Friends of Founders Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2024.
Mission: The primary activity of the Trust is the overall management of the annual Founders Heritage Park Bookfair, which runs from the first Saturday in June to the Sunday of the following weekend. The funds generated from this activity are donated to the Nelson City Council for the support of capital development at Founders Heritage Park. Other activities which are undertaken from time to time include raising funds by way of grants for specific projects at Founders Heritage Park.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.2M | - |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2015 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
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Financial data as at June 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
The primary activity of the Trust is the overall management of the annual Founders Heritage Park Bookfair, which runs from the first Saturday in June to the Sunday of the following weekend. The funds generated from this activity are donated to the Nelson City Council for the support of capital development at Founders Heritage Park. Other activities which are undertaken from time to time include raising funds by way of grants for specific projects at Founders Heritage Park.
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Ranked against 122 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
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