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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$221K 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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FY2022 · 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$221K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 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
$135K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% 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
$1.3M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$644K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$927K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$691K
FY2021$849K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$644K
FY2022▲ +170%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$644K
FY2023$929K
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2022 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

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $886K Management & general 16% · $173K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $221K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$79,799Pt VII · Sec A
$79,799Pt VII · Sec A
$30,769Pt VII · Sec A
$30,769Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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

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

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

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2 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Kulaniakea provides full-time preschool services for children, ages three through six. The staff works year-round. On february 28, 2018, kulaniakea received accreditation for its preschool program from the national early childhood program accreditation commission. This accreditation is effective through august 2025.

$886Kprogram expense
02

Kulaniakea provides full-time preschool services for children, ages three through six. The staff works year-round. On february 28, 2018, kulaniakea received accreditation for its preschool program from the national early childhood program accreditation commission. This accreditation is effective through august 2025.

$882Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$886K
Managementcol C$173K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$644K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$458K
Total assetsLn 16$778K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$458K
Total assetsLn 16$778K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K
Net assetsLn 32$644K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 641
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled 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
FY2022 ViewingFiled 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 A · Public support O · Explanations
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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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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