Simplicity Foundation

CC53522 · NZBN 9429043293506 · Arts / culture / heritage · Wellington
Registered 2 Jun 2016 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: Simplicity Foundation is a registered New Zealand charity (CC53522), operating in the arts / culture / heritage sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$17.4M and total expenditure of NZ$17.0M for the year ended 2025.

The Simplicity Foundation is established to receive profits from the manager of a Kiwisaver scheme and Investment funds, and distribute those profits to charitable purposes in New Zealand.
NZ$17.4M
Gross income
NZ$17.0M
Expenditure
NZ$5.6M
Total assets
NZ$3.3M
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$113K
NZ$62K
2019
NZ$262K
NZ$306K
2020
NZ$543K
NZ$505K
2021
NZ$7.1M
NZ$6.4M
2022
NZ$11.9M
NZ$9.8M
2023
NZ$12.9M
NZ$11.8M
2024
NZ$14.5M
NZ$13.6M
2025
NZ$17.4M
NZ$17.0M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$74K
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~2 months.
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