The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Foundation — Education Charity in Wellington
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $3.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To provide support to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ("NZSO") or any successor of the NZSO to maintain it at the forefront of artistic achievement.
- Registration Number
- CC24274
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-12
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B+ (82.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- https://nzso.co.nz/support-us
- fundraising@nzso.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $3.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $15.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $15.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.3 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.4M | $1.2M | $15.3M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $1.4M | $13.1M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $1.4M | $11.9M |
| 2022 | $3.4M | $1.6M | $10.9M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.2M | $9.1M |
| 2020 | $2.3M | $0.7M | $8.4M |
| 2019 | $1.8M | $0.8M | $6.9M |
| 2018 | $1.7M | $0.9M | $5.9M |
| 2017 | $1.2M | $0.6M | $5.1M |
| 2016 | $0.9M | $0.5M | $4.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B+
- Overall Score
- 82.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Liz Lovell | Trustee | 2026-05-27 |
| Susannah Robinson | Trustee | 2025-02-10 |
Former Officers (27)
- S Robinson — Trustee
- Kirsten Mason — Trustee (departed 2026-06-22)
- Edwin Read — Trustee (departed 2024-02-02)
- William Moran — Trustee (departed 2024-02-20)
- Bill Moran — Trustee (departed 2024-02-20)
- Bronwen Holdsworth — Trustee
- Christopher Finlayson — Trustee (departed 2025-01-15)
- Patsy Reddy — Chair of the Board
- Ross Steele — Trustee
- Gaye Gardner — Trustee (departed 2021-12-03)
- Gerald Johnstone — Trustee (departed 2022-07-31)
- Paul McArthur — Trustee (departed 2026-05-14)
- Sally Morris — Trustee (departed 2019-07-19)
- Ainsley Walter — Trustee (departed 2022-09-02)
- Daniel Wong — Trustee
- Timothy Wilkinson — Trustee (departed 2020-07-31)
- Jillian Friedlander — Trustee (departed 2015-10-16)
- Peter Diessl — Trustee (departed 2022-07-31)
- Lisa Bates — Trustee (departed 2020-07-31)
- Mark Barrow — Trustee (departed 2021-07-02)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $25,000
- Dragon Community Trust — $20,750
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $20,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $20,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $15,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $15,000
- Pelorus Trust — $12,000
- Foundation North — $10,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $10,000
- One Foundation — $8,000
- ILT Foundation — $5,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $5,000
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The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Foundation
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$3.4M
$1.2M
$15.4M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
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About
To provide support to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ("NZSO") or any successor of the NZSO to maintain it at the forefront of artistic achievement.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 62 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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