NEW ZEALAND FOOD RESCUE TRUST

CC47792 · NZBN 9429043239757 · Fund-raising · Auckland
Registered 14 Mar 2012 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: NEW ZEALAND FOOD RESCUE TRUST is a registered New Zealand charity (CC47792), operating in the fund-raising sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$10.2M and total expenditure of NZ$10.5M for the year ended 2025.

We are a not for profit organisation that rescues food, that would have otherwise gone to landfill, and redistribute it to communities in Aotearoa. Our mission is to tackle food waste and promote food security throughout Aotearoa.
NZ$10.2M
Gross income
NZ$10.5M
Expenditure
NZ$8.0M
Total assets
NZ$5.3M
Total equity

Income vs expenditure

Each year from the charity's annual returns. The top bar is money coming in, the bar below is money spent.

Income  Expenditure
2013
NZ$4K
NZ$53
2014
NZ$138K
NZ$3K
2015
NZ$175K
NZ$116K
2021
NZ$5.8M
NZ$4.4M
2022
NZ$26.2M
NZ$23.3M
2023
NZ$28.2M
NZ$27.4M
2024
NZ$10.6M
NZ$10.8M
2025
NZ$10.2M
NZ$10.5M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$1.2M
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~6 months.
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