Don Hulston Foundation — Education Charity in Lincoln
Don Hulston Foundation is a Other charity in the Education sector, based in Lincoln, Lincoln. CharityData rates this charity C+ (67.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The objective of the Trust is to encourage and promote post-graduate research and development with particular emphasis on practical and applied research and development in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and aquaculture - the principal objectives being to benefit the New Zealand economy and assisting related post graduate study.
- Registration Number
- CC25285
- Charity Type
- Other
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-03
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (67.3/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Lincoln, Lincoln
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 139.2 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $1.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.1M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.1M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.0M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 67.3/100
- Financial Score
- 72.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Edwards | Trustee As Lincoln University Vice Chancellor | 2022-01-01 |
| Bruce Gemmell | Trustees As Lincoln University Chancellor | 2019-06-12 |
Former Officers (8)
- Bruce McKenzie — Trustee As Lincoln University Vice Chancellor (departed 2021-12-31)
- James McWha — Trustee (departed 2018-06-30)
- Robin Pollard — Trustee (departed 2018-03-27)
- Murray Dickson — Trustee (departed 2015-12-16)
- Andrew West — Trustee (departed 2015-06-30)
- Dr Andrew West — Trustee (departed 2015-06-30)
- Roger Field — Vice-Chancellor (departed 2012-04-15)
- John Clark — Finance Director (departed 2012-12-10)
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Don Hulston Foundation
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- Small board structure2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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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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The objective of the Trust is to encourage and promote post-graduate research and development with particular emphasis on practical and applied research and development in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and aquaculture - the principal objectives being to benefit the New Zealand economy and assisting related post graduate study.
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