# Pacific Music Awards Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC27994
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043139422
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To create and manage an event that acknowledges the success of Pacific artists, celebrates and promotes excellence in Pacific Music and encourages young Pacific musicians to aspire to a high level of achievement

## 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$370k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$426k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-56k
- **Total assets:** NZ$18k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$3k
- **Net assets:** NZ$15k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$18k
- **Donations:** NZ$369k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=55c95f9f-922d-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$370k | NZ$426k | NZ$-56k | NZ$15k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$411k | NZ$399k | NZ$12k | NZ$71k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$310k | NZ$296k | NZ$14k | NZ$58k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$232k | NZ$264k | not disclosed | NZ$44k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$183k | NZ$171k | not disclosed | NZ$76k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$224k | NZ$157k | not disclosed | NZ$64k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$218k | NZ$223k | not disclosed | NZ$-3k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$196k | NZ$201k | not disclosed | NZ$2k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$191k | NZ$192k | not disclosed | NZ$7k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$172k | NZ$179k | not disclosed | NZ$8k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (9 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=CC27994) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Trillian Trust** (foundation) — NZ$115k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$80k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$70k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$60k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Trillian Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$35k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2022-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- 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/pacific-music-awards-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/pacific-music-awards-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/pacific-music-awards-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27994

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/pacific-music-awards-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 2026-09-29T22:35:05.005Z.