The Open Home Foundation Of New Zealand — Religion Charity in Lower Hutt
The Open Home Foundation Of New Zealand is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.7/100). Annual revenue: $23.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To be a Christian community response to the needs of children and families in New Zealand by providing social work support and home based and specialised care services.
- Registration Number
- CC26102
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-17
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.7/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- michelle.butcher@ohf.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $23.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $24.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $14.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $10.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 238
- Volunteers
- 3
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23.0M | $24.7M | $10.8M |
| 2024 | $24.1M | $23.4M | $12.6M |
| 2023 | $22.8M | $21.5M | $11.8M |
| 2022 | $22.9M | $22.1M | $10.5M |
| 2021 | $22.7M | $21.3M | $9.8M |
| 2020 | $21.5M | $19.2M | $8.4M |
| 2019 | $23.2M | $22.3M | $6.1M |
| 2018 | $19.9M | $18.7M | $5.2M |
| 2017 | $16.2M | $15.9M | $4.0M |
| 2016 | $15.5M | $15.2M | $3.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 89.7/100
- Financial Score
- 96
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sascha Wells | Trustee | 2026-05-11 |
Former Officers (18)
- David Eaton — Trustee
- Kylie Fletcher — Trustee
- Sarah Deighton — Trustee (departed 2020-06-30)
- Craig Braun — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
- Kay Hyland — Trustee
- Nicola Mayne — Trustee (departed 2020-06-30)
- Limoni Manu — Trustee (departed 2017-03-23)
- Anthony Saxon — Trustee (departed 2017-11-23)
- Michael Duncan — Board Chairperson (departed 2022-12-01)
- Allan Geraghty — Trustee (departed 2017-03-23)
- Tom Ngapera — Trustee (departed 2018-09-20)
- Linda Scott — National Board Member (departed 2013-11-30)
- Jill Robinson — National Board Member (departed 2015-08-28)
- John McIver — Trustee
- Mark Corrigan — National Board Member (departed 2013-08-03)
- Anne Warren — National Board Member (departed 2010-05-27)
- Patricia Mcconnell — Board Chairperson
- Colin Eason — National Board Member (departed 2016-03-31)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kylie Fletcher | Member | - | 2023 |
| John McIver | Member | - | 2023 |
| Don Irwin | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2023 |
| Don Irwin | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2024 |
| Kay Hyland | Member | - | 2023 |
| John McIver | Board Member | - | 2024 |
| David Eaton | Member | - | 2023 |
| Mark Bromley | National Manager Strategy & Development | - | 2023 |
| Patricia McConnell | Chairperson | - | 2024 |
| Patricia McConnell | Chairperson | - | 2023 |
| Mark Bromley | National Manager Strategy & Development | - | 2024 |
| Kylie Fletcher | Board Member | - | 2024 |
| David Eaton | Board Member | - | 2024 |
| Kay Hyland | Board Member | - | 2024 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2023)
As disclosed in The Open Home Foundation Of New Zealand's annual report.
- Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children — $21,510,494 (94.1% of revenue) — Child care and permanency services
- Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora — Child care services
Service Providers
- Kendons Chartered Accountants Limited
- Kendons Chartered Accountants Limited
- Paul Walker
- ANZ Bank
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
- ANZ Bank
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Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Same audit firm for many yearsSame audit firm (Crowe New Zealand Audit Partnership) for 6 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight
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$23.0M
$24.7M
$14.5M
238
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
To be a Christian community response to the needs of children and families in New Zealand by providing social work support and home based and specialised care services.
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