Te Puna Taiao Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Whakatane

Te Puna Taiao Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Whakatane, Whakatane. CharityData rates this charity C+ (65.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To alleviate poverty, advance education and improve community outcomes by empowering tamariki and communities to re-imagine, to transform and to better use their outdoor spaces, beginning with school grounds.

Registration Number
CC56569
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2019-04-23
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (65.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Whakatane, Whakatane
Email
erinlgreen@gmail.com
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
211.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
65.5/100
Financial Score
70
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Keri TopperwienTrustee2020-05-25
Erin GreenCo-Founder-and-Trustee2018-10-23
Hannah SimmondsCo-Founder-and-Trustee2018-10-23
Leslie CharterisTrustee2018-10-23

Former Officers (1)

  • Toni Owen — Trustee (departed 2020-05-07)

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Te Puna Taiao Charitable Trust

CC56569Whakatane, WhakataneRegistered 23 Apr 2019
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

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

C+
66/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
70
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

$729

Expenses

$2.1K

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.

About

Mission

To alleviate poverty, advance education and improve community outcomes by empowering tamariki and communities to re-imagine, to transform and to better use their outdoor spaces, beginning with school grounds.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$729
Total Expenses
$2.1K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (6 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
204.7mo
Could operate 204.7 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

8
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,214
High Concentration: 96% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income95.9%
Other4.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 289 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
66
#39/290
Revenue
$729
#272/290
Reserve Months
211.0
#1/290
Surplus
$-1K
#197/290
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/290

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

Rating History

C+
2025
Score: 65.5
Financial: 70 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
B-
2024
Score: 73.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C+
Score: 65.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 61 → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean

Contact Details

Address
Whakatane, Whakatane

Registration

Registration NumberCC56569
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered23 Apr 2019
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

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: 5 October 2026.