Puulu Lapaau

Analysis

Puulu Lapaau 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 health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Puulu Lapaau reported income of $265k and spending of $266k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $306k to $265k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Puulu Lapaau sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifequest Foundation ($265k), Maya Midwifery International Inc ($265k) and Self Advocate Coalition of Kansas Incorporated ($265k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $154k. At year end it held assets of $496k against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $396k. It reported 5 employees.