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Re-Use Hawaii FY2020 filing

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Honolulu, HI501(c)(3)Since 2006EnvironmentEIN 20-5840697Revenue $2.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSreusehawaii.org4561 Salt Lake Blvd, 96818-3167 · Honolulu, HITax-exempt since Feb 2010Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Re-Use hawai'I is a non-profit employment social enterprise dedicated to reducing waste and expanding green job opportunities. Through building deconstruction and material reuse, our mission is to foster the circular economy in hawai'I.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$58K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$600K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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% · $1.8M Management & general 15% · $318K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$57,552Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Lam
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Casey Ching
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Noreen Reimel
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Wang
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Quinn Vittum’s $65K as Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Quinn Vittum$65,331$64,514$63,215$57,648$55,339—
A Quinn Vittum—————$57,552

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

Diverts building materials from landfills for reuse and recycling.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Performed mostly by hand, deconstruction is an effective way to remove residential and commercial structures to maximize material recovery and keep reusable building material out of the waste stream, for use in the community. Materials salvaged from deconstruction are made available to the public for purchase at an affordable price.

$1.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
The Bell Charitable FoundationFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$26
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$318K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$600K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$26
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$105K
SavingsLn 2$276K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$381K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$600K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$381K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K$600K
Net assetsLn 32$795K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$47K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$877K$724K$154K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$174K$144K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$84K$69K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$192K$192K
TravelLn 17$314$314
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$52K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$9K$42K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$572K$561K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$336$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.8M$318K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.9M−$222K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.6M$281K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.1M−$5K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.9M$152K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.1M$350K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.3M$2.1M$142K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,260,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,676,192$1,295,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,619,270$1,689,596
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23$26
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$877,010−$725,260
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,418,475$2,260,249
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,782,129$1,192,518
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,270,259$925,976
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,052,388$2,118,494
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $366,087$141,755
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,260,249 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$740,582 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$14,207
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,281,680
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,130,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,295,887
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,689,596$1,689,596
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26$26
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,992$2,992
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $12,330$12,330
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,689,596 · Excluded from tax −$725,234$2,260,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,118,494 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,480 · Management $10,072$57,552
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $723,866 · Management $153,547$877,413
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $143,581 · Management $30,457$174,038
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,900 · Management $14,615$83,515
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,691$1,691
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,669$1,669
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $33,712$33,712
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,619$2,619
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $191,639$191,639
IX-17 TravelPrograms $314$314
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,287$11,287
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $52,280$52,280
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,946 · Management $42,175$51,121
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $561,149 · Management $11,010$572,159
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $336 · Management $7,149$7,485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,800,160 · Management $318,334 · Fundraising $0$2,118,494
Part X · Balance sheet $1,829,177 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,053$105,080
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,618$275,791
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $80,431$126,978
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $813,868$1,180,871
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,628$85,948
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $102,104$49,342
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,700$5,167
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,036,402$1,829,177
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,703$257,566
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $147,351$342,408
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $241,054$599,974
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $795,348$1,229,203
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,036,402$1,829,177
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,229,203 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,260,249
XI-2 Total expenses$2,118,494
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,755
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$795,348
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$600
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$292,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,229,203

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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