The Wilberforce Foundation — Community Development Charity in Auckland
The Wilberforce Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $7.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To benefit all New Zealanders by encouraging and supporting selected faith-based NZ charities that are seeking and working to improve the lives of New Zealanders
- Registration Number
- CC24588
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-20
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- melanie@wilberforce.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $7.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $5.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $47.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $26.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.0M | $5.0M | $26.3M |
| 2024 | $4.2M | $2.0M | $-11.9M |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $0.3M | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $0.3M | $3.0M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $2.4M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $7.8M | $2.6M | $-1.6M |
| 2018 | $2.1M | $2.2M | $-9.1M |
| 2017 | $2.1M | $3.6M | $11.0M |
| 2016 | $2.6M | $2.4M | $11.6M |
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kuperus | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $293,021 | 2024 |
| Ian Kuperus | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $293,021 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Management Employees | Group total | $269,704 | 2024 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Management Employees | Group total | $269,704 | - |
| Jessica Palmer | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $85,000 | - |
| Jessica Palmer | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $85,000 | 2024 |
| Chris Clarke | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $82,994 | 2024 |
| Chris Clarke | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $82,994 | - |
| Graham Burt | Board Member (Deputy Board Chair/President) | Board or trustee role | $70,590 | - |
| Graham Burt | Board Member (Deputy Board Chair/President) | Board or trustee role | $70,590 | 2024 |
| Marc Fountain | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $54,482 | 2024 |
| Marc Fountain | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $54,482 | - |
| Lyndon Drake | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $49,482 | 2024 |
| Lyndon Drake | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $49,482 | - |
| Jade Hohaia | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $20,685 | 2024 |
| Jade Hohaia | Board Member | Board or trustee role | $20,685 | - |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Trustees/Board Members | Board or trustee role | $0 | 2024 |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Trustees/Board Members | Board or trustee role | $0 | - |
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The Wilberforce Foundation
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity has reported liabilities exceeding assets for two or more consecutive years. That pattern is common and structural for retirement villages (occupation-right-agreement bonds recorded as liabilities), iwi treaty-settlement vehicles (future-obligation accruals), and infrastructure trusts with Crown loan principal — it does not indicate financial distress, but our standard reserve-months scoring template does not apply. The charity's figures are shown above.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
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To benefit all New Zealanders by encouraging and supporting selected faith-based NZ charities that are seeking and working to improve the lives of New Zealanders
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