IT is our mission to support and engender education and research into the most sustainable farming practices to feed our island's isolated population while sequestering carbon to help reduce global warming and create soils and farming practices that will support food production for generations to come both on agricultural land and in family gardens and orchards

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$42K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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 $36K a year · 29% 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
774%
of spending
Looks good: 774% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 316% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 316% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 31.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$74K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$13K
To programs
774%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$74K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$201K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$74K
FY2024$213K
Expenses
$13K
FY2023▼ -90%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$18K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$0
FY2022$65K
FY2023$0
FY2024$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2013.

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

Where the money goes

774 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 774% · $102K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$41,718Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charlotte Obrien’s $42K as Executive Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jenny Pell——$45,666$2,000
Charlotte Obrien$41,718———
Charlotte O'Brien—$3,000$650—

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promote sustainable farming for island food security, carbon sequestration, and future generations.

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3 programs · $89K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Countty of maui grant g5845 bio bamboo grant with the county grants money needs to be spent first and then reimbursed through the county of maui. Riembursments did not happen until 2024 the primary work of bio bamboo in 2023 was to research and advise the county of maui on the issues surrounding the development of regenerative farming…

$63Kprogram expense
02

Atherton grant tool library project fiscal sponsor for MFTTN tool library project and T4TT micro sustaianability equipment chipper purchase using a payment plan. Atherton is also responsible for the upkeep and gas for the 2002 ford truck

$26Kprogram expense
03

Ohana gardens of maui grant was finished in 2022 and the funding for this project came in 2023. Ohana gardens is a county-wide backyard garden initiative to provide

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $170K · 2021–2022
Malama Aina Unlimited LLCFY2022$64,583
Malama Aina Unlimited LLCFY2021$105,643

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$74K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$74K
Money outPt IX
$13K
Ln 25
Programscol B$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$74K
Government grantsLn 1e$17K
Total revenueLn 12$74K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$560
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$560
Total assetsLn 16$19K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$189
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$13K$102K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $213K$18K$195K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $74K$13K$61K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $70K$138K−$68K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $201K$228K−$28K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $47K$29K$18K$25K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $74,024 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $69,558$74,024
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $69,558$74,024
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,094
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$12,089
I-18 Total expenses$13,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,558$60,841
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $74,024 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$16,519
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,505
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$74,024
VIII-12 Total revenue$74,024
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,183 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$1,094
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,826
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$1,759
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$189
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$2,733
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,582
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $102,013 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,183
Part X · Balance sheet $35,006 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,276$34,446
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,276$35,006
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $19,276$31,006
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,276$35,006
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,276$35,006
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$74,024
XI-2 Total expenses$13,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,841
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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