The Accountability Layer for
New Zealand's Charity Sector
Know before you give. See how any charity spends its money, who runs it, and whether the data suggests potential concerns — all from one independent data platform.
Know Before You Give
Every charity rated A+ to F on financial health, governance, and transparency — so you can compare charities in seconds and give with confidence.
Follow the Money
See exactly where donations go — program delivery vs admin costs, fundraising efficiency, and whether reserves are growing or being spent.
Spot Potential Concerns Early
Red flags highlight charities where the data suggests areas worth investigating — excessive reserves, high admin costs, governance issues, or unusual patterns.
Featured Charities
Recently rated charities in our database
Charities with Potential Concerns
These charities have data patterns that may warrant further investigation
Find the Right Charity
Search by cause, compare ratings, and find charities that align with how you want to give
Understand the Sector
See which charities are performing well, where the red flags are, and how sectors compare
Who Is CharityData For?
Purpose-built tools for everyone in the charity ecosystem
Donors
Am I giving to the right charity? See ratings, financials, and red flags before you donate.
- Independent A+ to F ratings across 27,000+ charities
- Red flag alerts for charities with potential concerns
- See exactly how much goes to programs vs admin
- Compare charities in the same cause area side-by-side
Charity Boards & Trustees
How do we compare to our peers? Benchmark your charity against sector averages.
- See how your rating compares to sector peers
- Benchmark financial efficiency and reserve levels
- Track governance composition and trustee networks
- Screener to find peer charities by size and sector
Researchers & Journalists
Where's the accountability data? Structured charity data that normally lives across thousands of PDFs.
- Full-text search across charity annual reports — find any word in any filing
- Deep people search — find all charity roles for any person across 44K charities
- Executive compensation benchmarks — sector percentiles, pay-for-size analysis
- Cross-platform people tracking — trustees who also sit on NZX boards
Grant-makers & Funders
Which charities will use our funding well? Due diligence data for informed funding decisions.
- Sector benchmarking — ICNPO percentile rankings, efficiency comparisons, revenue mix
- Financial health scores indicate operational efficiency
- Auditor market forensics — HHI concentration, switching, sector specialization
- Trustee insolvency screening, workload scoring, and conflict detection
About CharityData NZ
CharityData NZ is an independent data platform that analyses publicly available data from the Charities Register and charity annual returns to help donors, trustees, funders, and researchers make informed decisions about New Zealand charities.
Our rating methodology (v3.0) evaluates charities across three key dimensions:
- Financial Health - Program spending ratios, fundraising efficiency, and reserve levels
- Governance - Board composition, oversight quality, and governance abuse indicators
- Transparency - Disclosure quality, reporting timeliness, and data availability
Data sourced from the New Zealand Charities Register and charity public disclosures.