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Native Nations Education Foundation

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Supports Hawaiian culture-based education for Native Hawaiians in Hawai'i. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $269K in revenue, $424K in expenses, and $393K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Hilo, HI
Website
www.nnfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$269KFY2024
Expenses
$424K
Net assets
$393K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  48-1307077 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Hilo, HI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports Hawaiian culture-based education for Native Hawaiians in Hawai'i.
Leadership
Kahi Brooks-Richards · Executive/Project Director · $70K
Money in and out
$269K revenue, $424K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$269K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$424K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$393K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$155K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -31% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-58%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -328% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$269K
FY2024▼ -50%
Expenses
$424K
FY2024▲ +6%
Total assets
$422K
FY2024▼ -27%
Total liabilities
$29K
FY2024<0.01%
Total revenue
$269K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$424K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$393K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$155K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$422K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNative Nations Education Foundation
EINHdr · item D48-1307077
Principal addressHdr · item CHilo, HI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.nnfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MHI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B122)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive/Project Director
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kahi Brooks-Richards$70,000$70,000$62,500$32,888$23,227

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $406K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Panee Mua Project

The focus of this project is to provide a hawaiian culture infused adult basic education program (ged/hiset/c-based) and intensive employment PREPARATION/PERSONAL development, as well as support services and need-based scholarships for first DEGREE/CERTIFICATION native hawaiian adults in the east hawaii community.

$390Kprogram expense
02

Partner in Puuhonua Wellness

Phase 2: Sustainability Agriculture and Agricultural Technology project. The project goal is to contribute to the food resiliency and workforce of the Sustainable Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SA/AT) industries on the islands of Hawaii, Molokai, Maui, Kauai and Oahu as well as to the personal and professional development of at…

$16Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$269K
— government grantsLn 1e$168K
Total revenueLn 12$269K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$406K
Management & general4%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$424K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$422K
Total assetsLn 16$422K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$29K
Total net assetsLn 32$393K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $422K · Operating expenses/yr $424K
11.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $406K · Total expenses $424K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $18K · Total expenses $424K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $424K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $196K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $269K · Total revenue $269K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $168K · Total revenue $269K
62%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $269K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $269K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $424K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $269K · Prior year $536K
-50%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $325K · FY2024 $269K
-5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $393K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $269K · Expenses $424K
-58%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $422K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $393K · Total assets $422K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $422K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kahi Brooks-Richards · Reported title Executive/Project Director · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $424K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $326K · Total expenses $424K
77%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -50%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$262K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $56K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,825
Waiwai Collective LLCFY2020$21,476
Unitemized GrantFY2020$19,955

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$269K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$536K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$765K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$61K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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