Kahuli Leo Lea: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-3718571)

Zachary Lum’s $128K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Zachary Lum	$127,800	$118,471	$116,865
Gauhar Tyulemiss	—	$116,135	—
Holeka Inaba	—	—	$1,559

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes Hawaiian songs and cultural practices through education and preservation.

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2 programs · $273K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

KLL focuses on the socio-economic well-being of mele practitioners by increasing their earning potential through 1) accessing royalty streams through their existing catalog of recordings 2) expanding their catalog of recordings with new mele across traditional and new genres, and 3) increasing the visibility of mele performers within the…

$165Kprogram expense

02

Kahuli leo le'a produces the may day concert. The in-person concert features performances of mele, hula, and mo'olelo that do not only serve to entertain, but to educate about the community, natural resources, and hawaiian culture. $60,000 hawaiian airlines and various sponsorships.

$108Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Council for Native Hawaiian AdvancementFY2024$117K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$117K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K

Money outPt IX

$980K

Ln 25

Programscol B$839K

Managementcol C$141K

Fundraisingcol D$72

Owns and owesPt X

$400K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K

Total assetsLn 16$425K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$498K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$425K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$425K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$425K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

Net assetsLn 32$400K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$68K	$425K
Total assetsLn 16	$88K	$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$48K	$25K
Net assetsLn 32	$41K	$400K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$240K	$178K	$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$103K	$83K	$19K	$60
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$60K	$46K	$14K	$11
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K	$2K	$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$20K		$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$489K	$485K	$4K	$1
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$6K	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$20K	$20K	$13
OccupancyLn 16	$300	$300
TravelLn 17	$14K	$14K	$146
InsuranceLn 23	$7K	$1K	$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4K	$4K	$629
All other expensesLn 24e	$454	$75	$379
Total functional expensesLn 25	$980K	$839K	$141K	$72

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.3M	$1.5M	−$124K	$276K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.3M	$980K	$361K	$400K	990 PDF
FY2022	$741K	$677K	$63K	$41K	990 PDF
FY2021	$426K	$443K	−$17K	$3K	990 PDF
FY2020	$136K			$20K	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 $1,340,722 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $620,426$1,139,167

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $120,344$201,555

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $740,770$1,340,722

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $225,658$403,094

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $450,757$576,984

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $677,415$980,078

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,355$360,644

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,340,722 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$497,556

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$641,611

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,139,167

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $201,555$201,555

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $201,555 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,340,722

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $980,078 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $177,517 · Management $62,673$240,190

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,469 · Management $19,289 · Fundraising $60$102,818

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,924 · Management $14,151 · Fundraising $11$60,086

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,080 · Management $6,743$8,823

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,521$19,521

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $484,903 · Management $4,419 · Fundraising $1$489,323

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,051 · Management $6,718$12,769

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,013 · Management $13$20,026

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $300$300

IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,040 · Management $146$14,186

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,011 · Management $6,406$7,417

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,536 · Management $629$4,165

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75 · Management $379$454

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $838,919 · Management $141,087 · Fundraising $72$980,078

Part X · Balance sheet $424,634 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,055$424,634

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,000$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,055$424,634

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,549$24,687

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,549$24,687

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,506$399,947

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,506$399,947

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,055$424,634

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $399,947 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,340,722

XI-2 Total expenses$980,078

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$360,644

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,506

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,203

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$399,947

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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