# Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22711
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-08
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Tauranga
**NZBN:** 9429042972143
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

"To educate all sectors of the community on the importance of eliminating waste for the benefit of local communities and the global environment."

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$669k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$661k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$8k
- **Total assets:** NZ$400k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$73k
- **Net assets:** NZ$327k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$177k
- **Donations:** NZ$114k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$410k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=85784f7b-c60e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$669k | NZ$661k | NZ$8k | NZ$327k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$535k | NZ$523k | NZ$11k | NZ$320k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$499k | NZ$413k | not disclosed | NZ$308k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$356k | NZ$281k | not disclosed | NZ$222k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$270k | NZ$258k | not disclosed | NZ$148k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$321k | NZ$285k | not disclosed | NZ$136k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$274k | NZ$252k | not disclosed | NZ$100k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$304k | NZ$290k | not disclosed | NZ$78k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$265k | NZ$288k | not disclosed | NZ$63k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$296k | NZ$324k | not disclosed | NZ$87k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (6 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22711) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$21k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$19k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$16k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2023-03-31
- **First Light Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2020-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/environmental-education-for-resource-sustainability-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/environmental-education-for-resource-sustainability-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/environmental-education-for-resource-sustainability-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22711
- Charity website: https://www.eerst.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/environmental-education-for-resource-sustainability-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-28T16:11:06.153Z.