# The Dame Malvina Major Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC10225
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-04-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042856665
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To educate and assist the education of primarily New Zealand singers and persons associated with the performance of the performing arts in New Zealand

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (90.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 97.5/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$483k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$512k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-30k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.92M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$33k
- **Net assets:** NZ$2.89M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$69k
- **Donations:** NZ$69k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$13k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=87e93d24-d8e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$483k | NZ$512k | NZ$-30k | NZ$2.89M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$1.37M | NZ$449k | NZ$924k | NZ$2.92M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$481k | NZ$423k | NZ$59k | NZ$2.00M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$231k | NZ$690k | not disclosed | NZ$1.94M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$396k | NZ$455k | not disclosed | NZ$2.40M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$532k | NZ$375k | not disclosed | NZ$2.45M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$718k | NZ$436k | not disclosed | NZ$2.30M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$247k | NZ$381k | not disclosed | NZ$2.01M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$524k | NZ$473k | not disclosed | NZ$2.15M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$426k | NZ$398k | not disclosed | NZ$2.10M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (20 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC10225) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-12

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/the-dame-malvina-major-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-dame-malvina-major-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-dame-malvina-major-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10225
- Charity website: https://www.dmmfoundation.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-dame-malvina-major-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 2026-11-12T18:16:18.795Z.