Blue Planet Foundation: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-8247917)

Melissa Miyashiro’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 16th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Melissa Miyashiro	$29,645	$117,076	$140,164	$124,218	$117,233
Jeffrey Mikulina	—	—	—	—	$139,884

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

Programs and updates

Promotes alternative energy benefits and use to change the world's energy culture.

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3 programs · $642K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Community Programs

Blue planet foundation employed a variety of means to disseminate information to the public about hawaii's critical climate and energy situation and how to take part in decarbonizing hawaii's electricity and transportation system.

$413Kprogram expense

02

Policy Efforts

Blue planet foundation participated in shaping policy through intervening in clean energy-related dockets before the hawaii public utilities commission and advancing clean energy and climate bills at the hawaii legislature. Blue planet foundation retained an attorney and an expert utility consultants to help with the interventions.

$147Kprogram expense

03

Public Awareness

Blue planet developed and executed a creative communications strategy to engage the public and shift societal norms to accelerate the transition to 100% clean energy.

$82Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Aloha United Way INCFY2024$9K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$922K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$923K

Money outPt IX

$973K

Ln 25

Programscol B$642K

Managementcol C$214K

Fundraisingcol D$118K

Owns and owesPt X

$203K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K

Total assetsLn 16$270K

LiabilitiesLn 26$68K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$923K

Government grantsLn 1e$207K

Total revenueLn 12$922K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$125K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K

Other assetsLn 15$2K

Total assetsLn 16$270K

LiabilitiesLn 26$68K

Net assetsLn 32$203K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 512

VolunteersI 612

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$170K	$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5K	$3K
Total assetsLn 16	$352K	$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$98K	$68K
Net assetsLn 32	$254K	$203K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$123K	$61K	$12K	$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$507K	$376K	$96K	$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$40K	$29K	$7K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$65K	$45K	$11K	$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$64K		$64K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$79K	$67K		$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$716	$543	−$1	$174
Office expensesLn 13	$25K	$20K	$2K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$2K		$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$23K	$14K	$6K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$7K	$7K	$12	$62
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$13K	$12K	$1K	$307
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$5K		$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$14K	$10K	$2K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1K		$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$973K	$642K	$214K	$118K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$378K	$470K	−$92K	$111K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$922K	$973K	−$51K	$203K	990 PDF
FY2022	$968K	$1.1M	−$135K	$254K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.4M	$1.2M	$209K	$389K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.0M	$1.2M	−$158K	$180K	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

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Part I · Summary $921,940 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $966,298$922,615

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,880−$675

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $968,178$921,940

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $739,320$734,666

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $363,678$238,724

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,102,998$973,390

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$134,820−$51,450

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $921,940 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$206,625

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$715,990

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$922,615

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,425−$8,425

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,750$7,750

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$675$921,940

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $973,390 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,292 · Management $12,258 · Fundraising $49,034$122,584

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $375,637 · Management $95,909 · Fundraising $35,552$507,098

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,493 · Management $7,483 · Fundraising $3,392$40,368

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,980 · Management $11,153 · Fundraising $8,483$64,616

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,188$64,188

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,599 · Fundraising $12,031$78,630

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $543 · Management −$1 · Fundraising $174$716

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,009 · Management $1,755 · Fundraising $3,328$25,092

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,092$2,092

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,376 · Management $5,809 · Fundraising $3,051$23,236

IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,902 · Management $12 · Fundraising $62$6,976

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,050 · Management $1,108 · Fundraising $307$13,465

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,357$5,357

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,459$3,459

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,222 · Management $1,922 · Fundraising $2,211$14,355

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,158$1,158

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $642,103 · Management $213,662 · Fundraising $117,625$973,390

Part X · Balance sheet $270,279 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $169,760$124,894

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $152,700$117,038

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $500$4,694

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,703$2,745

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,540$3,143

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $19,800$15,840

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,926$1,925

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $351,929$270,279

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $74,577$44,727

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $22,795$22,795

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $350$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,722$67,522

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $254,207$202,757

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $254,207$202,757

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $351,929$270,279

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $202,757 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$921,940

XI-2 Total expenses$973,390

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,450

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$254,207

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$43,155

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$43,155

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$202,757

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