Supporting the Language of Kauai Inc

Analysis

Supporting the Language of Kauai Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lihue, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Supporting the Language of Kauai Inc reported income of $790k and spending of $931k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $408k to $790k (+94%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Supporting the Language of Kauai Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra ($790k), Xico Inc ($790k) and Historic Restoration Society Inc ($790k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (1.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $1.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.