Kokua's mission is to provide individuals with disabilities the support needed to lead full & meaningful lives, this mission is met through in-home care support as well as community engagement, advocacy and inclusion

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 295 employees.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$320K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $41K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$9.7M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$11.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$982K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.7M
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$9.7M
Expenses
$11.0M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$10.1M
FY2024$11.0M
Net assets
$982K
FY2024▼ -55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$562K
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$982K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1997.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $9.9M Management & general 10% · $1.1M

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

9 people listed on the 990; $320K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Treasurer
$128,362Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$112,954Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$76,758Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,317Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Bonneprise’s $128K as President/Treasurer is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean Bonneprise$128,362$118,092$119,581$118,080$90,381
Cary Richardson$112,954————
Gp Dempsey———$110,660$107,954
Cari Richardson—$98,729———
Cece Fontaine$76,758$71,912$69,009$64,497$52,664
Julia Clark$2,317————
Julie Clark—$2,284$2,098——

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

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Provides in-home care, community engagement, and advocacy for individuals with disabilities.

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2 programs · $9.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Supported Living Services

Kokua provided in-home support to between 40-44 adults with developmental disabilities kokua assisted these individuals to live in typical community housing and to access and participate in various community activities and settings.

$9.7Mprogram expense
02

KOKUA OFFERS INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE LEAD and hummingbird studio. LEAD is a a learner driven tutoring and mentoring program which provides opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to choose educational goals they would like to pursue in one-on-one sessions with student volunteer tutors from The…

$148Kprogram 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
ArtsfundFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$41K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$11.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.9M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$982K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$937K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$9K
Total revenueLn 12$9.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$436K
SavingsLn 2$502K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$937K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$982K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5295
VolunteersI 6125
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$937K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$175K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$688K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$982K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$320K$0$320K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.1M$7.9M$159K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$675K$630K$45K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$953K$907K$46K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$390$0$390$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$0$71K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$72K$72K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$0$16K$0
Office expensesLn 13$88K$18K$70K$0
Information technologyLn 14$39K$29K$11K$0
OccupancyLn 16$191K$29K$162K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$163$0
InterestLn 20$14K$14K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$79K$79K$515$0
InsuranceLn 23$79K$0$79K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$232K$127K$105K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$50K$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.0M$9.9M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $9.7M$11.0M−$1.3M$982K 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.8M$10.1M$1.6M$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.0M$10.0M−$1.0M$562K 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.5M$8.7M−$210K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.1M$7.3M$784K$1.8M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,701,257 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,830,724$93,273
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,746,225$9,614,924
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $202,106−$6,940
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,779,055$9,701,257
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,254,965$10,012,417
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $889,164$940,241
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,144,129$10,952,658
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,634,926−$1,251,401
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $9,701,257 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,614,924 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,418
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$90,855
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$93,273
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,511$2,511
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$9,451 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$9,451
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,605,473 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,511$9,701,257
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,952,658 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $320,391 · Fundraising $0$320,391
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,905,249 · Management $158,807 · Fundraising $0$8,064,056
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $630,097 · Management $45,296 · Fundraising $0$675,393
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $906,806 · Management $45,771 · Fundraising $0$952,577
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $390 · Fundraising $0$390
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $71,149 · Fundraising $0$71,149
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,351 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$72,351
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $15,839 · Fundraising $0$15,839
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,015 · Management $69,704 · Fundraising $0$87,719
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,740 · Management $10,670 · Fundraising $0$39,410
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,019 · Management $161,642 · Fundraising $0$190,661
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,827 · Management $163 · Fundraising $0$2,990
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,433 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,433
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $78,922 · Management $515 · Fundraising $0$79,437
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $79,447 · Fundraising $0$79,447
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,308 · Management $104,577 · Fundraising $0$231,885
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,286 · Management $4,244 · Fundraising $0$54,530
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,864,053 · Management $1,088,605 · Fundraising $0$10,952,658
Part X · Balance sheet $2,182,329 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,290; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $600,068$435,700
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,626,083$501,585
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$46,940
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $468,923$411,885
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,182$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $174,709$117,285
X-14 Intangible assets$666,644
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,243$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,884,502$2,182,329
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $674,140$643,166
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $687,620$1,200,352
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,196,882$981,977
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,884,502$2,182,329
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $981,977 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,701,257
XI-2 Total expenses$10,952,658
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,251,401
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,196,882
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$36,496
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$981,977

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