Ta'angafonua — Education Charity in Auckland
Ta'angafonua is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2024.
Mission: It has a mission to preserve and promote Tongan culture in New Zealand for the benefit of the Tongan community, to other communities and to mainstream palagi society.In traditional Tongan society, ta’anga means to cut down trees for a house or for carving. Fonua can mean people, as well as the land, and so we see our task at Ta’angafonua Charitable Trust as preserving our culture for the people and preparing something culturally meaningful. Our aim, through the Ta’angafonua Charitable Trust, is to acknowledge and reflect those changes in our culture while preserving, describing and developing the best aspects of traditional Tongan culture. It is our purpose to preserve and sustain Tongan and English language as bilingual language for Tongans, create digital teaching and learning resources and materials that assist with educating, informing and entertaining Tongans in New Zealand and around the globe.
- Registration Number
- CC52171
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2020-08-12
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- https://www.kanivatonga.co.nz
- kalino.k.latu@gmail.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- March 2024
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Volunteers
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2024-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 0
- Transparency Score
- 50
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Ta'angafonua
CC52171Auckland, AucklandRegistered 12 Aug 2020
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2024Rating11h ago
Financial data as at March 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Insufficient financial data
Key balance-sheet figures (net assets / total assets) were not reported in the most recent return, and no populated prior year is available within the two-year fallback window. A rating cannot be calculated without these figures.
How ratings work →Revenue
$27.7K
Expenses
$28.9K
Staff
1
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
Funding Sectors
EducationArts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
Pacific PeoplesGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide
About
Mission
It has a mission to preserve and promote Tongan culture in New Zealand for the benefit of the Tongan community, to other communities and to mainstream palagi society.In traditional Tongan society, ta’anga means to cut down trees for a house or for carving. Fonua can mean people, as well as the land, and so we see our task at Ta’angafonua Charitable Trust as preserving our culture for the people and preparing something culturally meaningful. Our aim, through the Ta’angafonua Charitable Trust, is to acknowledge and reflect those changes in our culture while preserving, describing and developing the best aspects of traditional Tongan culture. It is our purpose to preserve and sustain Tongan and English language as bilingual language for Tongans, create digital teaching and learning resources and materials that assist with educating, informing and entertaining Tongans in New Zealand and around the globe.
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$27.7K
Total Expenses
$28.9K
Net Assets
-
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
2
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (5 Years)
Financial Health Dashboard
Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c 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
0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Trading / Services
Trading / Services100.0%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 355 peers · Education · Under $100K
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$28K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$-1K
Staff Cost %
0%
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Registration
Registration NumberCC52171
Entity TypeTrust
Registered12 Aug 2020
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
EducationData sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 22 April 2026.
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