# Mahi Pai Foundation Limited

**Charities Register number:** CC25545
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-09
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Rotorua
**NZBN:** 9429037447595
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Mahi Pai Foundation is a Christian organization that works in partnership with people of goodwill and families in need, to eliminate sub-standard housing by building and selling simple decent homes on a not for profit basis, with affordable repayments.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (74.1 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 78/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$2.13M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$801k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$1.33M
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.88M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.24M
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.63M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$2.66M
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.94M (91.1% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$156k
- **Paid staff:** 4
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=eb01156b-4c56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$2.13M | NZ$801k | NZ$1.33M | NZ$1.63M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$774k | NZ$766k | NZ$8k | NZ$308k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$7k | NZ$41k | not disclosed | NZ$299k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$10k | NZ$30k | not disclosed | NZ$334k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$10k | NZ$28k | not disclosed | NZ$353k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$199k | NZ$52k | not disclosed | NZ$371k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$117k | NZ$41k | not disclosed | NZ$224k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$27k | NZ$36k | not disclosed | NZ$148k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$42k | NZ$54k | not disclosed | NZ$133k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$19k | NZ$48k | not disclosed | NZ$145k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (21 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** GLENN SULLIVAN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT LTD
- **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=CC25545) 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/mahi-pai-foundation-limited
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/mahi-pai-foundation-limited/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/mahi-pai-foundation-limited/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC25545
- Charity website: www.mahipaifoundation.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/mahi-pai-foundation-limited. 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 2026-10-04T19:43:50.844Z.