Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park

Analysis

Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Waipahu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2017, 9 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 June 2023, Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park reported income of $253k and spending of $450k, spending 178% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $287k to $253k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 276%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feathersound Community Services District Inc ($253k), Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy ($253k) and Alaska Mountain and Wilderness Huts Association Inc ($253k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $23k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $7,667, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 18 employees.