Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization

Analysis

Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Kamuela, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 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, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization reported income of $1.1m and spending of $779k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $314k to $1.1m (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 412%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montana Association of Conservation Districts ($1.1m), Clean Energy Economy Minnesota ($1.1m) and Healthy Aquatics Marine Institute of Florida Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $231k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $180k. At year end it held assets of $361k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $361k. It reported 9 employees.