Kura Kai — Education Charity in Mount Maunganui

Kura Kai is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Mount Maunganui, Mount Maunganui. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To provide freezers and cooked meals with partnering secondary schools to provide relief in assisting whanau and teens with meals in times of need. Kura Kai will be administered to promote charitable purposes that support families, Schools and communities by: (a) Providing essential community services and support, including in response to poverty and emergency; (b) Supporting school, community events and projects; (c) Supporting the advancement of education (d) Adding resource & donating feezers

Registration Number
CC60354
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2022-08-03
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Mount Maunganui, Mount Maunganui
Email
makaia@kurakai.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.1M$0.1M-
2025$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Katie ThomasTrustee2025-01-29
Makaia CarrTrustee2020-09-11

Former Officers (1)

  • Jason Lougher — Trustee (departed 2025-02-21)

Funding Sources

  • The Lion Foundation — $3,000

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Kura Kai

CC60354Mount Maunganui, Mount MaunganuiRegistered 3 Aug 2022
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

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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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.

  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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Revenue

$130.0K

Expenses

$127.0K

Staff

2

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

About

Mission

To provide freezers and cooked meals with partnering secondary schools to provide relief in assisting whanau and teens with meals in times of need. Kura Kai will be administered to promote charitable purposes that support families, Schools and communities by: (a) Providing essential community services and support, including in response to poverty and emergency; (b) Supporting school, community events and projects; (c) Supporting the advancement of education (d) Adding resource & donating feezers

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanau

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$130.0K
Total Expenses
$127.0K
Net Assets
-
Staff
2
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (4 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
10.7mo
Could operate 10.7 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

49
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,072
Other56.0%
Donations44.0%
Investment Income0.0%

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
0
#38/133
Revenue
$130K
#116/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$3K
#90/133
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

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Mount Maunganui, Mount Maunganui

Registration

Registration NumberCC60354
Entity TypeTrust
Registered3 Aug 2022
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Sept 2020
Registered office
5 Haneanea Way, Papamoa Beach, Papamoa
Differs from Charities Register address (72 Concord Avenue, Mount Maunganui, 3116, Mount Maunganui, Mount Maunganui). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 28 September 2026.