Victoria University of Wellington

CC47181 · Emergency / disaster relief · Wellington
Registered 23 Aug 2011 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 1

Key facts: Victoria University of Wellington is a registered New Zealand charity (CC47181), operating in the emergency / disaster relief sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$582.1M and total expenditure of NZ$572.7M for the year ended 2025.

The primary purpose is to provide tertiary education services. This includes advancing knowledge by teaching and research and offering courses leading to a range of degrees, diplomas and certificates. It also makes research available to the wider community for mutual benefit, and provides research and scholarships for the purpose of informing the teaching of courses.
NZ$582.1M
Gross income
NZ$572.7M
Expenditure
NZ$1.5B
Total assets
NZ$1.2B
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$490.4M
NZ$475.4M
2019
NZ$518.9M
NZ$501.9M
2020
NZ$497.4M
NZ$500.7M
2021
NZ$525.5M
NZ$493.8M
2022
NZ$491.8M
NZ$517.0M
2023
NZ$576.7M
NZ$545.8M
2024
NZ$554.3M
NZ$541.1M
2025
NZ$582.1M
NZ$572.7M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$114.3M
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~25 months.
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