Bruce Jesson Foundation — Education Charity in Auckland
Bruce Jesson Foundation is a registered charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (76.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2024.
Mission: TO promote activities designed to generate critical, informed, analytical, and creative contributions to political debate in New Zealand and about New Zealand. TO archive the writings, broadcasts, speeches, and other works of Bruce Jesson. TO make from time to time at the discretion of the Board grants for the purposes of the foundation.
- Registration Number
- CC32363
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (76.8/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- bryan.nunweek@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2024
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 172.2 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2024-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2015 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 76.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (24)
- Linley Jesson — Trustee
- Annabelle Lee — Trustee (departed 2019-03-31)
- Maria Armoudian — Co-Chair
- Bryan Bruce — Trustee (departed 2017-01-31)
- Nicola Legat — Trustee (departed 2016-12-08)
- Rachel Smalley — Trustee (departed 2016-02-23)
- Thomas Graydon-Guy — Secretary
- Edmund (Ted) Thomas — Chair (departed 2016-10-10)
- Edmund (Ted) Turner — Chair (departed 2013-11-16)
- Joseph Atkinson — Trustee (departed 2016-06-16)
- Bryan Nunweek — Treasurer
- Camille Guy — Trust Member (departed 2015-10-06)
- Geoffrey Kemp — Trustee
- Anita Lacey — Minute Secretary (departed 2017-03-28)
- Jon Stephenson — Trustee (departed 2015-05-12)
- John Stephenson — Trustee (departed 2015-05-12)
- Jane Kelsey — Chair (departed 2013-10-26)
- Gary Swift — Treasurer (departed 2012-03-31)
- Simon Collins — Co-Chair
- Jocelyn Jesson — Secretary (departed 2022-05-05)
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Bruce Jesson Foundation
Financial data as at March 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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$1.1K
$15.4K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). 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.
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TO promote activities designed to generate critical, informed, analytical, and creative contributions to political debate in New Zealand and about New Zealand. TO archive the writings, broadcasts, speeches, and other works of Bruce Jesson. TO make from time to time at the discretion of the Board grants for the purposes of the foundation.
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