# Clare Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC57648
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2020-01-17
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Wellington
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To relieve poverty; the advancement of females to reduce inequality; the care, support and assistance of those with disability or mental health care needs; the advancement of education and learning; the funding of medical research, pilot programmes and medical care to improve health outcomes; the protection and preservation of the environment; emergency and disaster relief, and other related charitable purposes.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C (64.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 97.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - annual return discloses a related-party loan on non-arm’s-length terms

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$15.44M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$8.57M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$6.87M
- **Total assets:** NZ$90.89M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$81.53M
- **Net assets:** NZ$9.36M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$2.65M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$589k
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=4ca62039-c20e-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$15.44M | NZ$8.57M | NZ$6.87M | NZ$9.36M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$2.66M | NZ$3.46M | NZ$-807k | NZ$2.48M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$710k | NZ$2.27M | not disclosed | NZ$1.05M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$6.50M | NZ$2.46M | not disclosed | NZ$3.90M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$709k | NZ$773k | not disclosed | NZ$-136k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 4
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k, NZ$150k–200k
- **Auditor:** Moore Markhams Wellington Audit
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified
- **Going concern:** the most recent audit report includes a going-concern reference

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57648) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- 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/clare-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/clare-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/clare-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57648

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/clare-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 2026-10-04T01:09:30.128Z.