Ngāti Rongomai Iwi Charitable TrustEducation Charity in Rotorua

Ngāti Rongomai Iwi Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Rotorua, Rotorua. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (74.6/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The purpose for which the Ngāti Rongomai Iwi Charitable Trust is established are to receive, hold, manage and administer the Trust Fund for every charitable purpose benefiting Ngāti Rongomai Iwi whether it relates to the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, or any other matter beneficial to the community of Ngāti Rongomai Iwi and all members of Ngāti Rongomai Iwi irrespective of where those members reside

Registration Number
CC51778
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-05-25
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (74.6/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Rotorua, Rotorua
Email
murray@arconsultants.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (iwi_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.9M NZD
Net Assets
$0.8M NZD
Reserve Months
63.3 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.1M$0.8M
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.8M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.8M
2021$0.0M$0.1M-
2020$0.1M$0.0M$0.9M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.8M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.8M
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.8M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
74.6/100
Financial Score
83
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.8%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Hiria MihakaTrustee2024-08-15
Chelsea SmithTrustee2024-07-18
Rehua MihakaTrustee2020-09-01
Merehira SavageTrustee2014-09-21

Former Officers (5)

  • Colleen McMurchy-PilkingtonTrustee (departed 2025-08-19)
  • William EmeryExecutive Officer (departed 2016-08-18)
  • George EpaparaExecutive Officer (departed 2016-08-18)
  • Frances Teinakore-CurtisTrustee (departed 2024-07-18)
  • Howard MorrisonTrustee (departed 2022-10-19)

Funding Sources

  • One Foundation — $19,964.87

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Ngāti Rongomai Iwi Charitable Trust

CC51778Rotorua, RotoruaRegistered 25 May 2015
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
75/100
Financial
83
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.

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Revenue

$161.2K

Expenses

$149.2K

Assets

$891.7K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationSocial ServicesCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
MāoriGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Bay of Plenty

About

Mission

The purpose for which the Ngāti Rongomai Iwi Charitable Trust is established are to receive, hold, manage and administer the Trust Fund for every charitable purpose benefiting Ngāti Rongomai Iwi whether it relates to the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, or any other matter beneficial to the community of Ngāti Rongomai Iwi and all members of Ngāti Rongomai Iwi irrespective of where those members reside

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$161.2K
Total Expenses
$149.2K
Net Assets
$787.6K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
75c
For every $1 spent, 75c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

41
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,865
Donations74.4%
Investment Income13.9%
Other11.7%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 108 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
75
#9/109
Revenue
$161K
#69/109
Reserve Months
63.3
#1/109
Surplus
$12K
#61/109
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/109

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

B-
Score: 74.6/100
Financial
83
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 83 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 66 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Rotorua, Rotorua

Registration

Registration NumberCC51778
Entity TypeTrust
Registered25 May 2015
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

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