.8M | $22.5M |
| 2019 | $13.1M | $12.8M | $19.3M |
| 2018 | $1.1M | $2.4M | $19.0M |
| 2017 | $1.9M | $1.1M | $17.4M |
| 2016 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $15.8M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (9)
- Caleb Firth — Trustee
- Sheridyn Rodgers — Chair
- Lana Carter — Chair (departed 2024-12-05)
- Cameron Inder — Trustee (departed 2025-02-28)
- Raymond Pickett — Trustee
- Graham Shirley — Trustee (departed 2025-02-28)
- Ross Wilson — Trustee (departed 2013-06-27)
- Brian Dobbs — Trustee (departed 2013-12-31)
- John Watkinson — Trustee (departed 2009-04-27)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Rebstock | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Mark Verbiest | Chair | - | 2023 |
| Sharon Shrapnel | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Catherine Beard | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Stacey Morrison | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2023 |
| Murray Horn | Chair | - | 2020 |
| Melanie Cheung | Trustee | - | 2020 |
| Christopher Liddell | Trustee | - | 2020 |
| Michelle Thorne | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Jonathan Pearson | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Grant Kerridge | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Adele Gourley | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Trish Dugdale | Trustee | - | 2020 |
| Craig Tuck | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Inge Anderton | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Paul Maling | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Merepeka Raukawa-Tait | Trustee | - | 2020 |
| Jan Tierney | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Glenda Wirihana | Chair | - | 2024 |
| Haydn Cole | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Grant McCallum | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2024 |
Service Providers
- Foster Shek
Reporting Group Members
Activate Foundation Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 5 sibling charities:
- Activate Faith Group Trust
- Vision College Limited
- Activate Church Trust
- Community Link Trust
- Activate Developments Limited
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Activate Foundation Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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$1.6M
$29.5M
$9.3K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Reporting group parent. Activate Foundation Trust files one consolidated annual return covering 5 members. Member-level figures are not separately reported with Charities Services.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
Activate Foundation Trust is a church based trust committed to activating community transformation through the love and goodness of Jesus Christ. Activate Foundation's mission is "Giving to Grow, Growing to Give."
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HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M
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Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return
Activate Foundation Trust is one of 6 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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