Provide tools and training to build communities that foster more sustainable compassionate civically engaged resilence

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 450 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$258K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$207K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$258K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$258K
Expenses
$238K
FY2024▼ -49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$238K
Net assets
$207K
FY2024▲ ×25
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$207K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $202K Management & general 10% · $24K Fundraising 5% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,996Pt VII · Sec A
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Keone Kealoha’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keone Kealoha$64,996$82,500$80,900$87,696$77,408

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds communities with tools and training for sustainable, compassionate, and engaged citizens.

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3 programs · $202K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Volunteer month hawaii engaged over 10,000 visitors in giving back while in hawaii. Program expanded to regenerative tourism offering several opportunities to protect the state s natural resources. Partnered with american association of geographers and natl conf on race and ethnicity of higher education

$135Kprogram expense
02

Pledge to our keiki is a committment to respect and care for the island places that keiki call home so that future generations can continue to enjoy all that hawaii has to OFFER.SIGNATURE campaign with dwayne johnson was launched.

$59Kprogram expense
03

Celebrated dive for earth day in april 2025 to help protect vital aquatic ecosystems. Event involved scuba divers to clean up underwater areas of the ocean water contaminated with garbage and other waste.

$8Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$42K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $67K · 2022–2023
Wai'anae Economic DevelopmentFY2023$33,592

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$258K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$258K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$202K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$207K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$258K
Government grantsLn 1e$93K
Total revenueLn 12$258K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
Other assetsLn 15$800
Total assetsLn 16$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$207K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6450
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$24K$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$8K$207K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$55K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$400$400
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$20K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$117K$104K$6K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$779
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$104
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$147
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$202K$24K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $258K$238K$20K$207K 990 PDF
FY2023 $417K$464K−$47K$8K 990 PDF
FY2022 $482K$380K$103K$56K 990 PDF
FY2021 $226K$228K−$2K$97K 990 PDF
FY2020 $149K$157K−$8K$99K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $257,751 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $416,502$257,751
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $416,507$257,751
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,592$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,979$69,203
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $9,639$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $336,690$168,923
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $463,900$238,126
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,393$19,625
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $257,751 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$93,172
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$164,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$257,751
VIII-12 Total revenue$257,751
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $238,126 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,996 · Management $10,000$64,996
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,207$4,207
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $400$400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,575 · Fundraising $4,600$24,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $103,758 · Management $5,992 · Fundraising $6,845$116,595
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,341 · Management $1,777$8,118
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,385 · Management $779$8,164
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,139$4,139
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,000 · Management $104$4,104
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,000 · Management $147$2,147
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,081$1,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,262 · Management $24,419 · Fundraising $11,445$238,126
Part X · Balance sheet $221,555 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,279$11,315
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,003$6,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$203,440
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $800$800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,082$221,555
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,649$14,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,433$207,055
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,082$221,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $207,055 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$257,751
XI-2 Total expenses$238,126
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,625
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,433
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$178,997
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$207,055

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