Living Pono Project

Analysis

Living Pono Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Paia, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2022, Living Pono Project reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.3m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $566k to $1.8m (+213%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Living Pono Project sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Good Tidings Foundation ($1.8m), Southern New Mexico Outreach Inc ($1.8m) and East Bay Food Pantry ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $661k. At year end it held assets of $883k against liabilities of $77k, net assets of $806k.