Asia New Zealand Foundation — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington

Asia New Zealand Foundation is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $6.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To build and sustain New Zealanders' knowledge and understanding of countries, people, cultures and languages of Asia, so they can develop more extensive economic and cultural relationships in the region.

Registration Number
CC28892
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (92.5/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Website
http://www.asianz.org.nz
Email
asianz@asianz.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$6.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$6.9M NZD
Total Assets
$7.9M NZD
Net Assets
$7.1M NZD
Reserve Months
12.4 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$6.2M$6.9M$7.1M
2024$6.6M$6.6M$7.9M
2023$6.4M$6.2M$7.9M
2022$5.9M$4.5M$7.7M
2021$6.2M$4.7M$6.4M
2020$5.6M$5.1M$4.9M
2019$5.8M$5.6M$4.4M
2018$4.8M$5.1M$4.1M
2017$4.8M$5.1M$4.4M
2016$5.0M$4.7M$4.7M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
92.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Remy Chee Hong LimTrustee-
Huei Min (Lyn) LimTrustee-
Brahma SharmaTrustee2026-05-01
Frances ValintineTrustee2026-05-01
Kenneth LeongTrustee2026-05-01
Tracey EppsTrustee2026-05-01
Hone McGregorChair2024-10-01

Former Officers (62)

  • John Boswell — Trustee
  • David Capie — Trustee
  • Bede Corry — Trustee
  • Suzannah Jessep — Chief Executive
  • Tina Porou — Trustee (departed 2026-04-30)
  • Hongyu (Carol) Cheng — Trustee (departed 2026-04-30)
  • Khoa Dang (Mitchell) Pham — Trustee (departed 2026-04-30)
  • Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i — Trustee (departed 2024-09-30)
  • Paul Te Poa Karoro Morgan — Trustee (departed 2024-09-30)
  • Paul Morgan — Trustee (departed 2024-09-30)
  • Ziena Jalil — Trustee (departed 2024-09-30)
  • Fran Wilde — Chair (departed 2026-04-30)
  • Chris Seed — Ex-Efficio-Trustee (departed 2024-01-31)
  • Raj Manji — Trustee (departed 2018-01-01)
  • Raf Manji — Trustee (departed 2021-01-01)
  • Danny Chan — Trustee (departed 2023-04-30)
  • David Shearer — Trustee (departed 2016-11-16)
  • Brook Barrington — Ex-Officio-Trustee (departed 2019-01-31)
  • John Luxton — Chair (departed 2021-09-30)
  • Traci Houpapa — Trustee (departed 2016-11-16)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive$449,288-
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive$449,2882024
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive$449,2882025
Board MembersTrustee$39,4752025
Board MembersTrustee$39,475-
Board MembersTrustee$39,4752024

Service Providers

  • PwC

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Asia New Zealand Foundation

CC28892Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

A
93/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85

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.

  • Government-funding concentration
    92% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency

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

$6.2M

Expenses

$6.9M

Assets

$7.9M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Arts & CultureInternational Aid
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

To build and sustain New Zealanders' knowledge and understanding of countries, people, cultures and languages of Asia, so they can develop more extensive economic and cultural relationships in the region.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesReligious groupsVoluntary bodies other than charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$6.2M
Total Expenses
$6.9M
Net Assets
$7.1M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

15
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,478
High Concentration: 92% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants91.7%
Other8.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 22 peers · Arts & Culture · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
93
#1/23
Revenue
$6.2M
#2/23
Reserve Months
12.4
#1/23
Surplus
$-714K
#23/23
Staff Cost %
47%
#23/23

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

Rating

A
Score: 92.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC28892
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCentral Government

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Sponsors / undertakes researchOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 28 September 2026.