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Advancing indigenous education by providing multi-generaltional dual- language (hawaiian and english) culture-based education programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 41 volunteers and 11 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $189K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$153K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$164K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$1.9M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$927K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$691K
FY2021$849K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$644K
FY2023$929K
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 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 Jan 2016.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.4M Management & general 8% · $113K Fundraising 0% · $569

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; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$82,159Pt VII · Sec A
$70,476Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dale Wailani Robins-Seabury’s $82K as CEO/Exec Dir is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dale Wailani Robins-Seabury$82,159$84,145$79,799——
Gauhar Tyulemiss——$30,769$80,000$83,077
Wailani Robins-Seabury———$80,000$82,228
Keri Perry$70,476$68,077———

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

Offers dual-language, culture-based education programs for all ages.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Kulaniakea serves native hawaiians through multigenerational, educational opportunities. Kulaniakea provides full-time preschool services for children, ages 18 months through six years old. The preschool starts in august and ends in may.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2024 · $1.4M federal money spent
Native Hawaiian EducationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.362A · Direct$769K
Native American ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.612 · Direct$423K
Promote the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American LanguagesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.587 · Direct$183K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $1.1M federal money spent
Native Hawaiian EducationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.362A · Direct$635K
Native American ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.612 · Direct$322K
Promote the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American LanguagesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.587 · Direct$137K
Child Care and Development Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.575 · Through State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services$45K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $982K federal money spent
Native Hawaiian EducationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.362A · Direct$621K
Native American ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.612 · Direct$192K
Promote the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American LanguagesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.587 · Direct$103K
Child Care and Development Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.575 · Through State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services$66K

The auditor reported 1 finding.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$147K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$569
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$994K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$147K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$478K
SavingsLn 2$516K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$994K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 641
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$510K$994K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$68K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$164K
Net assetsLn 32$929K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$135K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$595K$594K$913
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$14K$380
Other employee benefitsLn 9$129K$98K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$70K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$88K$88K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$137K$135K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$9K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$33K$9K
TravelLn 17$58K$50K$8K$300
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$18K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$109K$16K$269
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$113K$569

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 19, 2025 $1.9M$1.5M$388K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 26, 2024 $1.5M$1.2M$247K$929K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $1.3M$1.1M$263K$644K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $927K$849K$78K$239K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $658K$691K−$32K$142K 990 PDF

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 $1,877,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,212,544$1,486,616
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $226,280$238,907
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$4,979
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,494$147,398
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,465,319$1,877,900
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $901,611$964,161
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $316,995$525,575
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,218,606$1,489,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $246,713$388,164
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,877,900 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $140,495 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,374,494
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$112,122
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,486,616
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $238,907$238,907
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,979$4,979
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,903$6,903
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $384,381 · Excluded from tax $6,903$1,877,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,489,736 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $135,016 · Management $17,619$152,635
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $594,324 · Management $913$595,237
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,058 · Management $380$14,438
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,649 · Management $31,654$129,303
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $70,403 · Management $2,145$72,548
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $88,113$88,113
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $134,742 · Management $2,300$137,042
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,793 · Management $5,353$14,146
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,522$17,522
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,052 · Management $8,791$41,843
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,781 · Management $8,014 · Fundraising $300$58,095
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,185 · Management $3,410$21,595
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,134$16,134
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,342$5,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,435 · Management $16,039 · Fundraising $269$125,743
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,376,415 · Management $112,752 · Fundraising $569$1,489,736
Part X · Balance sheet $1,481,105 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $501,342$477,950
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,575$516,074
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $435,310$348,671
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,146$7,694
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$36,693
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,057$68,379
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,173$25,644
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,021,832$1,481,105
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,744$126,677
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,360$11,005
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,349$25,880
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $92,453$163,562
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $878,585$1,221,967
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,794$95,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $929,379$1,317,543
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,021,832$1,481,105
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,317,543 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,877,900
XI-2 Total expenses$1,489,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$388,164
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$929,379
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,317,543

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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