Malama Maunalua

Analysis

Malama Maunalua is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2010, 16 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, Malama Maunalua reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $600k to $1.2m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Malama Maunalua sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilderness Center Inc ($1.2m), Reeves-Reed Arboretum ($1.2m) and Neponset River Watershed Assoc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $277k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 17 employees.