John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (84.2/100). Annual revenue: $1.7M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The Foundation has three main strategic goals:- • To ensure all young people in Auckland’s areas of greatest need have every opportunity to achieve a healthy lifestyle and maximize their potential through sports and physical recreation. • To encourage young people’s long term engagement in sport and physical recreation. • To develop future sporting champions.

Registration Number
CC37909
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-02-19
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (84.2/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
info@fieldofdreams.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.5M NZD
Total Assets
$0.6M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
2.7 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.7M$1.5M$0.2M
2024$1.2M$1.5M$0.2M
2023$1.3M$1.3M$0.5M
2022$0.9M$0.8M$0.4M
2021$0.9M$1.0M$0.3M
2020$1.1M$1.0M$0.4M
2019$1.2M$1.2M$0.3M
2018$1.1M$1.2M$0.2M
2017$1.0M$1.0M$0.3M
2016$1.1M$0.9M$0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
84.2/100
Financial Score
92.4
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Wendy PetrieTrustee2021-06-22
Anna SoonsTrustee2018-09-25
Colin GirvenTrustee2012-09-20
Clyde YoungTrustee2012-06-01
John WalkerTrustee2008-10-13
Arthur AnaeTrustee2008-10-13
Richard WalkerTrustee2008-10-13

Former Officers (7)

  • Armin Lindenberg — Trustee (departed 2025-04-22)
  • Luke Gagamoe — Trustee (departed 2012-06-01)
  • Noel Robinson — Trustee (departed 2020-06-24)
  • Michael Sage — Trustee (departed 2012-06-21)
  • Stuart Middleton — Trustee (departed 2011-11-17)
  • Paula Daye — Trustee (departed 2016-07-31)
  • Gary Troup — Trustee (departed 2017-03-31)

Funding Sources

  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $485,000
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $325,876.66
  • Trillian Trust — $321,770
  • Lion Foundation — $310,000
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $272,993.45
  • Foundation North — $155,000
  • Akarana Community Trust — $90,000
  • Foundation North — $85,000
  • Foundation North — $85,000
  • Foundation North — $85,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $80,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $75,000
  • Rano Community Trust — $25,000
  • Dragon Community Trust — $18,333.33
  • Akarana Community Trust — $15,000
  • Dragon Community Trust — $3,000

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John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation

CC37909Auckland, AucklandRegistered 19 Feb 2009
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B+
84/100
Financial
92
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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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Revenue

$1.7M

Expenses

$1.5M

Assets

$552.2K

Staff

2

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
HealthSports & Recreation
Beneficiaries
Youth
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

The Foundation has three main strategic goals:- • To ensure all young people in Auckland’s areas of greatest need have every opportunity to achieve a healthy lifestyle and maximize their potential through sports and physical recreation. • To encourage young people’s long term engagement in sport and physical recreation. • To develop future sporting champions.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Net Assets
$246.9K
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
85c
For every $1 spent, 85c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2.7mo
Could operate 2.7 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$0.11
Costs $0.11 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

10
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,991
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Other
Other94.7%
Donations4.8%
Investment Income0.5%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 22 peers · Arts & Culture · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
84
#7/23
Revenue
$1.7M
#15/23
Reserve Months
2.7
#1/23
Surplus
$178K
#6/23
Staff Cost %
16%
#23/23

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

B+
Score: 84.2/100
Financial
92.4
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 92 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 76 → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC37909
Entity TypeTrust
Registered19 Feb 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated13 Nov 2008
Registered office
31-33 Manukau Station Road, Manukau, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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