Fulbright New Zealand Trust (Incorporated) — Education Charity in Wellington
Fulbright New Zealand Trust (Incorporated) is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at September 2025.
Mission: To support the New Zealand Fulbright Programme by making grants to the New Zealand United States Educational Foundation (NZUSEF) in order to increase the number or value of Fulbright Awards in any given year.
- Registration Number
- CC25714
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-10
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (73.8/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.fulbright.org.nz
- info@fulbright.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (trust)
- Data as at
- September 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 29145.9 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-09-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.0M | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.2M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.2M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.2M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.1M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 73.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Curtin | Trustee | 2023-11-30 |
| Alastair Bisley | Trustee | 2023-11-30 |
| Christina Riesselman | Trustee | 2022-11-30 |
| Rangi Matamua | Trustee | 2021-12-01 |
| Jocelyn Woodley | Trustee | 2021-06-25 |
Former Officers (43)
- Sarah Nelson — Trustee (departed 2024-07-01)
- Leslie Goodman — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
- Katelyn Choe — Trustee (departed 2021-08-31)
- Anne Noble — Trustee (departed 2022-12-01)
- Wendy Larner — Trustee (departed 2023-07-31)
- Dolores Prin — Trustee (departed 2020-03-26)
- Emily Fabling — Trustee (departed 2021-07-09)
- Jan Dawson — Trustee (departed 2018-11-01)
- Helen Robinson — Trustee (departed 2018-11-01)
- Harold Josephson — Trustee (departed 2020-03-11)
- Melanie Higgins — Trustee (departed 2019-07-31)
- Richard Kay — Trustee (departed 2019-09-26)
- Felicity Buchanan — Trustee (departed 2015-12-02)
- Candy Green — Trustee (departed 2017-03-01)
- Robert Tate — Trustee (departed 2017-09-30)
- Julie Genter — Trustee (departed 2018-01-30)
- Jane Coombs — Trustee (departed 2014-12-03)
- Marie Damour — Trustee (departed 2014-12-03)
- Anne Jackson — Trustee (departed 2017-06-30)
- Manulani Meyer — Trustee (departed 2014-12-03)
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Fulbright New Zealand Trust (Incorporated)
Financial data as at September 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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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$1.6M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
To support the New Zealand Fulbright Programme by making grants to the New Zealand United States Educational Foundation (NZUSEF) in order to increase the number or value of Fulbright Awards in any given year.
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HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 329 peers · Education · Under $100K
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