Wellington International Arts Foundation Trust Board — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
Wellington International Arts Foundation Trust Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity C+ (66.7/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2026.
Mission: To encourage the promotion and enjoyment of Wellington-based arts and/or cultural events approved by the Trustees.
- Registration Number
- CC32064
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (66.7/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- john.mccay@minterellison.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2026
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 11.4 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.9M |
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.6M |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.2M | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.4M | $1.1M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.5M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.9M | $1.5M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $2.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 66.7/100
- Financial Score
- 86
- Governance Score
- 55
- 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 (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Beattie | Trustee | 2026-09-22 |
Former Officers (5)
- Megan Williams — Trustee
- Kerry Prendergast — Trustee
- John Anderson — Trustee of Trust (departed 2018-11-13)
- John Mccay — Trustee
- David Gascoigne — Trustee (departed 2026-09-22)
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Wellington International Arts Foundation Trust Board
Financial data as at June 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). 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.
About
To encourage the promotion and enjoyment of Wellington-based arts and/or cultural events approved by the Trustees.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 102 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
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