We Are Oceania

Analysis

We Are Oceania is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, We Are Oceania reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.8m (+14%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, We Are Oceania sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Shore Youth Council Inc ($1.8m), Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin Inc ($1.8m) and Womens Resources of Monroe County Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $782k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $59k, net assets of $990k. It reported 23 employees.