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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Explorative Science Foundation

Registration number:

CC64610

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

12/05/2026

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

1 Sunningvale Lane

Ilam

Christchurch

8053

Charity's other details

Website:

https://explorative.science

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC64610

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Explorative Science Foundation enables scientific exploration and unleashes curiosity. In particular it provides funding to universities and individual scientific researchers to enable scientific research or collaboration; provides funding for institutions in support of informal science education initiatives; supports conferences, colloquia, and otherwise enables communication within science research groups, departments, Universities, and the wider New Zealand science ecosystem.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

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Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

There are no public Annual Return records for this charity.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Ian Paul Griffin	Board Member	12/05/2026
Christopher Leppik Martin	Trustee	9/08/2025

Charity Updates

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Charity Documents

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