Native Nations Education Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Hilo, HI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 48-1307077Revenue $536K in FY2023

On file with the IRSnnfoundation.orgPo Box 4278, 96720-0278 · Hilo, HITax-exempt since Nov 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization provides training, education, development, research and scholarship for projects related to education and improving the life conditions of indigenous peoples. Primary current activities create and support diverse Hawaiian culture based education activities for Native Hawaiians in Hawai'i.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $123K a year · 26% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $262K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$536K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$400K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$548K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$536K
FY2023▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$765K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$269K
Expenses
$400K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$386K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$424K
Net assets
$548K
FY2023▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$393K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2005.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $378K Management & general 6% · $22K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

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

Kahi Brooks-Richards’s $70K as Executive/Project Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports Hawaiian culture-based education for Native Hawaiians in Hawai'i.

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2 programs · $378K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$367Kprogram 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…

$11Kprogram 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 1 funder$262K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $56K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,825
Waiwai Collective LLCFY2020$21,476
Unitemized GrantFY2020$19,955

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$536K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Money outPt IX
$400K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$548K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$577K
Total assetsLn 16$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Government grantsLn 1e$379K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$536K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$577K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$577K
Total assetsLn 16$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$548K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 65
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$441K$577K
Total assetsLn 16$441K$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$412K$548K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$30K$30K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$72K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$183K$183K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$430
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$509
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$108$0$108$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$400K$378K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $269K$424K−$155K$393K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $536K$400K$136K$548K 990 PDF
FY2022 $765K$386K$380K$412K 990 PDF
FY2021 $61K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $325K$192K$133K$138K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $535,828 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $765,485$535,828
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $765,485$535,828
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,825$30,400
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $302,424$322,041
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,560$47,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $385,809$400,242
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $379,676$135,586
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $535,828 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$379,381
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$156,447
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$535,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$535,828
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,242 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $30,400$30,400
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,936$71,936
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $182,900$182,900
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,180$1,180
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,231$30,231
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,794$35,794
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,769$6,769
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,176 · Management $430$5,606
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,901 · Management $509$2,410
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,671$13,671
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,597$2,597
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,962$1,962
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,678$2,678
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $108 · Fundraising $0$108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,748 · Management $22,494 · Fundraising $0$400,242
Part X · Balance sheet $576,934 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $441,348$576,934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $441,348$576,934
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payable$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $28,982$28,982
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,982$28,982
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,205$29,403
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $388,161$518,549
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $412,366$547,952
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $441,348$576,934
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $547,952 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$535,828
XI-2 Total expenses$400,242
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,586
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$412,366
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$547,952

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