Project Vision Hawaii is a nonprofit that works in partnership with the people of Hawaii to promote health, happiness and dignity for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $270K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$128K
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
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
2
named funders · $84K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$338K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
+99% vs prior year
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2021▲ +99%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$11.9M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2021▲ +96%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$11.7M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2021▲ +119%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2011.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $3.5M Management & general 13% · $544K Fundraising 2% · $95K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$128,010Pt VII · Sec A
President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darrah Floerke’s $159K as Executive Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 127 $10–100M medical research 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darrah Kauhane—$190,638$206,377$128,010$130,391
Darrah Floerke$159,463————
Gregory Wong————$18,392

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

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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 health, happiness, and dignity for all through community partnerships.

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3 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Project Vision Hawaii responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, providing testing, vaccinations, contact tracing, and outreach. The organization worked with public and private entities to mitigate the effects of Covid-19, with a focus on vulnerable populations and service providers.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Better Vision for Keiki is a partnership with Vision to Learn and the Hawaii State Department of Education to provide vision care services to help children succeed in school and in life. This program provides free vision screenings, eye exams, and prescription glasses to Hawaii students, with a focus on Title I schools.

$589Kprogram expense
03

HiEHiE brings health, hygiene and human services to people experiencing homelessness. This mobile hygiene program provides hot, private showers to the houseless community and connects them with resources and support.

$532Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$84K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $101K · 2021–2023
Pear Suite INCFY2023$72,000
We Are OceaniaFY2021$24,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,100

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$161K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$544K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$768K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$161K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Gains on assetsLn 7$161K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$421K
SavingsLn 2$347K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$768K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$633K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 635
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K$768K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$498K$633K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K$338K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$24K$24K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$116K$8K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.3M$88K$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$23K$4K$750
Other employee benefitsLn 9$200K$157K$37K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$12K$7K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$366$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$109K$33K$71K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$890K$770K$114K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$13K$10K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$166K$106K$52K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$59K$27K$30K$2K
TravelLn 17$111K$74K$35K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$399$4K$0
InterestLn 20$3K$1K$1K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$127K$124K$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$52K$36K$11K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$598K$527K$63K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$107K$107K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$3.5M$544K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 11, 2026 $11.9M$11.7M$180K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $6.1M$6.6M−$510K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $5.3M$5.4M−$166K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $5.4M$4.1M$1.3M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $2.7M$2.1M$595K$1.1M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,379,656 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,148,711$1,770,734
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,552,049$3,398,315
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21$160,819
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$49,788
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,700,781$5,379,656
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$29,100
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,031,796$1,840,768
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,073,792$2,257,289
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,105,588$4,127,157
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $595,193$1,252,499
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $5,379,656 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $238,259 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,770,734
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,396
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,770,734
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,160,056 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,160,056
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $121 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$121
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $160,698 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$160,698
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,788$49,788
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,559,134 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,788$5,379,656
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,127,157 across 28 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $24,000$24,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,100$5,100
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,489 · Management $7,681 · Fundraising $3,840$128,010
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,332,094 · Management $87,830 · Fundraising $43,915$1,463,839
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,765 · Management $4,039 · Fundraising $750$27,554
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $157,178 · Management $37,472 · Fundraising $4,928$199,578
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,726 · Management $6,707 · Fundraising $3,354$21,787
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $366 · Management $5,121 · Fundraising $0$5,487
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,641 · Management $70,723 · Fundraising $5,440$108,804
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $769,534 · Management $114,456 · Fundraising $6,468$890,458
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,175 · Management $10,474 · Fundraising $2,244$25,893
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $106,028 · Management $52,142 · Fundraising $7,646$165,816
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,364 · Management $29,632 · Fundraising $2,335$59,331
IX-17 TravelPrograms $73,926 · Management $35,177 · Fundraising $1,699$110,802
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $399 · Management $4,181 · Fundraising $0$4,580
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,358 · Management $1,257 · Fundraising $0$2,615
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $123,712 · Management $2,870 · Fundraising $0$126,582
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,697 · Management $11,182 · Fundraising $4,823$51,702
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $527,445 · Management $62,952 · Fundraising $7,339$597,736
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $107,483 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$107,483
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,488,480 · Management $543,896 · Fundraising $94,781$4,127,157
Part X · Balance sheet $2,642,257 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,988$421,346
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $74,704$347,070
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $502,752$1,232,875
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $79,998$8,124
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $497,944$632,842
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,396,386$2,642,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $83,460$159,050
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$160,496
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $344,575$337,947
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,051,811$2,304,310
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,051,811$2,304,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,396,386$2,642,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,304,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,379,656
XI-2 Total expenses$4,127,157
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,252,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,051,811
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,304,310

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