The Lifewise Trust

CC40248 · NZBN 9429043095490 · Fund-raising · Auckland
Registered 20 May 2009 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: The Lifewise Trust is a registered New Zealand charity (CC40248), operating in the fund-raising sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$30.4M and total expenditure of NZ$31.1M for the year ended 2025.

To provide the following services: health and disability, family and children; crisis response and housing; early childhood education; community and neighbourhood development; housing Homeless adults and youth and; mental health and addiction
NZ$30.4M
Gross income
NZ$31.1M
Expenditure
NZ$16.5M
Total assets
NZ$1.0M
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
2018
NZ$15.9M
NZ$15.0M
2019
NZ$17.9M
NZ$17.2M
2020
NZ$19.4M
NZ$19.5M
2021
NZ$22.7M
NZ$22.6M
2022
NZ$25.1M
NZ$25.2M
2023
NZ$30.2M
NZ$30.5M
2024
NZ$31.9M
NZ$32.1M
2025
NZ$30.4M
NZ$31.1M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$242K
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~0 months.
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