Hawaii Forest Institute

Analysis

Hawaii Forest Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 Forest Institute reported income of $246k and spending of $213k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $307k to $246k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hawaii Forest Institute sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Compassion ($246k), WSL Pure ($246k) and Solid Waste Association of North America Inc ($246k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. It paid $32k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $160k against liabilities of $5,634, net assets of $154k.