Chamber Music New Zealand Foundation Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
Chamber Music New Zealand Foundation Incorporated is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (88.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.7M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To assure the support, provisioning and future financial security of the charitable trust presently known as Chamber Music New Zealand, and generally to promote chamber music in New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC34589
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (88.3/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.chambermusic.co.nz
- finance@chambermusic.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 18.2 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.7M | $0.1M | $1.7M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.4M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.4M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $1.3M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $1.4M |
| 2016 | $0.6M | $0.2M | $1.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 88.3/100
- Financial Score
- 94
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Mayes | Trustee | 2025-12-31 |
Former Officers (16)
- Alister John (known as John) Williams — Trustee
- Merran Cooke — Trustee
- Paolo Mersi — Trustee
- Rae De Lisle — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
- Christopher Finlayson — Trustee (departed 2020-08-21)
- Peter Walls — Chair
- Graeme Mitchell — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
- Gretchen La Roche — Trustee (departed 2021-06-01)
- Kerrin Vautier — Trustee (departed 2019-03-18)
- Helen Philpott — Trustee (departed 2021-03-26)
- Paul Baines — Chair (departed 2022-05-18)
- Peter Diessl — Chair (departed 2018-08-24)
- Michelle van Gaalen — Trustee (departed 2014-05-19)
- John Sinclair — Trustee (departed 2018-05-03)
- David Kember — Trustee (departed 2017-04-27)
- Roger Taylor — Trustee (departed 2018-05-03)
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Chamber Music New Zealand Foundation Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$684.4K
$124.6K
$1.7M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
To assure the support, provisioning and future financial security of the charitable trust presently known as Chamber Music New Zealand, and generally to promote chamber music in New Zealand.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 98 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
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