Ka Lahui Kai

Analysis

Ka Lahui Kai is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Ka Lahui Kai reported income of $439k and spending of $482k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $678k to $439k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ka Lahui Kai sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of the American Railroad ($439k), Northwest Sinfonietta Inc ($439k) and Making Light Productions Inc ($439k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $235k against liabilities of $222k, net assets of $13k.

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.