Literacy Aotearoa Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Auckland
Literacy Aotearoa Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (77.6/100). Annual revenue: $7.8M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Literacy Aotearoa is committed to being a Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based organisation, ensuring quality literacy services are accessible to those that need them, and operating with organisational values of Manaaki Tangata – Respect; Tika – Justice; Mana – Honour; Pono – Sincerity. Literacy Aotearoa is a national tertiary education organisation specialising in the provision of adult and whānau literacy and numeracy services at no cost to the learner.
- Registration Number
- CC56234
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2019-01-25
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (77.6/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- https://www.literacy.org.nz
- admin@literacy.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $7.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $9.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $3.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 132
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.8M | $9.4M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $9.1M | $8.6M | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $7.0M | $8.2M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $7.2M | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $8.0M | $8.8M | $0.7M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $9.7M | $1.1M |
| 2019 | $5.7M | $11.3M | $0.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 77.6/100
- Financial Score
- 93
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (13)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Keio Mann Te Kaiwhakahaere Tauiwi | Chair | - |
| Karyn Paula Huia Thin Te Kaihwhakahaere Māori | Chair | - |
| Te Ropu Poa-Cotton Te Kaiwhakahaere Māori | Chair | - |
| Jenny Solomon Te Kaiwhakahaere Māori | Chair | - |
| Elizabeth Nikora | Gm Education | 2026-05-01 |
| Emily Cordwell | Gm Delivery and Partnerships | 2026-04-14 |
| Jenny Solomon | Co-Ceo | 2026-02-18 |
| Lynette Donohoe | Co-Ceo | 2026-02-18 |
| Anne Fitisemanu | Member Te Koruru | 2026-01-01 |
| Tania Anderson | Member Te Koruru | 2021-04-27 |
| Donald Mann | Chair | 2020-08-28 |
| Norman McKenzie | Member Te Kōruru | 2020-07-23 |
| Emily Vaka'uta | Kaiwhakahaere Māori | 2019-06-27 |
Former Officers (10)
- Dianne Grennell — Member Te Kōruru (departed 2023-06-30)
- Jessica Stall — Member Te Kōruru (departed 2020-12-15)
- Te Ropu Poa-Cotton — Te-Kaiwhakahaere-Māori-(co-Chairperson)-Te-Kōruru (departed 2020-02-28)
- Howard Fancy — Member Te Kōruru (departed 2024-12-20)
- Karyn Thin — Te-Kaihwhakahaere-Māori-(co-Chairperson)-Te-Kōruru (departed 2019-07-30)
- Elizabeth Collyns — Member Te Kōruru (departed 2019-06-26)
- Rosina Taueki — Member Te Kōruru (departed 2019-06-26)
- George Tomoana — Member Te Kōruru (departed 2019-06-26)
- Lloyd Davies — Member Te Kōruru (departed 2019-08-22)
- Joanne Cribb — Member Te Kōruru (departed 2017-09-17)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Team (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | Group total | $439,613 | 2022 |
| Management Team (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | Group total | $439,613 | 2024 |
| Management Team (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | Group total | $439,613 | - |
| Board Members (aggregate) | Board Member | Group total | $36,800 | 2022 |
| Board Members (aggregate) | Board Member | Group total | $36,800 | 2024 |
| Board Members (aggregate) | Board Member | Group total | $36,800 | - |
| Dr Jo Cribb | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Jenny Solomon | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Norman Wayne McKenzie | Te Kaiwhakahaere (Co-Chairperson, Māori) | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Emily Vaka'uta | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Tania Anderson | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Howard Edward Fancy | Te Kaiwhakahaere (Co-Chairperson, Tauiwi) | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Howard Edward Fancy | Te Kaiwhakahaere (Co-Chairperson, Tauiwi) | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Sandra Yeats | Acting Te Tumuaki (CEO) | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Emily Vaka'uta | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Norman Wayne McKenzie | Te Kaiwhakahaere (Co-Chairperson, Māori) | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Bronwyn Yates, QSM | Te Tumuaki (CEO) | Executive role | - | 2021 |
| Dianne Kay Grennell | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Dianne Kay Grennell | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Jenny Solomon | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Tania Anderson | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Donald Keio Mann | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Donald Keio Mann | Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2022)
As disclosed in Literacy Aotearoa Charitable Trust's annual report.
- Ministry of Health (implied from Crown funding) — $6,453,226 (86.8% of revenue) — Core literacy and numeracy service delivery funding
Service Providers
- BDO
- Westpac New Zealand Ltd
- Westpac New Zealand Ltd
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Literacy Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$7.8M
$9.4M
$3.3M
132
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Literacy Aotearoa is committed to being a Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based organisation, ensuring quality literacy services are accessible to those that need them, and operating with organisational values of Manaaki Tangata – Respect; Tika – Justice; Mana – Honour; Pono – Sincerity. Literacy Aotearoa is a national tertiary education organisation specialising in the provision of adult and whānau literacy and numeracy services at no cost to the learner.
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