Hawaii Rural Water Association

Analysis

Hawaii Rural Water Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Waikoloa, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 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, Hawaii Rural Water Association reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $899k to $1.3m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hawaii Rural Water Association sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust Inc ($1.3m), Saving Nature Inc ($1.3m) and Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $437k. At year end it held assets of $521k against liabilities of $457k, net assets of $64k. It reported 13 employees.

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.