To empower and enrich lives through programs that develop skills, build confidence and promote healthy relationships based on hawaiian values and customs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 22 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$103K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $353K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$1.1M
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$806K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$926K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$578K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$718K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$806K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$480K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$574K
FY2024$618K
FY2025$806K
Net assets
$926K
FY2025▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$350K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$653K
FY2025$926K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $806K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$102,688Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Miki'ala Lidstone’s $103K as Executive Di is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Miki'ala Lidstone$102,688$77,359

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops skills, builds confidence, and promotes healthy relationships using Hawaiian values.

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1 program · $806K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provides programs based on hawaiian values and customs to empower and enrich lives by developing skills, building confidence, and promoting healthy relationships.

$806Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$986K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$806K
Ln 25
Programscol B$806K
Owns and owesPt X
$926K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$857K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
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$986K
Government grantsLn 1e$594K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$276K
SavingsLn 2$580K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$857K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$926K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$631K$857K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K$151K
Total assetsLn 16$767K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$653K$926K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$103K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$152K$152K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$127K$127K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$94K$94K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$162K
All other expensesLn 24e$40K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$806K$806K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$806K$273K$926K 990 PDF
FY2024 $718K$618K$101K$653K 990 PDF
FY2023 $628K$574K$55K$448K 990 PDF
FY2022 $708K$588K$120K$372K 990 PDF
FY2021 $578K$480K$99K$350K 990 PDF
FY2020 $296K$330K−$34K$0 990 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,079,416 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $604,430$986,194
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $107,913$74,945
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,767$9,465
I-11 Other revenue$8,812
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $718,110$1,079,416
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $241,897$289,373
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,621$516,695
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $617,518$806,068
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $100,592$273,348
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,079,416 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$594,121
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$392,073
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$986,194
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,945$74,945
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,465$9,465
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,812$1,812
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,000$7,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $81,945 · Excluded from tax $11,277$1,079,416
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $806,068 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,688$102,688
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $151,538$151,538
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,955$13,955
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,192$21,192
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $127,381$127,381
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,393$22,393
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,879$7,879
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $94,039$94,039
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,148$1,148
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,335$2,335
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,013$44,013
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,082$15,082
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $162,237$162,237
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40,188$40,188
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $806,068 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$806,068
Part X · Balance sheet $1,007,151 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,079$276,166
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $450,984$580,449
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $136,049$150,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $767,112$1,007,151
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $113,636$80,768
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $114,077$80,768
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $653,035$926,383
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $653,035$926,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $767,112$1,007,151
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $926,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,079,416
XI-2 Total expenses$806,068
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$273,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$653,035
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$926,383

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