Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture

Analysis

Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture is a registered charity in United States, based in Kapaau, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $500k to $1.3m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 96%. 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, Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture 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 Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship ($1.3m), Metro Blooms ($1.3m) and Onondaga Earth Corps Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $173k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $140k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $370k, net assets of $637k. It reported 10 employees.