Sector Benchmarking Dashboard

ICNPO sector analysis across 28,908 charities (90% ICNPO classified)

Charities

28,908

Sectors

Total Revenue

$28.1B

Total Assets

$66.6B

Avg Score

71.4

Education and Research

7,445 charities

Revenue

$8.5B

Avg Score

73.6

Program %

0.7%

Staff

56,885

Religion

6,226 charities

Revenue

$5.9B

Avg Score

72.9

Program %

0.7%

Staff

124,953

Health

5,208 charities

Revenue

$7.7B

Avg Score

73.9

Program %

0.7%

Staff

46,123

Culture and Recreation

3,516 charities

Revenue

$1.6B

Avg Score

73.7

Program %

0.7%

Staff

109,343

Social Services

2,086 charities

Revenue

$1.8B

Avg Score

Program %

0.7%

Staff

12,352

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Other

1,685 charities

Revenue

$592.4M

Avg Score

71.5

Program %

0.6%

Staff

2,184

Environment

790 charities

Revenue

$458.8M

Avg Score

71.4

Program %

0.6%

Staff

2,339

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Animal Welfare

420 charities

Revenue

$29.8M

Avg Score

70.4

Program %

0.6%

Staff

131

Development and Housing

402 charities

Revenue

$383.6M

Avg Score

74.2

Program %

0.7%

Staff

1,942

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Community Development

310 charities

Revenue

$246.2M

Avg Score

72.8

Program %

0.6%

Staff

1,362

Philanthropic Intermediaries and Voluntarism Promotion

228 charities

Revenue

$363.7M

Avg Score

71.5

Program %

0.6%

Staff

278

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Arts & Culture

227 charities

Revenue

$243.5M

Avg Score

72.4

Program %

0.5%

Staff

1,018

International

153 charities

Revenue

$160.1M

Avg Score

75.2

Program %

0.4%

Staff

1,300

Law, Advocacy and Politics

100 charities

Revenue

$78.9M

Avg Score

75.2

Program %

0.6%

Staff

326

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Education

42 charities

Revenue

$4.8M

Avg Score

Program %

0.7%

Staff

—

Sports & Recreation

39 charities

Revenue

$7.1M

Avg Score

70.3

Program %

0.8%

Staff

—

International Aid

22 charities

Revenue

$10.1M

Avg Score

60.6

Program %

Staff

Business and Professional Associations, Unions

9 charities

Revenue

$1.3M

Avg Score

63.4

Program %

Staff

Methodology

Sector classification uses the International Classification of Nonprofit Organizations (ICNPO) taxonomy where available (90% coverage), falling back to the Charities Register's sector field.

Percentile benchmarks show the interquartile range (P25–P75) with median (P50) markers, enabling charities to understand where they sit relative to sector peers.

Revenue composition is calculated from the latest financial return per charity. Categories: government grants, donations/bequests, service/trading income, investment income, and other.

Size bands: Micro (<$100K), Small ($100K–$1M), Medium ($1M–$10M), Large ($10M–$50M), Very Large (>$50M) — classified by most recent annual revenue.

Sectors with fewer than 5 charities are excluded. Ratings use the CharityData v3.1.1 methodology. Data sourced from Charities Services annual returns.

Data sourced from Charities Services register and annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. 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.

Data as at 1 Oct 2026 · refreshed weekly from the Charities Register data we hold