The Sir John Kirwan Foundation Board — Education Charity in Auckland
The Sir John Kirwan Foundation Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity D+ (54.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.5M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The Foundation’s mission is to inspire change - to enable New Zealanders to have the best mental health in the developed world. The Foundation’s vision is to educate every child, every day, about mental health so that they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to safeguard and nurture their mental well-being and help others do the same.
- Registration Number
- CC54156
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2016-12-23
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (54.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- sarah@jkfoundation.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $3.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $-0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 19
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $3.3M | $-0.4M |
| 2024 | $2.8M | $3.7M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $2.6M | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $0.2M | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 54.5/100
- Financial Score
- 50
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Te Whaiti | Trustee | 2024-06-10 |
| Victoria Mahan | Trustee | 2024-06-10 |
| Christopher Dineen | Trustee | 2021-03-25 |
| Kirsten Louden-Bell | Trustee | 2018-03-14 |
| Jessica Ah Kuoi | Trustee | 2018-03-14 |
| Sir Patrick Lynch | Trustee | 2018-03-14 |
| Sir John Kirwan | Trustee | 2016-12-19 |
Former Officers (3)
- Murray Bolton — Trustee (departed 2021-03-24)
- Tracey Grant — Trustee (departed 2019-08-26)
- Miriam Hanepen — Trustee (departed 2023-12-31)
Funding Sources
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $230,250
- ILT Foundation — $75,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $20,000
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The Sir John Kirwan Foundation Board
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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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$2.5M
$3.3M
$345.9K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
About
The Foundation’s mission is to inspire change - to enable New Zealanders to have the best mental health in the developed world. The Foundation’s vision is to educate every child, every day, about mental health so that they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to safeguard and nurture their mental well-being and help others do the same.
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Ranked against 62 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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