True Initiative EIN 88-3615707

True Initiative

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Builds a skilled tech workforce in Hawaii. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $218K in revenue, $288K in expenses, and $86K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Honolulu, HI
Website
www.truehawaii.org
Filings
2 on file (2023–2024)
Revenue
$218KFY2024
Expenses
$288K
Net assets
$86K
People
9
Filings
2
Updates
0
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EIN  88-3615707 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Honolulu, HI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds a skilled tech workforce in Hawaii.
Leadership
Leilani Farinas · Ed to 12/24 · $80K
Money in and out
$218K revenue, $288K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$218K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$288K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$86K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$70K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.19
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs+0.2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -59% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-32%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -186% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$218K
FY2024▼ -48%
Expenses
$288K
FY2024▲ +10%
Total assets
$86K
FY2024▼ -49%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$218K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$288K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$86K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$70K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$86K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $234K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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True will host seminars and workshops, and will also sponsor pilot projects to encourage a better understanding of technology and its uses in hawaii. Hawaii has traditionally be slow to adopt technology, and true intends to reverse that trend to help local organizations succeed, diversify hawaii's economy, and help hawaii become a place…

$234Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTrue Initiative
EINHdr · item D88-3615707
Principal addressHdr · item CHonolulu, HI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.truehawaii.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MHI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ed to 12/24
$79,935Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Since 12/
$6,756Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Unt
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leilani Farinas’s $80K as Ed to 12/24 is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Leilani Farinas$79,935$157,068
Nicole Cacal$6,756

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$129K · 59%
Program service revenue$89K · 41%
Contributions & grants59%$129K
Program service revenue41%$89K
Total revenueLn 12$218K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.19
Program services81%$234K
Management & general19%$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Total assetsLn 16$86K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$86K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $36K · Operating expenses/yr $288K
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $234K · Total expenses $288K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $54K · Total expenses $288K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $288K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $250K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $129K · Total revenue $218K
59%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $218K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $89K · Total revenue $218K
41%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $218K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $89K · Total expenses $288K
31%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $218K · Prior year $419K
-48%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $86K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $218K · Expenses $288K
-32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $86K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $86K · Total assets $86K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $86K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leilani Farinas · Reported title ED TO 12/24 · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $288K
28%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $87K · Total expenses $288K
30%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -48%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000

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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)$218K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$419K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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