Soka Gakkai International of New Zealand — Religion Charity in Wellington
Soka Gakkai International of New Zealand is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To introduce and promulgate in New Zealand Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. To contribute to the establishment of happiness of individuals and prosperity of New Zealand through the introduction and promulgation of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism and to contribute to the realisation of world peace, culture and education based on Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism.
- Registration Number
- CC10723
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-07-31
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $14.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $14.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 9
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $14.5M |
| 2025 | $1.7M | $1.2M | $14.3M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $13.8M |
| 2023 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $13.4M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $0.7M | $13.2M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $0.6M | $12.7M |
| 2020 | $5.1M | $0.8M | $12.0M |
| 2019 | $1.3M | $0.8M | $7.6M |
| 2018 | $1.5M | $0.7M | $7.1M |
| 2017 | $1.3M | $0.9M | $6.3M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jasmin Callosa-Tarr | Trustee | 2024-11-18 |
| Koon Kwan Ma | Trustee | 2021-04-10 |
| Yee Lin Leong | Secretary | 2020-09-12 |
| Ian Gordon | Trustee | 2015-01-26 |
| Pooi Chee Yong | Treasurer | 2011-02-12 |
| James Wallace | Chair | 2007-07-18 |
| Ivy Mai Choo Toh | Trustee | 2007-07-18 |
| Bee Choo Lim | Trustee | 2007-07-18 |
Former Officers (7)
- Fumie Hiramatsu — Trustee (departed 2024-09-07)
- Jossie Chan — Trustee (departed 2015-09-12)
- Teng Hock Kwan — Trustee (departed 2011-02-12)
- Richard Sasaki — Trustee (departed 2021-04-09)
- Rosemary Anne Heynes — Trustee (departed 2017-10-28)
- Tadashi Tamai — Trustee (departed 2008-03-30)
- Tokuo Nishizawa — Trustee (departed 2009-09-20)
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Soka Gakkai International of New Zealand
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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To introduce and promulgate in New Zealand Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. To contribute to the establishment of happiness of individuals and prosperity of New Zealand through the introduction and promulgation of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism and to contribute to the realisation of world peace, culture and education based on Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism.
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