The Cawthron Institute Trust Board

CC23527 · NZBN 9429030882003 · Emergency / disaster relief · Nelson
Registered 28 Apr 2008 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 1

Key facts: The Cawthron Institute Trust Board is a registered New Zealand charity (CC23527), operating in the emergency / disaster relief sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$48.4M and total expenditure of NZ$49.5M for the year ended 2025.

The advancement of science to benefit Te Tauihu and Aotearoa New Zealand, with a focus on natural resources.
NZ$48.4M
Gross income
NZ$49.5M
Expenditure
NZ$58.7M
Total assets
NZ$36.9M
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$35.2M
NZ$31.5M
2019
NZ$43.8M
NZ$40.7M
2020
NZ$45.1M
NZ$43.3M
2021
NZ$43.6M
NZ$43.1M
2022
NZ$43.2M
NZ$44.0M
2023
NZ$43.3M
NZ$45.6M
2024
NZ$46.6M
NZ$48.3M
2025
NZ$48.4M
NZ$49.5M
All data sourced verbatim from the Charities Register (Charities Services). CharitiesWatch NZ does not assert wrongdoing. © 2026 CharitiesWatch NZ.