Kanu Hawaii

Analysis

Kanu Hawaii is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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, Kanu Hawaii reported income of $417k and spending of $464k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $417k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kanu Hawaii sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative ($416k), Gold Discovery Park Association ($417k) and Great Rivers Habitat Alliance ($416k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (18% of expenses). It paid $9,639 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $24k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $8,433.

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.