Immerse Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Auckland
Immerse Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: Immerse Charitable Trust exists to significantly and measurably improve outcome for tamariki and rangatahi whāngai (children and young people in foster care) in Aotearoa (New Zealand). This mission is being achieved by the ongoing provision of their Ingage service. Ingage is underpinned by the globally evidence-based, therapeutic framework of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) https://immerse.nz/ingage. Ingage is 'therapy wrapped in fun', delivered bi-weekly on a Saturday, directly to children and young people in foster care. Immerse Charitable Trust are actively increasing their provision of practical support to children and young people in foster care (or young adults who are previously care-experienced), by identifying and meeting their unique needs which would ordinarily be met by loving parents (eg sporting scholarships, motor vehicles, travel experiences etc.)
- Registration Number
- CC52583
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-09-11
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- https://www.immerse.nz
- info@immerse.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.9M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.0M | $0.7M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Williams | Chair | 2025-02-05 |
| Timothy McKinnel | Trustee | 2025-01-21 |
| Megan McKinnel | Trustee | 2025-01-15 |
| Elisha Elisara | Trustee | 2023-11-28 |
| Ursula Elisara | Trustee | 2015-08-30 |
Former Officers (10)
- Joanna Appleby — Trustee (departed 2023-12-19)
- Lui Poe — Chair (departed 2025-03-18)
- Silivelia Hunt-loane — Trustee (departed 2023-05-15)
- Stephen Clark — Trustee (departed 2023-12-19)
- Lili Lemalu — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
- Sally Wilson — Trustee (departed 2021-10-11)
- Reena Ho — Trustee (departed 2023-08-22)
- Alexander Penk — Trustee (departed 2022-09-12)
- Emma Berry — Trustee (departed 2017-11-27)
- Ashley Berry — Trustee (departed 2017-11-01)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $18,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $11,702
Similar Charities in Education
- The Hato Paora Trust Board — Education
- Otago Presbyterian Girls' College Board of Governors Incorporated — Education
- Hawksbury Community Living Trust — Education
- Far North Reap Society Incorporated — Education
- Victoria University of Wellington Students Association and Te Aka Tauira Incorporated — Education
Immerse Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
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Immerse Charitable Trust exists to significantly and measurably improve outcome for tamariki and rangatahi whāngai (children and young people in foster care) in Aotearoa (New Zealand). This mission is being achieved by the ongoing provision of their Ingage service. Ingage is underpinned by the globally evidence-based, therapeutic framework of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) https://immerse.nz/ingage. Ingage is 'therapy wrapped in fun', delivered bi-weekly on a Saturday, directly to children and young people in foster care. Immerse Charitable Trust are actively increasing their provision of practical support to children and young people in foster care (or young adults who are previously care-experienced), by identifying and meeting their unique needs which would ordinarily be met by loving parents (eg sporting scholarships, motor vehicles, travel experiences etc.)
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