Publish literary books/magazines

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $18K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$118K
Spent
$94K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$82K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$118K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$194K
Expenses
$94K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$142K
Net assets
$82K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$224K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 1985.

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% · $83K Management & general 12% · $11K Fundraising 0% · $100

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Micheline Soong’s $300 as Secretary-Treasurer is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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.

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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 15aNo

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Publishes literary books and magazines for readers.

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1 program · $83K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Publish Literary Magazine/Books

Publishes bamboo RIDGE.APPROXIMATELY 600 copies per year. Also publishes other literary works by and about hawaiis people.

$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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$18K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$118K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$94K
Ln 25
Programscol B$83K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$100
Owns and owesPt X
$82K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$118K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$865
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$141
Other assetsLn 15$130
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$82K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$421$141
Total assetsLn 16$59K$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$59K$82K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$942$942
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$838$2K$100
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$52K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$940$775
Total functional expensesLn 25$94K$83K$11K$100

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $194K$142K$52K$224K 990 PDF
FY2023 $139K$122K$16K$172K 990 PDF
FY2022 $153K$120K$33K$155K 990 PDF
FY2021 $142K$102K$40K$122K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $118K$94K$24K$82K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $117,594 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $74,739$87,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,195$21,715
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,688$7,923
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $104,630$117,594
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $31,134$22,720
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,997$71,345
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $121,131$94,065
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,501$23,529
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $117,594 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,753
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,197
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,950
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,715$21,715
VIII-3 Investment income$6
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,906
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,017$6,017
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,715 · Excluded from tax $6,017$117,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $94,065 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,000$16,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,496$5,496
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,224$1,224
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $942$942
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,586$4,586
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $7,009$7,009
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $838 · Management $1,591 · Fundraising $100$2,529
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,717$1,717
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,633 · Management $1,214$52,847
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $940 · Management $775$1,715
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $83,140 · Management $10,825 · Fundraising $100$94,065
Part X · Balance sheet $82,275 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $397$865
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $57,338$79,921
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $460$1,218
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $421$141
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $130$130
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,746$82,275
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,746$82,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,746$82,275
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,746$82,275
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $82,275 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$117,594
XI-2 Total expenses$94,065
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,746
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$82,275

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