Malama Kauai

Analysis

Malama Kauai is a registered charity in United States, based in Kilauea, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Malama Kauai reported income of $3.0m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $443k to $3.0m (+587%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Malama Kauai sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denver Urban Gardens ($3.0m), Blue Water Baltimore ($3.0m) and Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $401k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 23 employees.