Hawaiian Historical Society

Analysis

Hawaiian Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1949, 77 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 May 2023, Hawaiian Historical Society reported income of $173k and spending of $184k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from May 2018 to May 2023, income fell from $199k to $173k (-13%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hawaiian Historical Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 48th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Main Street Gas City Indiana ($173k), Snap Cultural Events ($173k) and Sweet Tea Shakespeare Inc ($173k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (41% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $749, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 1 employees.