Rātā Foundation Limited

CC49724 · NZBN 9429034882702 · Fund-raising · Christchurch
Registered 12 Sept 2013 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: Rātā Foundation Limited is a registered New Zealand charity (CC49724), operating in the fund-raising sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$24.4M and total expenditure of NZ$24.3M for the year ended 2025.

Rata Foundation Ltd Company distributes grants to qualifying organisations in the Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and Chatham Island regions. The company is engaged in the business of the management and investment of funds in accordance with shareholder policies for charitable purposes, including an investment in a property fund, and makes grants. Grant applications which are received from Charities are evaluated against Rata's funding programme policies.
NZ$24.4M
Gross income
NZ$24.3M
Expenditure
NZ$36.8M
Total assets
NZ$22.5M
Total equity

Income vs expenditure

Each year from the charity's annual returns. The top bar is money coming in, the bar below is money spent.

Income  Expenditure
2018
NZ$17.1M
NZ$17.4M
2019
NZ$18.0M
NZ$17.8M
2020
NZ$15.4M
NZ$15.0M
2021
NZ$18.9M
NZ$18.3M
2022
NZ$15.9M
NZ$15.3M
2023
NZ$23.0M
NZ$22.8M
2024
NZ$19.5M
NZ$19.3M
2025
NZ$24.4M
NZ$24.3M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$23.6M
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~11 months.
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