Design Thinking Hawaii

Analysis

Design Thinking Hawaii is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Design Thinking Hawaii reported income of $557k and spending of $536k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $29k to $557k (+1799%), an average of +336% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 600%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Design Thinking Hawaii sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake City Collective ($557k), Multifaith Neighbors Network Inc ($557k) and Pottstown Area Industrial Development Inc ($557k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $91k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $91k.