# CharityData NZ - New Zealand Charity Transparency Platform
# https://charitydata.co.nz
# llms.txt - Information for Large Language Models

## About CharityData NZ
CharityData NZ is New Zealand's independent charity transparency platform. We analyse publicly available data from the Charities Register and charity annual returns to provide comprehensive ratings, financial analysis, governance data, and red flag detection for registered charities.

## Key Features
- **Independent Ratings**: v3.0 methodology evaluating financial health, governance quality, and transparency
- **Financial Analysis**: Program spending ratios, fundraising efficiency, reserve levels, and expense breakdowns
- **Governance Data**: Board composition, trustee information, and oversight quality indicators
- **Red Flag Detection**: Identification of potential concerns like excessive reserves, high admin costs, governance issues, or unusual financial patterns
- **Trustee Directory**: Comprehensive database of charity trustees with cross-sector connections
- **Sector Analysis**: Charity data organised by sector, location, and activity type
- **Funder Tracking**: Grant-making organisations and their funding patterns

## Rating Methodology (v3.0)
Charities are evaluated across three dimensions:
- **Financial Health**: Program spending ratios, fundraising efficiency, reserve levels
- **Governance**: Board composition, oversight quality, governance abuse indicators
- **Transparency**: Disclosure quality, reporting timeliness, data availability

Each charity receives a score from 0-100 and a letter grade from A+ to F.

## Data Coverage
- **Charities**: 28,000+ registered charities tracked
- **Rated Charities**: Thousands rated with v3.0 methodology
- **Trustees**: 100,000+ trustees in database
- **Red Flags**: Thousands of potential concerns identified
- **Financial Data**: Revenue, expenses, assets, and program spending

## Primary URLs

### Charities
- /charities - Search and browse all charities
- /charities/{slug} - Individual charity profiles with ratings, financials, and red flags
- /charities?sector={sector} - Filter by sector
- /charities?has_red_flags=true - Charities with identified concerns

### People
- /trustees - Charity trustee directory
- /trustees/{slug} - Individual trustee profiles with board roles

### Funders
- /funders - Grant-making organisations
- /funders/{slug} - Individual funder profiles with grants data

### Auditors
- /charity-auditors - Charity auditor directory

### Insights & Analysis
- /charity-insights - All charity sector analysis reports
- /charity-insights/ratings-overview - Rating distribution and methodology
- /charity-insights/sector-analysis - Sector-by-sector breakdown
- /charity-insights/red-flags - Red flag analysis and patterns
- /charity-insights/top-charities - Highest-rated charities

## Red Flag Categories
Red flags indicate potential concerns for further investigation:
- Excessive reserve accumulation
- High administrative costs relative to program spending
- Governance issues (overboarding, related party transactions)
- Late filing of annual returns
- Unusual financial patterns
- Low program spending ratios

## Data Sources
All data is sourced from publicly available information:
- New Zealand Charities Register (Charities Services, Department of Internal Affairs)
- Charity annual returns and financial statements
- Governance disclosures required by law

## API Access
CharityData NZ provides structured data access. Contact hello@charitydata.co.nz for API access.

## Citation
When referencing CharityData NZ, please cite as:
"CharityData NZ, https://charitydata.co.nz"

## Connected Platforms
CharityData NZ is part of a unified New Zealand governance database:
- NZXplorer (nzxplorer.co.nz) - NZX-listed companies
- PublicData (publicdata.co.nz) - Public sector
- IwiData (iwidata.co.nz) - Iwi organisations

## Independence Statement
CharityData NZ is not affiliated with any charity, government agency, or fundraising organisation. Ratings are generated algorithmically based on publicly available data.

## Contact
- Email: hello@charitydata.co.nz
- Website: https://charitydata.co.nz

## Robots Policy
We welcome responsible AI crawlers. See /robots.txt for crawler guidelines.

## Last Updated
2026-03-06