The Harriet Friedlander Scholarship Trust — Education Charity in Auckland

The Harriet Friedlander Scholarship Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (67.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

The Harriet Friedlander Scholarship Trust is part of the same organisation as Friedlander Foundation (CC22715). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: To provide a grant generally every two years for the purposes of enabling on each occasion one or more contemporary painters, sculptors, photographers, performers in or practitioners of any artistic discipline or other forms of modern visual or performing arts or creative and interpretative expression, who are between the ages of 30 and 40 years to live, study and carry on their creative and interpretative expression in their particular artistic field in New York, United States of America.

Registration Number
CC10855
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-08-14
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (67.9/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
shirley@samson.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (endowment)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$6.3M NZD
Net Assets
$6.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.2M$0.1M$6.3M
2025$0.2M$0.1M$6.1M
2024$0.2M$0.3M$6.1M
2023$0.1M$0.5M$6.1M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$6.5M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$6.5M
2020$0.1M$0.2M$6.5M
2019$0.1M$0.3M$6.5M
2018$0.1M$0.2M$6.6M
2017$0.5M$0.5M$6.7M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
67.9/100
Financial Score
73.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Jason FriedlanderTrustee2007-08-07
Daniel FriedlanderTrustee2007-08-07
Michael FriedlanderTrustee2007-08-07

Funding Sources

  • Friedlander Foundation — $246,380

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The Harriet Friedlander Scholarship Trust

CC10855Auckland, AucklandRegistered 14 Aug 2007
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C+
68/100
Financial
74
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. 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.

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Revenue

$221.4K

Expenses

$51.5K

Assets

$6.3M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Relationship: related_entity

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Arts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

To provide a grant generally every two years for the purposes of enabling on each occasion one or more contemporary painters, sculptors, photographers, performers in or practitioners of any artistic discipline or other forms of modern visual or performing arts or creative and interpretative expression, who are between the ages of 30 and 40 years to live, study and carry on their creative and interpretative expression in their particular artistic field in New York, United States of America.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$221.4K
Total Expenses
$51.5K
Net Assets
$6.3M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (19 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
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: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%
Other0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
68
#31/133
Revenue
$221K
#76/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$170K
#16/133
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/133

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

Rating History

C+
2026
Score: 67.9
Financial: 74 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
B-
2025
Score: 72.7
Financial: 76 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C+
Score: 67.9/100
Financial
73.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 74 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 62 → C+.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC10855
Entity TypeTrust
Registered14 Aug 2007
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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