Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

Analysis

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is a registered charity in United States, based in Kapolei, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement reported income of $52.3m and spending of $46.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $52.3m (+2198%), an average of +119% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 532%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leman Academy of Excellence Inc ($52.3m), Aquinas College Inc ($52.3m) and P16plus Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation Inc ($52.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $577k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $48.5m against liabilities of $33.5m, net assets of $15.0m. It reported 70 employees.