Kai for Kids Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Ashburton
Kai for Kids Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Ashburton, Ashburton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.9M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: A healthy and food secure community for all children in the Mid Canterbury region • Kai for Kids will provide healthy, nutritious kai to tamariki in our community. • Kai for Kids will empower tamariki and whānau with knowledge about healthy kai. • Kai for Kids will contribute to the food security of our community through education, support and connection Our Values Manakitanga – we extend love and compassion to our community Knowledge – we share and we learn Reliability – we do what we say we will – 100% Well-being – we support the wellbeing of our team and community Making a Difference – we want to make a real difference in our community Whānau – our reason for what we do Mahi tahi - we work collaboratively with our community The Kai for Kids lunch programme aims to feed a nutritious lunch to children at kindergarten, preschool, primary school, intermediate or high school, if it is identified that we can support them and their whānau by providing a healthy school lunch every
- Registration Number
- CC58244
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2020-09-29
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Ashburton, Ashburton
- office@kaiforkids.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 9
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kalena Hirst | Secretary | 2025-12-03 |
| Patricia Macfarlane | Trustee | 2024-10-21 |
| Fiona Ward | Trustee | 2020-08-06 |
| Michelle Parkin | Treasurer | 2020-08-06 |
| Jasmine McCully | Trustee | 2020-08-06 |
| Joanne Taylor | Chair | 2020-08-06 |
Former Officers (2)
- Sandi Wood — Secretary (departed 2025-11-17)
- Hannibal Ikahihifo — Trustee (departed 2024-07-24)
Funding Sources
- The Lion Foundation — $30,000
- Lion Foundation — $20,000
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Kai for Kids Charitable Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
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A healthy and food secure community for all children in the Mid Canterbury region • Kai for Kids will provide healthy, nutritious kai to tamariki in our community. • Kai for Kids will empower tamariki and whānau with knowledge about healthy kai. • Kai for Kids will contribute to the food security of our community through education, support and connection Our Values Manakitanga – we extend love and compassion to our community Knowledge – we share and we learn Reliability – we do what we say we will – 100% Well-being – we support the wellbeing of our team and community Making a Difference – we want to make a real difference in our community Whānau – our reason for what we do Mahi tahi - we work collaboratively with our community The Kai for Kids lunch programme aims to feed a nutritious lunch to children at kindergarten, preschool, primary school, intermediate or high school, if it is identified that we can support them and their whānau by providing a healthy school lunch every
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