Kauai United Way

Analysis

Kauai United Way is a registered charity in United States, based in Lihue, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2023, Kauai United Way reported income of $654k and spending of $536k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $578k to $654k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Kauai United Way sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Mid Rural New York Inc ($654k), Decatur County United Fund Inc ($654k) and Tri-Valley Volunteer Fire Department ($654k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 2 employees.