The Rising Foundation Trust — Education Charity in Papakura
The Rising Foundation Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Papakura, Papakura. Annual revenue: $1.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: The Rising Foundation is driven by the concept of "Unlocking Your Potential". More than a catch phrase, we endeavour to see this become a reality in the lives of every young person we work with. We have seen first-hand how our sustained programme of intervention and support achieves this goal. We partner with families, Intermediate and High Schools to unlock the potential of referred adolescents who display leadership qualities despite coping with challenging personal circumstances. We provide a five to seven year programme packed with insights, values and principles, emotional and moral support, role models and opportunities to practice what they have learned through challenging and creative activities that would otherwise be out of their reach. We ease their transition from Intermediate to High School and the transition from High School to Tertiary Education, Trades or the Workforce.
- Registration Number
- CC46238
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2011-02-24
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Papakura, Papakura
- therisingfoundation.nz@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 12
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $-0.0M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $1.0M | $0.9M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Tarrant | Executive Trustee | 2026-06-01 |
Former Officers (12)
- Jenny Solomon — Trustee (departed 2025-03-09)
- Donald Mann — Trustee
- Sam Bongard — Trustee
- Lady Sarah Fay — Trustee (departed 2022-03-18)
- Kay Spencer — Trustee
- Ric Salizzo — Trustee (departed 2013-04-09)
- Richard Jeffery — Trustee
- Peter Parussini — Trustee (departed 2014-09-17)
- Raelene Castle — Trustee (departed 2017-05-18)
- Peter Goldsmith — Trustee (departed 2019-09-30)
- John Wardrop — Trustee
- John Bongard — Chair
Funding Sources
- Trillian Trust — $762,536.99
- Trillian Trust Limited — $161,872
- Foundation North — $150,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $144,790.62
- Foundation North — $114,333
- Foundation North — $100,000
- Foundation North — $90,000
- Foundation North — $85,000
- Foundation North — $70,000
- Foundation North — $35,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $30,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $29,152
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $25,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $19,091
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $15,000
- Dragon Community Trust — $14,846
- One Foundation — $14,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $11,076
- Akarana Community Trust — $9,567
- Auckland Foundation — $9,011
- Youthtown Incorporated — $7,692
- Milestone Foundation Limited — $4,076.92
- Blue Sky Community Trust — $2,000
- Auckland Foundation — $2,000
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The Rising Foundation Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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About
The Rising Foundation is driven by the concept of "Unlocking Your Potential". More than a catch phrase, we endeavour to see this become a reality in the lives of every young person we work with. We have seen first-hand how our sustained programme of intervention and support achieves this goal. We partner with families, Intermediate and High Schools to unlock the potential of referred adolescents who display leadership qualities despite coping with challenging personal circumstances. We provide a five to seven year programme packed with insights, values and principles, emotional and moral support, role models and opportunities to practice what they have learned through challenging and creative activities that would otherwise be out of their reach. We ease their transition from Intermediate to High School and the transition from High School to Tertiary Education, Trades or the Workforce.
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