Lilburn Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity F (30/100). Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: The Lilburn Trust was established by Douglas Lilburn in 1984. It is administered as a charitable trust under the Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust and is well-known for funding the Lilburn Trust Student Composition and Performance Awards at five universities throughout New Zealand. The Trust also makes awards to individuals who have given outstanding service to New Zealand music, as well as supporting many other projects in New Zealand music. The Trust's objectives are to foster and promote New Zealand music, the advancement of musical knowledge and appreciation, the support of musical arts and the preservation of musical archives.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $4.2M |
| 2024 | $0.6M | $0.1M | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.4M | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $5.4M |
| 2021 | $0.9M | $0.2M | $5.2M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $4.5M |
| 2019 | $0.6M | $0.1M | $4.3M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $3.8M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $3.6M |
| 2016 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $3.4M |
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$444.1K
$181.2K
$5.9M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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This charity's grade of Fis based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
The Lilburn Trust was established by Douglas Lilburn in 1984. It is administered as a charitable trust under the Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust and is well-known for funding the Lilburn Trust Student Composition and Performance Awards at five universities throughout New Zealand. The Trust also makes awards to individuals who have given outstanding service to New Zealand music, as well as supporting many other projects in New Zealand music. The Trust's objectives are to foster and promote New Zealand music, the advancement of musical knowledge and appreciation, the support of musical arts and the preservation of musical archives.
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HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Ranked against 119 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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