The Royal Society of New Zealand

CC38796 · NZBN 9429047573628 · Emergency / disaster relief · Wellington
Registered 25 Mar 2009 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: The Royal Society of New Zealand is a registered New Zealand charity (CC38796), operating in the emergency / disaster relief sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$9.8M and total expenditure of NZ$9.1M for the year ended 2025.

The object of the Society is the advancement and promotion in New Zealand of science, technology and the humanities.
NZ$9.8M
Gross income
NZ$9.1M
Expenditure
NZ$32.0M
Total assets
NZ$30.6M
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$7.8M
NZ$10.1M
2019
NZ$9.2M
NZ$8.1M
2020
NZ$10.0M
NZ$8.6M
2021
NZ$9.2M
NZ$8.4M
2022
NZ$10.6M
NZ$7.8M
2023
NZ$8.4M
NZ$9.3M
2024
NZ$10.4M
NZ$8.3M
2025
NZ$9.8M
NZ$9.1M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$51K
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~40 months.
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