Ho Ola Lahui Hawaii

Analysis

Ho Ola Lahui Hawaii is a registered charity in United States, based in Lihue, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Ho Ola Lahui Hawaii reported income of $10.6m and spending of $9.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $8.0m to $10.6m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ho Ola Lahui Hawaii sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Jersey Reentry ($10.6m), Palo Alto Community Child Care ($10.6m) and Barbara Chambers Childrens Center ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $751k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 87 employees.