The Wagner New Zealand Foundation — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

The Wagner New Zealand Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (79.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Educating NZ persons in singing/operatic skills with particular reference to Wagner's music. Promoting the peformance of music, particularly Wagner's music by NZ singers and musicians. Promoting in NZ the appreciation of Wagner's music.

Registration Number
CC37256
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79.5/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
peter.rowe2000@gmail.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
185.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2021$0.0M$0.0M-
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2018$0.0M$0.0M-
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M--

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
The Wagner Society of New Zealand IncorporatedTrustee2013-06-01

Former Officers (7)

  • The Lions Club of Invercargill South Incorporated — Trustee
  • Terence Dennis — Committee Member (departed 2013-06-01)
  • Terry Dennis — Committee Member (departed 2013-06-01)
  • Michael Boys — Committee Member (departed 2013-06-01)
  • Heath Lees — Committee Member (departed 2013-06-01)
  • Peter Rowe — Committee Member (departed 2013-06-01)
  • Heather Simpson — Committee Member (departed 2013-06-01)

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The Wagner New Zealand Foundation

CC37256Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating3d ago

Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B
80/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
90
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • Small board structure
    1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$8.0K

Expenses

$10.1K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationArts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

Educating NZ persons in singing/operatic skills with particular reference to Wagner's music. Promoting the peformance of music, particularly Wagner's music by NZ singers and musicians. Promoting in NZ the appreciation of Wagner's music.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$8.0K
Total Expenses
$10.1K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
179.6mo
Could operate 179.6 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

33
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,729
Investment Income79.4%
Donations20.6%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 350 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K

Rating Score
80
#6/351
Revenue
$8K
#256/351
Reserve Months
185.0
#1/351
Surplus
$-2K
#247/351
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/351

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

B
2025
Score: 79.5
Financial: 90 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
B-
2024
Score: 70.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B
Score: 79.5/100
Financial
90
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 69 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC37256
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Sponsors / undertakes researchOther - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 4 October 2026.