Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative

Analysis

Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (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, Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative reported income of $2.7m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $812k to $2.7m (+238%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seeds ($2.7m), Northern Waters Land Trust ($2.7m) and World Forestry Center Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $236k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $911k. It reported 19 employees.