The New Zealand Federation Of Women's Institutes Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington

The New Zealand Federation Of Women's Institutes Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The main object of the WI is to provide an organisation for the purpose of enabling women to take an effective part in the life of the community and its development.

Registration Number
CC23683
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-30
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
exec@wi.org.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.7M NZD
Total Assets
$2.2M NZD
Net Assets
$2.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.7M$2.2M
2024$0.6M$0.7M$0.1M
2023$0.7M$0.9M$1.1M
2022$0.5M$0.7M$2.5M
2021$0.6M$0.7M$2.8M
2020$0.5M$0.8M$2.9M
2019$0.8M$0.8M$3.2M
2018$0.9M$1.0M$3.2M
2017$1.0M$0.9M$3.3M
2016$1.0M$1.1M$3.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Suzanne BannisterNational President2026-05-26
Kay BrabenderCommittee Member2026-05-26
Lynnette BeirneCommittee Member2026-05-26
Helen CameronCommittee Member2026-05-26
Susan ClarkCommittee Member2026-05-26

Former Officers (34)

  • Jessie Hopkinson — Vice President, Honorary Secretary (departed 2026-05-26)
  • Adrienne Allen — Honorary Finance Officer, Vice President (departed 2026-05-26)
  • Mary Reet — Honorary Finance Officer (departed 2024-05-29)
  • Toni Brumby — Committee Member (departed 2024-05-29)
  • Judith Cathcart — Vice President (departed 2024-05-29)
  • Kathryn Hopkinson — Committee Member (departed 2022-06-01)
  • Judy Vaughan — President (departed 2026-05-26)
  • Leonie Stenhouse — Vice President (departed 2020-09-22)
  • Robin Grigor — Committee Member (departed 2020-09-22)
  • Barbara Withington — Committee Member (departed 2020-09-22)
  • Norma Bannister — Committee Member (departed 2020-09-22)
  • Rosalynd Hart — President (departed 2018-05-30)
  • Fay Leonard — President (departed 2022-06-01)
  • Maureen O'Connell — Committee Member (departed 2018-05-30)
  • Valerie Burrell — Committee (departed 2016-06-22)
  • Inez Rudd — Committee (departed 2016-06-22)
  • Ainslie Carnahan — Committee (departed 2016-06-22)
  • Fay Moore — Committee (departed 2016-06-22)
  • Margaret Paton — Committee (departed 2014-06-17)
  • Susan Watson — Committee Member (departed 2014-06-17)

Funding Sources

  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000

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Arts & CultureTrust

The New Zealand Federation Of Women's Institutes Incorporated

CC23683Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 30 Apr 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

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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Revenue

$578.9K

Expenses

$712.7K

Assets

$2.2M

Staff

2

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

About

Mission

The main object of the WI is to provide an organisation for the purpose of enabling women to take an effective part in the life of the community and its development.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Family / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$578.9K
Total Expenses
$712.7K
Net Assets
$2.2M
Staff
2
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
8mo
Could operate 8 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

70
Score /100
Moderate
HHI: 3,043
Donations44.4%
Investment Income22.7%
Other19.2%
Trading / Services13.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#29/118
Revenue
$579K
#16/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$-134K
#110/118
Staff Cost %
13%
#118/118

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC23683
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated25 Aug 1936
Registered office
Suite 201, Level 2, 29 Waterloo Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, 5010

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - 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.