ANSWER: All of it! No sponsored money is used for New Zealand wages, administration, etc. Every cent is sent to the New Life Foundation.
All monies received are receipted and banked in the New Life Foundation (NZ) bank account until they are transferred to the New Life Foundation (Tanzania). Bi-monthly accounts are presented at the Trust Board meetings and approved by Trustees. The yearly accounts are audited by an outside auditor.
Can I claim a tax rebate on my donations?
ANSWER: Because the donation is not used in New Zealand but is entirely used in another country, the New Zealand IRD will not issue a tax exemption for your donation. Large aid agencies such as World Vision and Tear Fund do give tax receipts for overseas donations but only have the ability to do this because their funding does not got to one organisation and the organisations are not religious. Our donations only go to one organisation which is distinctively Christian.