Prostate Cancer Foundation Nz

Name

Prostate Cancer Foundation Nz

Legal name

The Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand - Te Kāhui Mate Pukupuku Repe Tātea o Aotearoa Manatōpū

Website

https://www.prostate.org.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Cancer Support Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Prostate cancer support
• Peer to peer fundraising
• Cancer awareness campaigns
• Patient support services
• Charity fundraising events

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenhithe

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The primary revenue stream is donations from individuals, corporate sponsors, and fundraising participants. No government funding is received. All support services are funded entirely through voluntary contributions.
2. Merchandise Sales: An online shop sells blue-themed merchandise (Bike Balls, Golf Balls, T-shirts, Glasses Cleaning Cloths, Truck Ribbons, Key Ring Lights) with all profits directed to prostate cancer support and research.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ (PCFNZ) is a registered New Zealand charity that provides wrap-around support services, trusted information, advocacy and research funding for men affected by prostate cancer and their families/whānau. Its core offerings include a nurse-led information helpline, counselling, peer support groups, the Prost-FIT exercise rehabilitation program, patient grants, and educational publications. All services are funded through public donations and signature peer-to-peer fundraising events (Pedal4Prostate, Skydive4Prostate, Plummet4Prostate, Blue September), with no government funding.

Product overview

Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ provides a comprehensive suite of support services for men and families affected by prostate cancer, operating entirely without government funding. The core offerings include nurse-led information services, counselling, support groups, and a national peer support network. The organization runs multiple signature fundraising events including Pedal4Prostate (4-hour cycling endurance challenge), Skydive4Prostate (free tandem skydives), and Plummet4Prostate (free bungy experiences), all structured as peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns through the Funraisin platform. Blue September serves as the annual awareness month campaign. An online shop sells blue-themed merchandise with all profits supporting PCFNZ programmes including Prost-FIT exercise rehabilitation. Publications and educational resources cover the full journey from diagnosis through living well beyond cancer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue September: Annual awareness and fundraising campaign for prostate cancer, held every September
• Pedal4Prostate
• Skydive4Prostate
• Plummet4Prostate

Products and services

• Support Groups National peer support groups connecting men and families affected by prostate cancer for shared experiences and emotional support. Available across New Zealand.
• Publications Educational materials and publications providing trusted information about prostate cancer from anatomy to diagnosis, treatment, and living well beyond diagnosis, for patients, families, carers and health professionals.
• Online Shop Online merchandise store selling blue-themed products including Bike Balls, Golf Balls, T-Shirts, Glasses Cleaning Cloths, Truck Ribbons, and Key Ring Lights, with all profits supporting prostate cancer programs.
• Pedal4Prostate 4-hour endurance cycling challenge at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Te Kauwhata, Waikato) where riders take on the 2.7km National Circuit solo or in teams. Entry fee $50–$100 depending on registration date. A major annual signature fundraising event supporting PCFNZ services.
• Skydive4Prostate Free tandem skydive event in partnership with five skydive operators across New Zealand (Bay of Islands, Auckland, Taupo, Queenstown, Wanaka). Participants must raise $950 before their jump date to receive a free tandem skydive.
• Plummet4Prostate

