# The Maritime Museum Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC10423
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-06-11
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043146444
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Maritime Museum Foundation supports the New Zealand Maritime Museum and wider New Zealand maritime heritage through: funding the purchase of objects of maritime heritage or maritime interest for the New Zealand Maritime Museum collection; assisting the New Zealand Maritime Museum to promote and fund education opportunities, special exhibitions and maritime heritage events; maintaining funding support for the Bill Laxon Maritime Library held within the New Zealand Maritime Museum.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (79.7 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 86/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$95k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$126k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-31k
- **Total assets:** NZ$229k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$25k
- **Net assets:** NZ$204k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$140k
- **Donations:** NZ$4k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=07a58f5d-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$95k | NZ$126k | NZ$-31k | NZ$204k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$34k | NZ$35k | NZ$-779 | NZ$203k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$118k | NZ$114k | NZ$4k | NZ$204k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$164k | NZ$149k | not disclosed | NZ$200k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$75k | NZ$127k | not disclosed | NZ$185k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$304k | NZ$245k | not disclosed | NZ$236k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$262k | NZ$249k | not disclosed | NZ$224k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$37k | NZ$49k | not disclosed | NZ$5k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | NZ$194k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$1k | NZ$4k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (14 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC10423) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$58k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$58k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$58k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$37k, year ended 2021-12-31

## 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/the-maritime-museum-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-maritime-museum-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-maritime-museum-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10423

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-maritime-museum-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 2026-09-29T03:54:54.623Z.