# Grant and Marilyn Nelson Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC62173
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2024-04-23
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429052073991
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Facilitate research and public education on the importance of good, transparent and accountable public decision-making that is not undermined by the activities of vested interests;Facilitate research and public education on the importance of affordable and efficient access to civil justice;Facilitate research and education of the public on important social and environmental issues where the interests of the community and future generations are not being adequately represented.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C (60.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - balance-sheet fields not completed in the filing

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$1.29M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$80k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$1.21M
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$5.11M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=22414cc0-c80e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

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

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC62173) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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/grant-and-marilyn-nelson-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/grant-and-marilyn-nelson-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/grant-and-marilyn-nelson-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC62173

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/grant-and-marilyn-nelson-charitable-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 2026-10-04T20:13:08.275Z.