The Jasmine Charitable Trust — Registered Charity in Wellington

The Jasmine Charitable Trust is a Trust charity, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C- (56.7/100). Annual revenue: $36.9M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To fund high-performance organisations that tackle the basic needs of the very poor.

Registration Number
CC35683
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (56.7/100)
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$36.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$21.2M NZD
Total Assets
$62.0M NZD
Net Assets
$61.9M NZD
Reserve Months
6.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
6
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$36.9M$21.2M$61.9M
2025$22.6M$17.3M$47.5M
2024$16.7M$18.8M$43.0M
2023$18.3M$16.0M$43.2M
2022$3.2M$14.0M$31.5M
2021$35.6M$13.9M$43.9M
2020$13.5M$12.1M$23.4M
2019$7.6M$7.3M$20.5M
2018$6.1M$8.1M$20.1M
2017$6.6M$7.2M$22.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
56.7/100
Financial Score
86
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • Average staff compensation of $161,792 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Nina Gené ValeraCEO2007-05-01

Former Officers (7)

  • Ruby Morgan — Trustee
  • Gareth Morgan — Trustee
  • Sharon Bryant — Trustee (departed 2024-03-28)
  • Nina Gené Valera — CEO
  • Samuel Morgan — Trustee (departed 2015-10-01)
  • Richard Abbott — Trustee
  • Talei Hayward — Trustee (departed 2013-03-28)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Sam MorganFounder and Chair-2023
Gareth Samuel MorganTrustee-2023
Pilar Pastor-ChapmanInvestment Manager-2024
NinaTeam member-2023
Sam MorganFounder and Chair-2024
Hilary SchwartzInvestment Manager-2024
JackTeam member-2023
John JohnsonChair-2021
Duncan CunninghameInvestment Manager-2024
Sam MorganFounder and Chair-2025
Gareth Samuel MorganTrustee-2022
Sam MorganFounder and Chair-2021
OwenTeam member-2023

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)

As disclosed in The Jasmine Charitable Trust's annual report.

  • 28 grantee organisations — $16,000,000 — International development and social impact grants

Service Providers

  • Brooke Rodriguez

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The Jasmine Charitable Trust

CC35683Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 23 Sept 2026
Financials6mo agoRating4d ago

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

C-
57/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
86
Governance
55
Transparency
65

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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.

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

$36.9M

Expenses

$21.2M

Assets

$62.0M

Staff

6

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Arts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

To fund high-performance organisations that tackle the basic needs of the very poor.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOther charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$36.9M
Total Expenses
$21.2M
Net Assets
$61.9M
Staff
6
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
6.4mo
Could operate 6.4 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

9
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,122
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Donations
Donations95.4%
Investment Income4.6%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 4 peers · Other · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
57
#4/5
Revenue
$36.9M
#1/5
Reserve Months
6.4
#1/5
Surplus
$15.7M
#1/5
Staff Cost %
5%
#5/5

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

Rating History

C-
2026
Score: 56.7
Financial: 86 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2025
Score: 39.5
Financial: 90 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C-
Score: 56.7/100
Financial
86
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 86 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 67 → 57 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Latest Audit

FY2026
Clean
11 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC35683
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Other
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)

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: 30 September 2026.