Hui O Laka

Analysis

Hui O Laka is a registered charity in United States, based in Kekaha, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1954, 72 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2023, Hui O Laka reported income of $821k and spending of $644k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $640k to $821k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hui O Laka sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conscientious Musical Revue ($821k), Appeal Inc ($821k) and Women in Animation Inc ($821k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $193k. At year end it held assets of $958k against liabilities of $144k, net assets of $814k. It reported 6 employees.