Auckland Museum Institute — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
Auckland Museum Institute is a Incorporated Society charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Support Auckland War Memorial Museum and Auckland Museum Trust Board in achieving the objectives and performing the functions set out in the Auckland War Memorial Museum Act 1996 and to function as a learned society.
- Registration Number
- CC27966
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- institute@aucklandmuseum.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.6M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.6M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.6M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (12)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Philp | Councillor | 2025-11-11 |
| Amanda Charlton | Councillor | 2025-11-11 |
| Marilyn Kohlhase | Vice President | 2025-11-11 |
| Phillip Muir | Councillor | 2025-11-11 |
| Thomas Dale | Councillor | 2025-11-11 |
| Robecca Leyden | Councillor | 2025-05-14 |
| Alicia Newton | Councillor | 2024-03-20 |
| Nozipho Moyo-Majwabu | Councillor | 2023-11-14 |
| Shelale Mazari | Councillor | 2023-11-14 |
| Alison Preston | Councillor | 2021-01-20 |
| Daniel Pouwels | Chair | 2020-12-08 |
| Scott Pilkington | Councillor | 2016-11-24 |
Former Officers (40)
- Caleb Hamilton — Councillor (departed 2025-02-11)
- Hamish McGhie — President (departed 2025-08-31)
- Angela Lessig — Councillor (departed 2023-03-03)
- Philip Lascelles — Councillor (departed 2023-11-14)
- Nadine Tupp — Councillor (departed 2023-11-14)
- Roger Lins — President (departed 2024-11-12)
- Jacqueline Nield — Councillor (departed 2024-11-12)
- Rosemary Barraclough — Councillor (departed 2022-11-15)
- Marguerite Durling — Councillor (departed 2023-11-14)
- Judith McMorland — Councillor (departed 2019-11-19)
- Elspeth Carroll — Councillor (departed 2018-11-28)
- Margaret Horsburgh — Councillor (departed 2019-11-19)
- Roger Buchanan — Councillor (departed 2020-12-08)
- Jon Moses — Councillor (departed 2020-12-08)
- John McIntyre — President (departed 2020-12-08)
- John Denton — Council Member (departed 2018-11-28)
- Helen Bull — Council Member (departed 2020-12-08)
- Eric Keys — Council Member (departed 2017-11-30)
- Cristin Print — Council Member (departed 2019-11-19)
- Lyndsay Wyatt — Council Member (departed 2014-11-27)
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Auckland Museum Institute
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~173 months of expenses on $66K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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About
Support Auckland War Memorial Museum and Auckland Museum Trust Board in achieving the objectives and performing the functions set out in the Auckland War Memorial Museum Act 1996 and to function as a learned society.
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