# Better Life Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC56320
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2018-11-07
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429047346772
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Better Life Foundation supports people who have experienced illness especially from cancer to rebuild their faith to carry on their life, and improve their well-being. We also help people to understand the illness such as cancer so we will not afraid of it and learn how to prevent from it.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$22k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$30k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-55k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$417
- **Donations:** NZ$10
- **Staff costs:** NZ$164
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9b31675c-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$22k | NZ$30k | NZ$-55k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$197k | NZ$212k | NZ$-16k | NZ$982 |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$266k | NZ$205k | NZ$61k | NZ$129k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$160k | NZ$153k | not disclosed | NZ$145k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$284k | NZ$242k | not disclosed | NZ$147k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$255k | NZ$262k | not disclosed | NZ$11k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$331k | NZ$195k | not disclosed | NZ$113k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$1k | NZ$35 | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (4 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC56320) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$482k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$147k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$94k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$79k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Milestone Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Rano Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Rano Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2022-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-26
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/better-life-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/better-life-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/better-life-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC56320

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/better-life-foundation. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-29T03:11:16.098Z.