The Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation perpetuates the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophy and traditions of Edith k. Kanaka'ole and the native hawaiian traditional hula as practiced by mary kekuewa kanaele and Edith k Kanaka'ole. The organization strives to teach and encourage indigenous hawaiian cultural education through media material, teaching hawaiian language, rituals, chants, literature and other activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$138K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $56K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$601K
Spent
$621K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$722K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$601K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$601K
FY2021$637K
FY2022$671K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$937K
Expenses
$621K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$621K
FY2021$537K
FY2022$681K
FY2023$703K
FY2024$829K
Net assets
$722K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$722K
FY2021$822K
FY2022$812K
FY2023$985K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 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 Jul 1997.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $433K Management & general 30% · $187K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,936Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Officer
$56,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Huihui Kanahele-Mossman’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 87th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Huihui Kanahele-Mossman$108,989$107,782$74,320$80,936
Konrad Mossman——$52,200$56,600

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and teaches Native Hawaiian traditions, hula, language, and culture through various educational activities.

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3 programs · $169K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Ke Kai O Haleolono

To mlama the waters of keaukaha surrounding the only remaining loko ia kuap (fishpond) on the east side of hawaii island through community engagement, education, research, social media, and community events

$78Kprogram expense
02

Kula kamali'I o hi'ikeakaikamalama is a comprehensive native-hawaiian family based early education center. Education is greatly enhanced through hawaiian cultural experiences within the preschool sector. Children are prepared to enter kindergarten in either a hawaiian immersion school or a non-immersion school.

$56Kprogram expense
03

Makawalu a kanaloa addresses the abuse of our coastal lands by engaging the community through loko I'a (fishpond) workdays at haleolono fishopond. Additionally, we facilitated educational accesses to the sites where we explained the importance of loko I'a and coastal management.

$35Kprogram 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 2 funders$56K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$601K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$394K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Money outPt IX
$621K
Ln 25
Programscol B$433K
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$722K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K
Total assetsLn 16$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$394K
Total revenueLn 12$601K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$274K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$453K
Total assetsLn 16$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$722K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K$274K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$461K$453K
Total assetsLn 16$762K$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$747K$722K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$93K$44K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$234K$159K$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$78K$53K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$19K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$745
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$14K−$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$7K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$19K$13K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$575
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$14K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$14K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$26K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$1K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$621K$433K$187K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $937K$829K$108K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $876K$703K$173K$985K 990 PDF
FY2022 $671K$681K−$9K$812K 990 PDF
FY2021 $637K$537K$100K$822K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $601K$621K−$20K$722K 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 $601,215 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,660$207,553
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $626,782$393,662
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,814$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $669,256$601,215
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,500$3,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $514,456$477,810
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $198,413$140,431
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $715,369$621,241
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$46,113−$20,026
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $601,215 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,955 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$207,553
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$207,553
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $390,707$390,707
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $393,662 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$601,215
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $621,241 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,296 · Management $44,240$137,536
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $158,825 · Management $75,313$234,138
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,875 · Management $25,073$77,948
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,121 · Management $9,067$28,188
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,568 · Management $745$2,313
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,436 · Management −$2,345$12,091
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,744 · Management $2,928$9,672
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,047 · Management $12,617$31,664
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,839 · Management $575$2,414
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,947$6,947
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,599 · Management $6,448$20,047
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,104 · Management $5,785$19,889
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,816 · Management $5,824$31,640
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,340 · Management $1,013 · Fundraising $1,401$3,754
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $432,557 · Management $187,283 · Fundraising $1,401$621,241
Part X · Balance sheet $744,168 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $205,454$273,542
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $95,333$17,996
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $461,421$452,630
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $762,208$744,168
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,617$22,589
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,617$22,589
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $746,591$721,579
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $762,208$744,168
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $721,579 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$601,215
XI-2 Total expenses$621,241
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,026
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$746,591
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,911
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$75
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$721,579

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