Maui Huliau Foundation

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To Promote environmental literacy and leadership among Maui's youth ages 12-18 via environmental education programs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 9% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $159K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$140K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$343K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$356K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$285K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$343K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$343K
Expenses
$356K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$258K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$337K
FY2025$356K
Net assets
$285K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$298K
FY2025$285K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $256K Management & general 24% · $84K Fundraising 5% · $16K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Malia Cahill’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Malia Cahill$72,000$68,127$58,858$54,160$55,000$46,952

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates Maui youth ages 12-18 in environmental leadership and literacy through programs.

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3 programs · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The Kukulu Pilina program focuses on strenthening the HA outcomes for teachers and students at Mauis public schools by buildings connections to aina and community partners. The program includes a professional development course and on-campus series for teacher, as well as support for field-trips, and for campus projects and events

$87Kprogram expense
02

Huliau Environmental Filmaking Club

Program serves students on Maui and Molokai via school, after school and intersession programs. The program assists students in making films to educate the public about environmental issues.

$55Kprogram expense
03

Huliau Green Events helps divert waste from the landfill through composting and recyclying, and through zero waste education at events and in schools. The program serves between 20-50K people a year.

$35Kprogram expense

Funders

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 6 funders$159K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $12K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$11,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$343K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$305K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$356K
Ln 25
Programscol B$256K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$285K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$391K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$305K
Government grantsLn 1e$54K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$527
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$343K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$391K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$391K
Accounts receivableLn 4$21K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
Net assetsLn 32$285K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 630
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K$391K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$414K$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K$140K
Net assetsLn 32$298K$285K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$215K$160K$42K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$20K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$14K$7K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$524$524
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$799$197$602
Office expensesLn 13$17K$13K$4K$150
OccupancyLn 16$10K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$23K$18K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K$256K$84K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 16, 2026 $343K$356K−$13K$285K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2025 $401K$337K$64K$298K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2024 $312K$290K$22K$234K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2023 $309K$258K$51K$212K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 3, 2022 $147K$161K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 3, 2021 $177K$165K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $343,226 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $357,193$305,353
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,588$21,228
I-10 Investment income$3,503
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,279$13,142
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $401,060$343,226
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,500$11,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $243,334$270,835
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,591$73,800
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $337,425$356,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,635−$12,909
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $343,226 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$527
VIII-1e Government grants$53,670
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,683
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$305,353
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,228$21,228
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,503$3,503
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$13,142
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,731 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$343,226
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $356,135 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,500$11,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $159,727 · Management $42,236 · Fundraising $13,319$215,282
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $6,354$6,354
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,754 · Management $5,382 · Fundraising $1,653$26,789
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,989 · Management $7,240 · Fundraising $1,181$22,410
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $524$524
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,289$12,289
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $197 · Management $602$799
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,053 · Management $3,664 · Fundraising $150$16,867
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,025 · Management $5,025$10,050
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,326 · Management $4,639$22,965
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,107 · Management $2,144$4,251
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,152$1,152
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,918$2,918
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,985$1,985
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,967 · Management $83,865 · Fundraising $16,303$356,135
Part X · Balance sheet $425,474 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $407,884$390,911
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $769$21,086
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,902$11,828
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,801$1,649
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $414,356$425,474
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,918$27,945
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $97,500$112,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $116,418$140,445
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $297,938$285,029
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $297,938$285,029
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $414,356$425,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $285,029 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$343,226
XI-2 Total expenses$356,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,909
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$297,938
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$285,029

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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