Mikro Foundation — Education Charity in Rotorua

Mikro Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Rotorua, Rotorua. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $9.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To provide support and guidance to those who wish to perform at a high level of sport, education or improve their position in our community. We also seek to improve our community environment with support to our CBD area. We see to advance education and to be beneficial to the community in such manner as the board thinks appropriate.

Registration Number
CC56254
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2018-05-01
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Rotorua, Rotorua
Website
https://mikrofoundation.com
Email
kim@mikrofoundation.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$9.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$17.4M NZD
Net Assets
$17.4M NZD
Reserve Months
642.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
0
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$9.0M$0.3M$17.4M
2024$10.0M$0.0M$11.6M
2023$1.5M$0.0M$2.1M
2022$0.5M$0.0M$0.9M
2021$0.1M$0.0M$0.6M
2020$0.3M$0.0M$0.4M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
James McDougallTrustee2024-05-27
Julian DeanTrustee2024-02-01
Michael RomanesTrustee2018-03-06
Kim LoriganTrustee2018-03-06

Former Officers (1)

  • Jacky Romanes — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Shelley WattsChair-2025
Rachel PettigrewTrustee-2025
Peter Van der GrachtTrustee-2025
Sarah CameronTrustee-2025
Joanne MurrayTrustee-2025
Mark WightmanChair-2024
Mereana PitmanTrustee-2024
Meg MackyTrustee-2024
James BovardTrustee-2024

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Mikro Foundation

CC56254Rotorua, RotoruaRegistered 1 May 2018
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
71/100
Financial
78
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$9.0M

Expenses

$325.4K

Assets

$17.4M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This 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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationEnvironmentArts & CultureSports & RecreationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Bay of Plenty

About

Mission

To provide support and guidance to those who wish to perform at a high level of sport, education or improve their position in our community. We also seek to improve our community environment with support to our CBD area. We see to advance education and to be beneficial to the community in such manner as the board thinks appropriate.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$9.0M
Total Expenses
$325.4K
Net Assets
$17.4M
Staff
0
employees
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
642.5mo
Could operate 642.5 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,980
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Donations
Donations99.9%
Other0.1%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 62 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
71
#24/63
Revenue
$9.0M
#3/63
Reserve Months
642.5
#1/63
Surplus
$8.7M
#1/63
Staff Cost %
6%
#63/63

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

B-
Score: 70.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean

Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC56254
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered1 May 2018
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated6 Apr 2018
Registered office
143 Riri Street Rotorua 3, Rotorua

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 4 October 2026.