Ala Kahakai Trail Association

Analysis

Ala Kahakai Trail Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Kamuela, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2011, 15 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, Ala Kahakai Trail Association reported income of $180k and spending of $119k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $32k to $180k (+457%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 4872%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ala Kahakai Trail Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Owyhee Defense Fund ($180k), Colorado Mountain Club Foundation ($180k) and Audubon of Martin County Inc ($180k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $20.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $20.0m.