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Thinktech Hawaii INC FY2020 filing

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Honolulu, HI501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 68-0559770Revenue $183K in FY2020

On file with the IRSthinktechhawaii.com700 Bishop St Ste 2100, 96813-4120 · Honolulu, HITax-exempt since Feb 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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ThinkTech Hawaii, Inc. primary purpose is to raise public awareness by providing a platform of civic engagement for volunteer citizen journalists to participate in talk shows and documentary films on issues and events in and affecting viewers in Hawaii and beyond, including the importance of technology, energy, environment, business diversification and global awareness to the future of our state.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$183K
Spent
$109K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$121K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$183K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$124K
FY2024$73K
Net assets
$121K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$70K

From the FY2020 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 Feb 2004.

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% · $102K Management & general 6% · $7K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jay M Fidell
President/CEO/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carol Mon Lee
Executive VP/COO/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shackley Raffetto
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Sherman
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peter Adler
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Louie
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Karl
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers citizen journalists to create talk shows and documentaries on Hawaii's key issues.

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1 program · $102K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Studio Activities

The organization conducted numerous talk show interviews with newsmakers, community leaders, scholars, researchers, scientists and experts in science, technology, energy, business and globalism, and disseminated them by live streaming, social media, computer upload and television broadcast to increase public awareness and provide civic…

$102Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust No 300-6-4020-02FY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$183K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$175
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$102K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$121K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$175
Gains on assetsLn 7−$17K
Total revenueLn 12$183K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$121K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$48K$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$48K$121K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$929$145$784
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$37$37
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$28K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$168$47$121
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$102K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $73K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023 $124K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $150K$119K 990 PDF
FY2021 $163K$136K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $183K$109K$74K$121K 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
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Part I · Summary $182,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $140,258$195,760
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$3,640
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$16,691
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $140,258$182,709
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,174$109,173
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $142,174$109,173
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,916$73,536
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $182,709 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,578
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,182
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$195,760
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,640$3,640
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $175$175
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$16,866−$16,866
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,640 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$16,691$182,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,173 across 9 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,995$2,995
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,374$61,374
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $145 · Management $784$929
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,186$11,186
IX-20 InterestPrograms $37$37
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,961$1,961
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,851$1,851
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,524 · Management $1,148$28,672
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47 · Management $121$168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $102,274 · Management $6,899 · Fundraising $0$109,173
Part X · Balance sheet $121,128 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,922$92,685
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,670$2,848
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$25,595
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $47,592$121,128
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,592$121,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $47,592$121,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $121,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$182,709
XI-2 Total expenses$109,173
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,536
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,592
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$121,128

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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