Achieve Zero

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Wahiawa, HIUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-1201416Revenue $916K in FY2020Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2021). Last full Form 990: 2020.

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To connect the homeless, and those at risk of becoming homeless, to the resources available to restore a sense of hope, purpose and success in their lives. We assist anyone needing and wanting help to find, qualify for, obtain and sustain a housing solution for their needs. Our mission is empowering people in need to Achieve self-sufficiency through genuine compassion and innovative, community-based solutions.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1201416) · Dispute this line
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
The IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest 990-N e-Postcard
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
88% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.3 mo
of spending, in cash
3.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210K
28% of total assets
Liabilities are 28% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$916K
Spent
$781K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$534K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2021). Last full Form 990: 2020.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $689K Management & general 11% · $85K Fundraising 1% · $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

5 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II4 listed

Programs and updates

Connects homeless and at-risk individuals with resources for housing and self-sufficiency.

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3 programs · $311K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

U.s. Veterans Subcontract Homeless Outreach

Direct outreach services to individuals and families at-risk or experiencing homelessness within regions 5 (mililani-wahiawa-north shore), regions 3 (aiea-pearl city-waipahu-ewa-kapolei), and neighboring areas of oahu.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1201416) · Dispute this line
$125Kprogram expense
02

City grant-in-aid homeless after-hours outreach. Expand emergency homeless services beyond normal business hours monday-friday, 4:00 P.M.-MIDNIGHT, and saturday, 10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Improve collaboration with first responders; increase joint-outreach efforts with partners; provide intervention, de-escalation, and crisis response…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1201416) · Dispute this line
$103Kprogram expense
03

Emergency Solutions Grant

Street outreach - to meet the immediate needs of unsheltered homeless people by connecting them with emergency services, housing AND/OR critical health services. Program tasks include, but are not limited to, engagement, case management, emergency health services, emergency mental health services, transportation, AND/OR services for…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1201416) · Dispute this line
$83Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $311K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$291,134
Unitemized GrantFY2020$19,763

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$916K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$915K
Other incomeLn 4–11$381
Money outPt IX
$781K
Ln 25
Programscol B$689K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$534K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K
Total assetsLn 16$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$915K
Government grantsLn 1e$749K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$381
Total revenueLn 12$916K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$215K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$215K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$21K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$504K
Total assetsLn 16$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
Net assetsLn 32$534K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 650
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$215K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$628K$504K
Total assetsLn 16$677K$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K$210K
Net assetsLn 32$555K$534K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$311K$311K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$48K$48K$37$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$197K$152$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$6$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$854$19K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$58K$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$6K$14K$0
Information technologyLn 14$20K$5K$15K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$5K$3K$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$3$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$1K$7K$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$852$11K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$43K$8K$233
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$110$646$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$781K$689K$85K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 1, 2021 $916K$781K$135K$534K 990 PDF

Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2021). Last full Form 990: 2020. The 990-N has no money details, and postcard years before 2021 are not published by the IRS.

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $915,848 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $601,619$915,467
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,510$381
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $603,129$915,848
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$310,897
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $346,286$255,323
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,251$214,354
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $550,537$780,574
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,592$135,274
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $915,848 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $381 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$629
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,722
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$749,092
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$155,516
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$915,467
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $381 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$915,848
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $780,574 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $310,897$310,897
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $48,263 · Management $37 · Fundraising $0$48,300
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $196,768 · Management $152 · Fundraising $0$196,920
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,083 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,083
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,014 · Management $6 · Fundraising $0$7,020
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $854 · Management $19,490 · Fundraising $0$20,344
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $58,103 · Management $6,425 · Fundraising $0$64,528
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,179 · Management $13,824 · Fundraising $0$20,003
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,082 · Management $14,851 · Fundraising $0$19,933
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,674 · Management $2,835 · Fundraising $0$7,509
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,224 · Management $3 · Fundraising $0$3,227
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,282 · Management $6,970 · Fundraising $0$8,252
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $852 · Management $11,418 · Fundraising $0$12,270
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,809 · Management $8,220 · Fundraising $233$51,262
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $110 · Management $646 · Fundraising $6,270$7,026
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $689,194 · Management $84,877 · Fundraising $6,503$780,574
Part X · Balance sheet $743,901 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,802$214,860
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $20,154$20,637
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,301$4,301
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $628,176$504,103
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $677,433$743,901
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,154$95,787
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $6,175$6,175
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$20,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $105,000$84,033
X-25 Other liabilities$3,862
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $122,329$209,857
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$22,208$157,482
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $577,312$376,562
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $555,104$534,044
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $677,433$743,901
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,044 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$915,848
XI-2 Total expenses$780,574
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,274
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$555,104
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−$156,334
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,044

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

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