The Black Grace Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
The Black Grace Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $1.6M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To be one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary dance companies by: - Creating, presenting and distributing high quality, innovative dance works that reach across social, cultural and generational barriers - Supporting individuals from a range of backgrounds and cultures to reach their potential as dancers and choreographers - Creating links to the local community, including Maori and Pacific peoples, migrant communities and young people
- Registration Number
- CC32795
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.blackgrace.co.nz
- admin@blackgrace.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 10
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.3M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $1.0M | $0.8M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (11)
- Edward Cowley — Trustee
- Julian Knights — Trustee
- Anna Fuiava — Trustee
- Ngaere Duff — Trustee
- Bernice Mene — Trustee (departed 2022-12-01)
- Samuela Sefuiva — Trustee (departed 2025-10-01)
- Dean Poole — Trustee (departed 2014-12-31)
- Haydn Wong — Trustee (departed 2023-05-14)
- Wendy Wallace — Trustee (departed 2011-08-04)
- Susan Paterson — Trustee (departed 2009-04-06)
- Neil Ieremia — Trustee
Funding Sources
- One Foundation — $120,000
- Foundation North — $80,000
- Foundation North — $50,000
- Foundation North — $35,000
- Foundation North — $35,000
- One Foundation — $24,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $5,000
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The Black Grace Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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$1.6M
$1.7M
$281.3K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
To be one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary dance companies by: - Creating, presenting and distributing high quality, innovative dance works that reach across social, cultural and generational barriers - Supporting individuals from a range of backgrounds and cultures to reach their potential as dancers and choreographers - Creating links to the local community, including Maori and Pacific peoples, migrant communities and young people
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