Quantifiable outcome

• 42,000+ men and families supported through diagnosis, treatment and recovery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AJ Hackett Bungy New ZealandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAJ Hackett Bungy NZ is the partner for Plummet4Prostate, offering free bungy jumping, swing, and SkyJump experiences at Auckland, Taupo, and Queenstown locations to fundraisers who meet the $500 target by 31 December 2026. The partnership provides extreme adventure experiences as incentive for peer-to-peer fundraising, with a complimentary photo package included.
• Skydive Bay of IslandscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSkydive Bay of Islands is one of five skydive operators partnered for Skydive4Prostate, offering tandem skydives at heights up to 20,000ft to fundraisers who meet the $950 target. The partnership provides free skydiving experiences as fundraising incentives.
• Skydive AucklandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for Skydive4Prostate, offering tandem skydives at 13,000ft, 16,000ft, and 20,000ft to participants who fundraise $950.
• Taupo Tandem SkydivingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for Skydive4Prostate, offering tandem skydives at 15,000ft and 18,500ft to participants who meet the $950 fundraising target.
• NZone Skydive (Queenstown)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for Skydive4Prostate at Queenstown, offering 9,000ft tandem skydives to fundraisers meeting the $950 target. Subject to 95kg weight restriction.
• Skydive WanakacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for Skydive4Prostate at Wanaka, offering tandem skydives to participants who fundraise $950. Subject to 95kg weight restriction.
• Hampton Downs Motorsport ParkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHampton Downs Motorsport Park in Te Kauwhata, Waikato is the venue for Pedal4Prostate, the signature 4-hour endurance cycling event. The track's 2.7km National Circuit hosts nearly 200 riders annually.
• Dry JulyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPCFNZ is a beneficiary of Dry July, a campaign where participants go alcohol-free in July in exchange for fundraising. This enables PCFNZ to reach more men living with prostate cancer through programs like Prost-FIT.
• Te Runanga o Ngaati NahominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides mana whenua (Māori cultural) support for the Pedal4Prostate event delivery, reflecting PCFNZ's commitment to Māori community engagement given the higher prostate cancer mortality rates among tāne Māori.
• Facebook (Meta)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFacebook is used for social media marketing, targeted advertising, and re-marketing. PCFNZ may share supporter personal information with Facebook for targeted advertising and marketing campaign purposes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Movember Foundation: Global men's health charity running an annual moustache-growing fundraiser focused on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's mental health. Direct functional overlap with PCFNZ on prostate cancer awareness and fundraising, but operates globally with significantly larger donor base.
• Cancer Society of New Zealand: National umbrella cancer charity providing support, information, and research funding across all cancer types in NZ. Comparable as a donation-driven, government-non-funded support provider, but competes for the same NZ individual and corporate donor pool as PCFNZ.
• Prostate Cancer Foundation (US): US-based prostate cancer research and awareness charity, the global leader in funding prostate cancer research. Direct mission alignment with PCFNZ, but operates at much larger scale and primarily focuses on research rather than wrap-around patient services.
• Macmillan Cancer Support (UK): UK cancer charity providing wrap-around support (nurse helpline, financial grants, peer support) via donation-funded model. Reference peer for service breadth and helpline-driven patient engagement model that PCFNZ operates at smaller scale.

Regional players

• Cancer Council Australia: Australian national cancer charity with similar donation-funded support, research funding, and awareness model. Useful comparable for understanding scale, programme mix, and event-driven fundraising economics in a neighbouring market.

Direct peers

• Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand: NZ-focused cancer charity delivering patient support services, peer groups, and research funding without government funding. Closely comparable to PCFNZ in operating model, revenue mix (events, donations, merchandise), and beneficiary engagement approach.
• Dry July Foundation: Australia/NZ alcohol abstinence fundraising campaign distributing funds to beneficiary charities including PCFNZ itself. Comparable as a peer-to-peer fundraising platform competing for and routing corporate wellness donations relevant to PCFNZ's mission.
• Sweet Louise: NZ charity supporting people with secondary breast cancer through peer support, vouchers, and counselling — a comparable single-disease, donation-funded, small-team NZ charity using similar wrap-around service delivery and community fundraising.

Emerging players

• Testicular Cancer NZ: Smaller men's cancer charity operated under the PCFNZ umbrella (testicular.org.nz redirects via PCFNZ's privacy policy). Directly comparable as an adjacent single-disease men's cancer charity with shared digital infrastructure and donor base.

Others

• New Zealand Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry (ANZUP): ANZUP Cancer Trials Group runs prostate cancer clinical registries and outcomes research across Australia/NZ. Adjacent ecosystem peer — not a fundraiser or support provider, but a likely research and data partner PCFNZ could coordinate with on registry-based advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ProstateCancerFoundationofNewZealand
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prostate-cancer-foundation-nz
• Instagraminstagram.com/prostatecancernz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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