Geoscience Society of NZ Incorporated — Education Charity in Lower Hutt
Geoscience Society of NZ Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Education sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (79.2/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: (a) To encourage the advancement of geosciences. (b) To serve as a means of facilitating communication and cooperation among members, and other bodies. (c) To investigate and report on matters of general interest to New Zealand geoscientists. (d) To investigate and report on matters of geoscience that concern members of the general public, and local and territorial statutory bodies. (e) To serve as a channel for the expression of the views of New Zealand geoscientists. (f) To hold and sponsor conferences and other scientific meetings and meetings of Subcommittees, local Branches and Special Interest Groups. (g) To support Tertiary Students and Early Career Geoscientists in their research and to attend geoscience conferences and meetings, by approving Awards and Prizes through the medium of the geological Awards Trust (Inc). (h) To encourage and give recognition to high standards of geoscientific research. (i) To seek the preservation of important geoscientific sites.
- Registration Number
- CC41125
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (79.2/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- Website
- http://www.gsnz.org.nz/
- admin@gsnz.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (society)
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 21.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.7M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.9M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 79.2/100
- Financial Score
- 81
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.9%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Rowe | Vice President | 2025-11-26 |
| Catherine Reid | Chair | 2023-11-15 |
| Alan Orpin | Treasurer | 2017-12-01 |
| Samuel McColl | Immediate-Past-President | 2016-11-30 |
| Matthew Sagar | Committee Member | 2016-11-30 |
Former Officers (32)
- Katherine Holt — Immediate-Past-President (departed 2025-11-26)
- Ian Hamling — Geophysics Representative (departed 2019-11-26)
- Huw Horgan — Committee Member (departed 2017-12-01)
- Richard Wysoczanski — Secretary (departed 2020-11-24)
- James Scott — Immediate Past President (departed 2023-11-15)
- David McNamara — Committee Member (departed 2016-11-30)
- Travis Horton — Committee Member (departed 2016-11-30)
- Glenn Vallender — Newsletter Editor (departed 2020-11-24)
- Anna Kaiser — Committee Member (departed 2017-12-01)
- Huw Morgan — Committee Member (departed 2017-09-14)
- James Pope — Committee Member (departed 2015-11-27)
- Jennifer Eccles — Immediate-Past-President (departed 2021-12-02)
- Lorna Strachan — Committee Member (departed 2013-11-28)
- Susi Woelz — Committee Member (departed 2016-11-30)
- Laura Wallace — Committee (departed 2011-11-26)
- Dan Barker — Committee (departed 2012-11-30)
- Andrew Gorman — Past President (departed 2017-12-01)
- Kat Holt — Vice-President-&-Publications-Officer (departed 2016-11-30)
- Joshu Mountjoy — Member (departed 2011-11-26)
- Adrian Pittari — Immediate-Past-President (departed 2019-11-26)
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Geoscience Society of NZ Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$143.9K
$73.6K
$1.6M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
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About
(a) To encourage the advancement of geosciences. (b) To serve as a means of facilitating communication and cooperation among members, and other bodies. (c) To investigate and report on matters of general interest to New Zealand geoscientists. (d) To investigate and report on matters of geoscience that concern members of the general public, and local and territorial statutory bodies. (e) To serve as a channel for the expression of the views of New Zealand geoscientists. (f) To hold and sponsor conferences and other scientific meetings and meetings of Subcommittees, local Branches and Special Interest Groups. (g) To support Tertiary Students and Early Career Geoscientists in their research and to attend geoscience conferences and meetings, by approving Awards and Prizes through the medium of the geological Awards Trust (Inc). (h) To encourage and give recognition to high standards of geoscientific research. (i) To seek the preservation of important geoscientific sites.
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