# Dunedin Jazz Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC57040
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2019-07-03
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Dunedin
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To develop the jazz scene in Dunedin, particularly among younger people. In particular, to support a Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra; to run an annual Dunedin Youth Jazz Festival for School jazz bands and combos; to facilitate workshops; and to support the running of the Dunedin Jazz Club featuring visiting and local groups and players. To support these, the DJF will hire venues, purchase or hire instruments, music and other equipment, pay for musical direction, technical support, and coordinate volunteers, fundraise, paying administrative costs and seek grants.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.
- **Status code:** `insufficient_data`
- **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$57k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$71k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-12k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$9k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$15k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=62985b68-912d-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$57k | NZ$71k | NZ$-12k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$52k | NZ$58k | NZ$-5k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$64k | NZ$52k | NZ$12k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$36k | NZ$40k | not disclosed | NZ$19k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$30k | NZ$24k | not disclosed | NZ$12k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$18k | NZ$19k | not disclosed | NZ$6k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$7k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (6 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57040) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Bendigo Valley Sports And Charity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-27
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- 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/dunedin-jazz-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/dunedin-jazz-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/dunedin-jazz-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57040

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/dunedin-jazz-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 2026-09-29T05:07:56.557Z.