Auckland Medical Research Foundation — Health Charity in Auckland
Auckland Medical Research Foundation is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A (90.8/100). Annual revenue: $15.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To improve the health and healthcare of all New Zealanders through funding the highest quality medical research of all kinds
- Registration Number
- CC22674
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-07
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A (90.8/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.medicalresearch.org.nz
- amrf@medicalresearch.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $15.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $6.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $101.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $91.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 9.3 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.2M | $6.1M | $91.8M |
| 2024 | $15.5M | $4.6M | $82.7M |
| 2023 | $10.9M | $4.2M | $71.8M |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $12.4M | $62.1M |
| 2021 | $10.2M | $4.6M | $70.5M |
| 2020 | $5.9M | $5.2M | $63.7M |
| 2019 | $12.8M | $3.5M | $62.0M |
| 2018 | $5.4M | $4.5M | $52.4M |
| 2017 | $7.3M | $4.4M | $55.7M |
| 2016 | $5.3M | $4.0M | $46.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A
- Overall Score
- 90.8/100
- Financial Score
- 97.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (24)
- Julie Lim — Trustee
- Lawrence Chamley — Trustee
- Vanessa Selak — Trustee
- James Grey — Trustee
- Anna King — Trustee
- Katie Noble — President
- Kim McWilliams — Trustee (departed 2019-05-11)
- Nicola Dalbeth — Trustee (departed 2022-12-05)
- Paul Glass — Trustee (departed 2022-06-13)
- Simon Hall — Trustee (departed 2020-06-29)
- Christine Ding — Trustee (departed 2021-12-06)
- Peter Thorne — Trustee (departed 2024-12-09)
- Peter Browett — Trustee (departed 2024-06-30)
- William Goodfellow — Treasurer (departed 2008-02-19)
- David Christie — Trustee (departed 2016-03-21)
- PETER GOODFELLOW — Trustee
- Noel Davies — Trustee (departed 2019-09-23)
- Richard Taylor — President (departed 2025-12-08)
- Jeffery Todd — President (departed 2018-06-25)
- Jeffrey Todd — President (departed 2018-06-25)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | $226,257 | 2024 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | $226,257 | - |
Funding Sources
- Douglas Goodfellow Charitable Trust — $150,000
Service Providers
- Moore Markhams
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Auckland Medical Research Foundation
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$15.2M
$6.1M
$101.7M
5
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.
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About
To improve the health and healthcare of all New Zealanders through funding the highest quality medical research of all kinds
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