MM stewards, connects, and empowers through Hookumu, Hookele, and Hoomana, grounding educators and learners in ancestral knowledge and academic excellence, bridging schools and communities, and fostering learning outcomes for success in the 21st Century. Hookumu: Foster stewardship through ancestral knowledge of Hawaii and academic skills. Hookele: Support inquiry that builds on ancestral wisdom and bridges communities and cultures. Hoomana: Empower educators and learners through high academic, cultural, environmental, and economic standards, nourishing all piko - mind, body, and spirit.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $352K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$699K
Spent
$653K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$699K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$699K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$653K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$653K
FY2021$986K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $566K Management & general 13% · $87K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$58,089Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Keola Nakanishi’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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
Daniel Keola Nakanishi$84,756$74,186$74,357$74,356$61,746$58,089

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

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1 program · $566K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Mana maoli connects youth (primarily from hawaiian charter and immersion schools) with professionals in the music, multimedia, and communications industries via year-long classes, discipline-focused mentorships, real- world internships, school visits, and the creation and sharing of products.

$566Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $93K · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,896
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,945
Live Live LLCFY2022$8,302
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,331
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,579
Makawalu FilmsFY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$699K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$653K
Ln 25
Programscol B$566K
Managementcol C$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$772K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K
Government grantsLn 1e$535K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$699K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$772K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$772K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$367K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 639
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K$772K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$444K$367K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$48K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$165K$161K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$34K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$180K$180K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$10K$16K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$77K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$30K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$653K$566K$87K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.4M−$133K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.3M$401K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.3M$133K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.3M$131K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$986K$142K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $699K$653K$46K$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
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Part I · Summary $699,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $791,428$618,218
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,479$76,427
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$5,743$0
I-11 Other revenue$4,394
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $901,164$699,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,750$16,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $280,903$265,555
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $486,913$371,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $772,566$652,816
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $128,598$46,223
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $699,039 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$535,360
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,858
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$618,218
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,427$76,427
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,394$4,394
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $80,821$699,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $652,816 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $16,000$16,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,929 · Management $15,785$63,714
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $161,011 · Management $4,029$165,040
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,411 · Management $2,390$36,801
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,600$17,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $179,836$179,836
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,348 · Management $16,446$26,794
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,193$5,193
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,480$3,480
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $77,399$77,399
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,200 · Management $30,759$60,959
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $565,807 · Management $87,009 · Fundraising $0$652,816
Part X · Balance sheet $1,174,646 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $371,493$771,944
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $259,773$35,777
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $444,324$366,925
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,075,590$1,174,646
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,373$8,206
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$52,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,373$60,206
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,068,217$1,114,440
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,068,217$1,114,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,075,590$1,174,646
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,114,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$699,039
XI-2 Total expenses$652,816
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,223
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,068,217
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,114,440

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