Movers and Shakas mission is to integrate and retain key talent, especially returning kama`aina, to tackle brain drain, grow the economy, and build community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $98K a year · 26% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 54% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 54% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$367K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$292K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$197K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$367K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$383K
FY2024$367K
Expenses
$292K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$261K
FY2024$292K
Net assets
$197K
FY2024▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$122K
FY2024$197K

From the FY2024 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 Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $217K Management & general 22% · $64K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$156,469Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Lim’s $156K as Executive Director is at the 96th 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Nicole Lim$156,469$143,531

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

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

Programs and updates

Helps skilled people, especially locals returning home, stay and thrive to boost the economy and community.

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1 program · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Movers and shakas main program is hawaii talent onboarding program (hitop), which is a six-week initiative designed to help new and returning residents adjust and succeed in hawaii. Movers and shakas also aid local businesses in keeping their top talent.

$217Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$367K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$247K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Money outPt IX
$292K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$197K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$247K
Total revenueLn 12$367K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$197K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$173K
Total assetsLn 16$214K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$122K$197K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$400$400
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$126K$34K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$17K$5K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$431$3K$29
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$769$192
TravelLn 17$752$752
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K$401$101
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$531$133
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$292K$217K$64K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $367K$292K$75K$197K 990 PDF
FY2023 $383K$261K$122K$122K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $366,694 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $161,836$119,675
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $220,735$247,019
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $150$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,721$366,694
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $300$400
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $179,210$191,289
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,102$100,228
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $260,612$291,917
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $122,109$74,777
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $366,694 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$49,738
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$69,937
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$119,675
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $247,019$247,019
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $247,019 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$366,694
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $291,917 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $400$400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,361 · Management $33,696 · Fundraising $8,423$168,480
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,107 · Management $4,562 · Fundraising $1,140$22,809
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,968$16,968
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,533$11,533
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,283$12,283
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $431 · Management $2,968 · Fundraising $29$3,428
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,883 · Management $769 · Fundraising $192$3,844
IX-17 TravelPrograms $752$752
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,710 · Management $401 · Fundraising $101$6,212
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,187$3,187
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,992 · Management $531 · Fundraising $133$2,656
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,015$38,015
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $217,467 · Management $64,432 · Fundraising $10,018$291,917
Part X · Balance sheet $214,075 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $116,492$173,475
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $97,356$40,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $213,848$214,075
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,739$7,189
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,000$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,739$17,189
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $122,109$196,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $122,109$196,886
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $213,848$214,075
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $196,886 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$366,694
XI-2 Total expenses$291,917
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$74,777
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$122,109
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$196,886

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