The Jackson Family Foundation — Education Charity in Auckland

The Jackson Family Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (77.8/100). Annual revenue: $13.8M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To utilise the income from the Trust's investments to make charitable donations and to support charitable causes on an enduring basis. The Trust supports charities that focus on healthcare, education, women's issues, culture & arts, the environment and relief from poverty. The Foundation supports charitable purposes worldwide with a particular focus on North America and the Bay Area in California. The Foundation mainly aims to benefit charities working in localised areas or on specific missions where the Foundation can see how the funds actively impact communities and create positive change.

Registration Number
CC48193
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2012-06-21
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (77.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
enquiry@jacksonrussell.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (family_foundation)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$13.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.2M NZD
Total Assets
$76.9M NZD
Net Assets
$76.8M NZD
Reserve Months
0.4 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$13.8M$1.2M$76.8M
2024$7.9M$1.1M$66.5M
2023-$1.3M$52.7M
2022-$8.6M$53.1M
2021-$4.5M$58.0M
2020$7.5M$0.9M$58.7M
2019$0.0M$1.1M$56.5M
2018$0.0M$1.3M$55.5M
2018$0.8M$1.2M$58.4M
2017$4.1M$1.2M$60.7M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
77.8/100
Financial Score
87.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (1)

  • Fairwind Trustee Limited — Trustee

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The Jackson Family Foundation

CC48193Auckland, AucklandRegistered 21 Jun 2012
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

B
78/100
Financial
88
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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.

  • Small board structure
    1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
  • Same audit firm for many years
    Same audit firm (William Buck) for 7 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight

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

$13.8M

Expenses

$1.2M

Assets

$76.9M

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
HealthEducationEnvironmentSocial ServicesArts & Culture
Beneficiaries
Women
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

To utilise the income from the Trust's investments to make charitable donations and to support charitable causes on an enduring basis. The Trust supports charities that focus on healthcare, education, women's issues, culture & arts, the environment and relief from poverty. The Foundation supports charitable purposes worldwide with a particular focus on North America and the Bay Area in California. The Foundation mainly aims to benefit charities working in localised areas or on specific missions where the Foundation can see how the funds actively impact communities and create positive change.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$13.8M
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Net Assets
$76.8M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (14 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
0.4mo
Could operate 0.4 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%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 16 peers · Education · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
78
#8/17
Revenue
$13.8M
#11/17
Reserve Months
0.4
#1/17
Surplus
$12.6M
#3/17
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/17

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

Rating History

B
2025
Score: 77.8
Financial: 88 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
B
2024
Score: 77.8
Financial: 88 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B
Score: 77.8/100
Financial
87.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 88 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 68 → B.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC48193
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered21 Jun 2012
StatusRegistered

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: 3 October 2026.