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Sust Aina Ble Molokai FY2020 filing

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Kaunakakai, HI501(c)(3)Since 2010Environment EIN 27-3261673Revenue $1.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSsustainablemolokai.orgPo Box 250, 96748-0250 · Kaunakakai, HITax-exempt since Dec 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Sustainable Molokai is a community development organization committed to restoring Aina momona (thriving people and abundant land) to Molokai by uniting traditional practices with responsible, modern sustainable solutions. Current programs focus on strengthening food security and sovereignty, energy resilience, and environmental and natural resource conservation on Molokai.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$243K 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $482K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$243K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $78K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$164K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% 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
$1.5M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$280K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$4.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$280K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$607K
FY2023$976K
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2010.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.2M Management & general 6% · $80K

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; $243K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Harmonee Williams
Executive Director
$86,080Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher O'Brien
Admindevelop Director
$78,720Pt VII · Sec A
Jamie Ronzello
Food Program Mana
$78,650Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Co
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keoni Lee
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tehani Kaalekahi’s $104K as Executive Di is at the 32nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tehani Kaalekahi$104,274$106,926$90,831$34,183—
Jamie Ronzello$93,582$91,138$84,886$80,419$78,650
Harmonee Williams———$24,780$86,080
Christopher O'Brien—$76,567$80,886$79,146$78,720
Shanna Willing$34,960————

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

Restores abundance to Molokai through community development and sustainability programs.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Food Security Includes the Programs

Mobile Market, farm to school & school gardens, Food Hub, nutrition education, cooking demos, farmer & food production training, Food bank and food pantry services. Energy Security includes: Hui Up appliance exchange, facilitating the Molokai Clean Energy Hui to community plan to get Molokai to 100% renewable energy.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit CorporationFY2025$73K
Fred Baldwin Memorial FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$78K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$305K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$280K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$744K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$305K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
Net assetsLn 32$280K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 634
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$182K$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$164K
Net assetsLn 32$101K$280K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$297K$252K$45K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$16K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$148K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$781$781
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$168K$160K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$73K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$733
OccupancyLn 16$51K$43K$8K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$844$3K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$909
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$428K$428K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$80K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.0M$2.4M$1.6M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.4M$274K$976K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.2M$126K$607K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.6M$201K$481K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$180K$280K 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 $1,492,363 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $348,742$1,186,986
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $177,747$305,377
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $526,493$1,492,363
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $239,126$537,759
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,926$775,038
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $473,052$1,312,797
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,441$179,566
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
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 $1,492,363 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$743,648
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$443,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,186,986
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $305,377$305,377
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $305,377$1,492,363
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,312,797 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $252,313 · Management $44,526$296,839
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $15,927$15,927
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,628$147,628
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,200$5,200
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,902$25,902
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,263$46,263
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $781$781
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $160,099 · Management $8,395$168,494
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,216$1,216
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $72,665 · Management $12,823$85,488
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,152 · Management $733$4,885
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,951 · Management $7,580$50,531
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,924 · Management $1,751$11,675
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $844 · Management $2,728$3,572
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,294$1,294
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,730$12,730
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,151 · Management $909$6,060
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $428,312$428,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,232,571 · Management $80,226 · Fundraising $0$1,312,797
Part X · Balance sheet $443,681 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,681$254,601
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $74,270$178,104
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,303$4,610
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,096$6,366
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,897$443,681
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,963$43,189
X-19 Deferred revenue$42,447
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $69,277$78,058
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,240$163,694
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,657$158,886
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$121,101
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100,657$279,987
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,897$443,681
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $279,987 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,492,363
XI-2 Total expenses$1,312,797
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$179,566
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100,657
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$279,987

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

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