Kahua Paa Mua Inc

Analysis

Kahua Paa Mua Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kapaau, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Kahua Paa Mua Inc reported income of $181k and spending of $202k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $221k to $181k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Kahua Paa Mua Inc sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% 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 Los Banos Downtown Assoc ($181k), Community Support Providers of South Dakota ($181k) and New Capernaum Life Services ($181k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of -$21k against liabilities of $0, net assets of -$21k.

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.