Hawaii Council for the Humanities

Analysis

Hawaii Council for the Humanities is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1978, 48 years ago. 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 October 2023, Hawaii Council for the Humanities reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $824k to $1.1m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hawaii Council for the Humanities sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Hiking Society ($1.1m), Free Software Foundation Inc ($1.1m) and Sisters of St Joseph Neighborhood Network Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $294k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $737k, net assets of $287k. It reported 10 employees.