Who we are

Richard Kerr-Bell

Trustee

Richard, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri, is Director of the New Zealand Salvation Army and has a background spanning education, social services and community sport leadership.

He has held senior executive and governance roles across national sporting organisations and community-based systems, with experience in stakeholder engagement, cultural leadership and long-term system development.

Richard has a longstanding connection to football and currently represents the New Zealand Football Executive Committee on the Foundation Board.

He brings to the Foundation strong values-led leadership and a focus on inclusive, community-based participation across Aotearoa.

Richard joined the Foundation in June 2025.

Our Trustees

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Our Team

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Neil Coventry

CEO

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Stephen Baggaley

IT Manager

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Izzy Mitchell

Project Coordinator - Communications & Engagement

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Daniel Alford

Project Coordinator - Fundraising & Campaigns

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Jenna Gray

Project Intern

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Om Patel

Project Intern

How you can support THE new zealand football FOUNDATION

The more money we bring into the Foundation, the more we can help football and footballers, no matter what level they are playing at, in New Zealand. Any amount – large or small, regular or one-off – can make a massive difference to our game.

Invest in the Shirt

Get a special Football Foundation All Whites replica shirt with your name and preferred number on the back.

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Starting Line Up

Our men's and women's Starting XI were the people who were the first to provide the New Zealand Football Foundation with generous donations of at least $20,000.

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Make a Donation

The more money we bring into the Foundation, the more we can help football and footballers

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Bequests & Endowments

Bequests can be gifts of personal property, money, stock, bonds or valuables which are directed to the Foundation by the provisions in your will. Endowments benefit football by making the Foundation a beneficiary of your endownment fund.

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Our Partners & Supporters

Every team needs supporters. At the New Zealand Football Foundation we are so grateful for our partners who believe in Football For Good just as much as we do. They know the power of sport to make real change in society and they are committed to helping us do the māhi to support our communities. The generosity of our partners is crucial to enable us to support so many worthy projects.