# Chandrakirti Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22721
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-08
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Upper Moutere
**NZBN:** 9429043079629
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Chandrakirti Meditation Centre is an organisation devoted to preserving and spreading Mahayana Buddhism worldwide by creating opportunities to listen, reflect, meditate, practice and actualize the unmistaken teachings of the Buddha and based on that experience spreading the Dharma to sentient beings. We provide integrated education through which people's minds and hearts can be transformed into their highest potential for the benefit of others, inspired by an attitude of universal responsibility and service. We are committed to creating harmonious environments and helping all beings develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion. Our organisation is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe and our spiritual director, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. We run courses, workshops and weekend programs for youth and adults from all ethnicities and walks of life, in the Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough regions.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (67.3 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 72.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$257k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$205k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$52k
- **Total assets:** NZ$3.91M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$170k
- **Net assets:** NZ$3.74M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$35k
- **Donations:** NZ$211k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$113k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=2786459f-c60e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$257k | NZ$205k | NZ$52k | NZ$3.74M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$441k | NZ$196k | NZ$245k | NZ$3.71M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$232k | NZ$159k | not disclosed | NZ$3.52M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$559k | NZ$158k | not disclosed | NZ$3.50M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$228k | NZ$173k | not disclosed | NZ$3.14M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$318k | NZ$187k | not disclosed | NZ$3.12M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$197k | NZ$191k | not disclosed | NZ$1.73M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$591k | NZ$155k | not disclosed | NZ$1.72M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$437k | NZ$144k | not disclosed | NZ$1.29M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$187k | NZ$163k | not disclosed | NZ$992k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22721) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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/chandrakirti-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/chandrakirti-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/chandrakirti-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22721

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/chandrakirti-trust. 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 2026-10-04T03:38:18.562Z.