Cultural Organisations: Giving and Sponsorship

15 April 2010

April 2010 Research Results: This research establishes an annual level of cash and non-cash support. It provides comparisons between organisations on the basis of size, location and type of cultural activity, and also on the basis of the source and type of support.

The research provides benchmark figures for the April 2007-March 2008 tax year that will enable trends in support to cultural organisations to be identified, including the impact of any tax or other incentives for charitable giving.

Key findings include:

• The total amount of gifts, grants and sponsorship, both cash and non-cash, received in 2007/08 by the 480 cultural organisations that responded to the survey was $383.2 million.

• Central and local government contributed 80 percent of this support; Lottery Grants Board, trusts and foundations contributed 11 percent; corporate organisations contributed 6 percent; and individuals contributed 3 percent.

• 97 percent of the total support was cash and 3 percent was non-cash. Major organisations obtained 61 percent of the total support. Small organisations received just 1 percent.

Key Findings (19KB PDF)
Summary of results (119KB pDF)
Cultural Organisations: Giving and Sponsorship Research Report - April 2010

Participants

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage worked closely with Creative New Zealand and the Charities Commission to identify around 2,000 cultural organisations to invite to take part in the survey.
The organisations that responded included a wide range of small through to major-sized registered charities and other types of organisations that might have received support from central or local government, the Lottery Grants Board, community/gaming/energy trusts and philanthropic foundations, or from businesses or individuals.

More Information: Ministry for Culture and Heritage