Hale Puna

Analysis

Hale Puna is a registered charity in United States, based in Waimea, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 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, Hale Puna reported income of $212k and spending of $231k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $212k (+155%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hale Puna sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unscripted Project ($212k), Orange County Arts Alliance ($212k) and Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums Minnesota ($212k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $161k against liabilities of $2,056, net assets of $159k.