Increase opportunities for Waianae Coast residents by developing the communities rich natural cultural and human resources

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 31 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $110K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$73K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$898K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$869K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$201K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$898K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$147K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$898K
Expenses
$869K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021Not on file
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$869K
Net assets
$201K
FY2024▲ +118%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021−$645
FY2023$92K
FY2024$201K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2019-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $589K Management & general 26% · $227K Fundraising 6% · $52K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$86,312Pt VII · Sec A
$450Pt VII · Sec A
$300Pt VII · Sec A
$300Pt VII · Sec A
$150Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph W Lapilio III’s $86K as CEO/Presiden is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Joseph W Lapilio III$86,312$86,284—
Annie Ferreira$450$2,500—
Daniel Gomes—$1,700—
Stephanie Kawelo$150$1,400—
Joseph W Lapilio——$1,385
Trinidad M Nelson——$800
Georgianna Navarro$300$500—
Verna Bright—$400—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops communities' natural, cultural, and human resources to increase opportunities for residents.

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3 programs · $589K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Maolipreneur is a 3-MONTH cohort aimed to assist native hawaiian business owners living on the west coast of o'ahu, build sustainable and profitable businesses. The program consists of 8 workshops, an accountability group, and 1:1 business coaching.

$331Kprogram expense
02

E mau ke a'o is a hawaiian culture-based entrepreneurship workshop series for cultural practitioners. The program provides them with the technical assistance needed to create online learning content.

$213Kprogram expense
03

Financial lo'I is our financial literacy program. It contains a workshop series that was created to help native hawaiian families connect to personal finances through cultural concepts and mo'olelo, or stories.

$45Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$110K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $92K · 2022–2022
Pakini Loan FundHI · FY2022$64,994
Empower Hawaii FoundationHI · FY2022$17,000
Puuhonua O WailupeHI · FY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$898K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$841K
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Money outPt IX
$869K
Ln 25
Programscol B$589K
Managementcol C$227K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$201K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$841K
Government grantsLn 1e$642K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Total revenueLn 12$898K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
Net assetsLn 32$201K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 631
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$298K$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K$73K
Net assetsLn 32$92K$201K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$77K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$302K$255K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$41K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$262$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$255K$134K$108K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$363$363
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$5K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$5K$4K
TravelLn 17$37K$24K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$4K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$27K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$796
Total functional expensesLn 25$869K$589K$227K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $898K$869K$30K$201K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$70K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $147K−$645 990 PDF
FY2020 $168K$177K−$8K$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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $898,437 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,333,999$841,042
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,596$18,684
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,656$38,711
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,380,251$898,437
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $93,274$1,544
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $587,111$455,495
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $23,327$38,925
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $606,643$372,744
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,310,355$868,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,896$29,729
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $898,437 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$642,114
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$198,928
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$841,042
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,684$18,684
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,893 · Excluded from tax $33,818$38,711
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,577 · Excluded from tax $33,818$898,437
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $868,708 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,544$1,544
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,572 · Management $14,472$91,044
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $255,220 · Management $46,678$301,898
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,825 · Management $7,005$13,830
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,175 · Management $7,548$48,723
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $262 · Management $3,432$3,694
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $38,925$38,925
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $134,052 · Management $107,813 · Fundraising $13,528$255,393
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $363$363
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,523 · Management $5,325$8,848
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,449 · Management $7,266$12,715
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,726 · Management $3,873$8,599
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,296 · Management $12,554$36,850
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,057 · Management $5,994$10,051
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,525 · Management $2,324$4,849
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,545 · Management $2,270$28,815
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,771 · Management $796$2,567
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $588,905 · Management $227,350 · Fundraising $52,453$868,708
Part X · Balance sheet $274,194 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,453$61,534
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $185,476$212,660
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $297,929$274,194
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $108,445$62,861
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $205,684$72,867
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $92,245$201,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $297,929$274,194
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $201,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$898,437
XI-2 Total expenses$868,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,729
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$92,245
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$79,353
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$201,327

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