Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust — Environment Charity in Turangi
Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Turangi , Turangi . This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (88.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust (“the Trust”) was established in 2003 in order to provide resources to help mitigate some of the effects from the ongoing operation of the Tongariro Power Scheme (TPS) on the Whanganui River catchment. The Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust has the following purposes: (a) to promote the enhancement of the quality of the waters and catchment of the Whanganui River provided that such enhancement is for the public benefit and in the public interest, and provided further that any private benefit is incidental to the Trust’s charitable purposes; (b) to encourage other parties to promote the enhancement of the quality of the waters and catchment of the Whanganui River provided that such encouragement is for the public benefit and in the public interest, and provided further that any private benefit is incidental to the Trust’s charitable purposes; (c) to make funds available to allow river enhancement projects (social and environment
- Registration Number
- CC23919
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-05
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (88.3/100)
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Turangi , Turangi
- Nicole.Tawhiri@genesisenergy.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 29.3 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 88.3/100
- Financial Score
- 94
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (29)
- Holly Molesworth — Trustee
- Nicole Tawhiri — Secretary
- Kritzo Venters — Trustee (departed 2024-08-12)
- Pauline WELCH — Trustee (departed 2025-09-08)
- Lynette Neeson — Chair
- Vini Dutra — Trustees (departed 2024-08-05)
- Kenzie Jackson — Trustee
- Kritzo Venter — Trustee (departed 2024-09-05)
- Kritzinger Venter — Trustee
- Novena McGuckin — Trustee (departed 2022-12-05)
- Jill Sheehy — Trustee (departed 2025-09-08)
- Murray Wilson — Trustee (departed 2022-09-16)
- Hamish Lampp — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
- Gareth Gray — Trustee (departed 2025-05-26)
- Miriama Cribb — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
- Hamish McDouall — Trustee (departed 2018-04-30)
- Jonathan Barrett — Trustee (departed 2017-02-01)
- Jennifer Duncan — Trustee
- Jenny Duncan — Chair (departed 2024-09-05)
- Dave Pellowe — Trustee (departed 2017-08-01)
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Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$197.1K
$191.1K
$466.2K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
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GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
The Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust (“the Trust”) was established in 2003 in order to provide resources to help mitigate some of the effects from the ongoing operation of the Tongariro Power Scheme (TPS) on the Whanganui River catchment. The Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust has the following purposes: (a) to promote the enhancement of the quality of the waters and catchment of the Whanganui River provided that such enhancement is for the public benefit and in the public interest, and provided further that any private benefit is incidental to the Trust’s charitable purposes; (b) to encourage other parties to promote the enhancement of the quality of the waters and catchment of the Whanganui River provided that such encouragement is for the public benefit and in the public interest, and provided further that any private benefit is incidental to the Trust’s charitable purposes; (c) to make funds available to allow river enhancement projects (social and environment
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