O Makuu Ke Kahus

Analysis

O Makuu Ke Kahus is a registered charity in United States, based in Pahoa, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, 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, O Makuu Ke Kahus reported income of $405k and spending of $412k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $932k to $405k (-57%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, O Makuu Ke Kahus sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holliston Pantry Shelf Inc ($404k), Jeffersonville Urban Enterprise Association Inc ($405k) and Egbert M Freese Foundation ($404k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $19k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $147k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $606k, net assets of $852k. It reported 15 employees.