The Aquinas College Foundation — Education Charity in Tauranga
The Aquinas College Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Tauranga, Tauranga. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: (a) contribute towards the cost of development of a Catholic Secondary School in the Western Bay of Plenty District. (b) promote and support the interests and welfare of the college. (c) encourage religious cultural and sporting activities forming part of the curriculum of the college. (d) establish and maintain studentships or scholarships to be awarded from time to time to pupils of the college. (e) build or establish buildings, structures or any facilities either indoor or outdoor and inlcuding plant and machinery at the college. (f) make gifts, payments or donations to any needy pupil at the college. (g) provide for the teachers at the College facilities for research, travel or any other matters in the furtherance of and promotion of education at the college. (h) contribute to any other fund established at the College for any one or more of the purposes of the Trust. (i) such other charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.
- Registration Number
- CC30529
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (70.8/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Tauranga, Tauranga
- Website
- http://www.aquinas.school.nz
- bhawkins@aquinas.school.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (endowment)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 641.6 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.1M | - |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.2M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | - | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 70.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (14)
- Rod Way — Trustee (departed 2024-01-25)
- Margie Cooper — Trustee
- Fr Arnold Punzalan — Trustee
- Philip Billing — Trustee (departed 2023-06-29)
- Matthew Dalton — Trustee
- Clare Sokimi — Trustee (departed 2023-06-29)
- Scott Kahle — Trustee (departed 2023-06-29)
- Mark Field — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
- Ray Scott — Trustee (departed 2018-01-27)
- Michael Cooney — Trustee (departed 2024-08-13)
- Peter Trapski — Trustee (departed 2017-06-26)
- David O'Connor — Trustee (departed 2017-06-26)
- Kerry Ryan — Trustee (departed 2017-06-26)
- Francis Eggleton — Trustee (departed 2017-06-26)
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The Aquinas College Foundation
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- Small board structure1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis 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
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
(a) contribute towards the cost of development of a Catholic Secondary School in the Western Bay of Plenty District. (b) promote and support the interests and welfare of the college. (c) encourage religious cultural and sporting activities forming part of the curriculum of the college. (d) establish and maintain studentships or scholarships to be awarded from time to time to pupils of the college. (e) build or establish buildings, structures or any facilities either indoor or outdoor and inlcuding plant and machinery at the college. (f) make gifts, payments or donations to any needy pupil at the college. (g) provide for the teachers at the College facilities for research, travel or any other matters in the furtherance of and promotion of education at the college. (h) contribute to any other fund established at the College for any one or more of the purposes of the Trust. (i) such other charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.
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Ranked against 297 peers · Education · Under $100K
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