Vash Hawaii Island

Analysis

Vash Hawaii Island is a registered charity in United States, based in Kailua Kona, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Vash Hawaii Island reported income of $163k and spending of $167k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $208k to $163k (-22%), an average of -7.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Vash Hawaii Island sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Martindale Fire Co ($163k), Remlap Fire & Ems District Inc ($163k) and Quinwood Community Vol Fire Dept Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $220k against liabilities of $234k, net assets of -$14k.