Hoola Na Pua

Analysis

Hoola Na Pua is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 (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, Hoola Na Pua reported income of $5.7m and spending of $5.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.7m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hoola Na Pua sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Housing Opportunities Inc ($5.7m), Dacotah Foundation ($5.7m) and Houstons Amazing Place Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $472k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $12.9m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $11.3m. It reported 21 employees.