New Zealand Society For Music Therapy Incorporated — Health Charity in Wellington
New Zealand Society For Music Therapy Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Health sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: NZSMT is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes (including any purposes ancillary to those charitable purposes), namely to benefit the community provision of services to: (a) raise awareness and understanding of music therapy; (b) advance the provision of music therapy to all who will benefit from these services; (c) maintain standards of ethical practice to protect the safety of all clients; (d) advance research of music therapy in a range of settings, including the health and education sectors; (e) provide funding for study, research and activities that aim to advance the provision of music therapy in specific areas where there is an identified need; (f) develop relationships with relevant stakeholders; (g) contribute to the advancement of hauora Maori; and (h) have a commitment to honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- Registration Number
- CC30597
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.musictherapy.org.nz
- info@musictherapy.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.7M |
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.7M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.3M | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.0M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.8M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.8M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.5M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Matthews | Trustee | 2026-09-13 |
| Maharani Allan | President | 2026-09-13 |
| Carlos Riegelhaupt Landreani | Trustee | 2026-09-13 |
| Kimberley Wade | Deputy Chair | 2026-09-13 |
| Lauren Payne | Trustee | 2026-09-13 |
| Karina Auer | Treasurer/secretary | 2026-09-13 |
| Veena Patel | Council Member | 2025-05-04 |
| Leesa Tilley | Council Member | 2023-09-15 |
| Stephen Guerin | Chair | 2022-09-25 |
Former Officers (45)
- Irene van Schalkwyk — Council Member (departed 2026-08-13)
- Alison Talmage — Council Member (departed 2026-09-13)
- Sinead Hegarty — Council Member (departed 2026-09-13)
- Andrew Tierney — Council Member (departed 2024-05-26)
- Rachel Austin — Council Member (departed 2026-09-13)
- Jingyuan Kong — Council Member (departed 2024-09-15)
- Philippa Algie — Council Member (departed 2024-09-15)
- Sophie Sabri — Council Member (departed 2024-09-15)
- Helen Dowthwaite — Executive Officer (departed 2023-12-05)
- Ella Polczyk-Przybyla — Council Member (departed 2026-09-13)
- Katie Pureti — Council Member (departed 2022-08-28)
- David O'Beirne — Council Member (departed 2021-05-06)
- Lara Scott — Executive Officer (departed 2021-11-01)
- William Darbyshire — Council Member (departed 2021-04-28)
- Devin Brooks — Council Member (departed 2020-09-13)
- Yvonne MacSweeny — Council Member (departed 2021-08-15)
- Kathryn Stevenson — Council Member (departed 2020-09-13)
- Amanda Reid — Council Member (departed 2021-09-21)
- Alicia Stewart — Council Member (departed 2020-09-13)
- Lisa Stanley — Administrator (departed 2020-09-13)
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New Zealand Society For Music Therapy Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~64 months of expenses on $214K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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About
NZSMT is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes (including any purposes ancillary to those charitable purposes), namely to benefit the community provision of services to: (a) raise awareness and understanding of music therapy; (b) advance the provision of music therapy to all who will benefit from these services; (c) maintain standards of ethical practice to protect the safety of all clients; (d) advance research of music therapy in a range of settings, including the health and education sectors; (e) provide funding for study, research and activities that aim to advance the provision of music therapy in specific areas where there is an identified need; (f) develop relationships with relevant stakeholders; (g) contribute to the advancement of hauora Maori; and (h) have a commitment to honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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