The organization's primary exempt purpose is to coordinate and facilitate family and youth conferences, in addition, since 2007, the organization provides family finding and family connection services. Epic services families, children and youth in the foster care system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $351K a year · 5% 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $34K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$856K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2025$7.6M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$7.9M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1998.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $5.4M Management & general 6% · $321K Fundraising 1% · $71K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$107,526Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Delia Ulima’s $117K as Executive Dir. is at the 51st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laurie Tochiki—$131,504$118,850——
Laurie Arial Tochiki———$121,245$107,526
Delia Ulima$117,144————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects foster families and youth through conferences and family finding services.

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1 program · $5.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Coordinated and facilitated 1698 families with ohana conferences and 1120 individuals with youth circles. The organization completed 1290 family conferences for ohana conferences and 332 conferences for youth circles. Epic trainings were conducted throughout the state for social workers and community members.

$5.4Mprogram 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$34K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$805K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$321K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$856K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$805K
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$856K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5108
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$880K$856K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$113K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$3.4M$237K$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$535K$529K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$395K$387K$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$70K$55K$8K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$325K$317K$135$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$20K$2K$597
Information technologyLn 14$56K$56K$270
OccupancyLn 16$318K$303K$15K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$323
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$23K$481
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$197K$191K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$12K$8K$223
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$5.4M$321K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.6M$7.9M−$250K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.6M$7.5M$119K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.4M$6.6M−$137K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.5M$6.4M$70K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.7M$5.8M$2.0M$3.6M 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 $7,727,927 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,523,632$6,910,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,455$12,698
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,718$805,029
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,541,805$7,727,927
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,508,761$4,685,622
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,388,088$1,087,122
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,896,849$5,772,744
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$355,044$1,955,183
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $7,727,927 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,591,087
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,319,113
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,910,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,698$12,698
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $805,029$805,029
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $817,727$7,727,927
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,772,744 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,739 · Management $5,261$118,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,354,794 · Management $236,859 · Fundraising $46,420$3,638,073
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $528,726 · Management $3,060 · Fundraising $2,932$534,718
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $387,320 · Management $3,791 · Fundraising $3,720$394,831
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $55,269 · Management $8,056 · Fundraising $6,785$70,110
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,335$1,335
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,414$31,414
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $316,641 · Management $135 · Fundraising $8,111$324,887
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,489$4,489
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,109 · Management $1,921 · Fundraising $597$22,627
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $55,923 · Management $270$56,193
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $302,860 · Management $14,980$317,840
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,384 · Management $323$2,707
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,733$12,733
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,190$1,190
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,302 · Management $481$23,783
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $190,765 · Management $4,218 · Fundraising $2,051$197,034
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,447 · Management $8,110 · Fundraising $223$20,780
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,380,501 · Management $321,404 · Fundraising $70,839$5,772,744
Part X · Balance sheet $4,470,305 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $695,352$1,419,800
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $587,862$261,166
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,113,859$2,649,753
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,768$9,279
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,932$104,968
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,514$9,324
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $19,975$16,015
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,539,262$4,470,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,575$63,370
X-19 Deferred revenue$4,338
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $798,535$728,282
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,195$60,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $880,305$856,165
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,166,430$1,395,129
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $492,527$2,219,011
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,658,957$3,614,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,539,262$4,470,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,614,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,727,927
XI-2 Total expenses$5,772,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,955,183
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,658,957
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,614,140

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