Work Now Hawaii

Analysis

Work Now Hawaii is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Work Now Hawaii reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $247k to $2.7m (+973%), an average of +121% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 794%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Work Now Hawaii sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens News Guild Inc ($2.6m), Comprehensive Continuum of Services Inc ($2.7m) and Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $220k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $583k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $104k. It reported 52 employees.