Hawaii United Okinawa Association

Analysis

Hawaii United Okinawa Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Waipahu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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 December 2022, Hawaii United Okinawa Association reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income fell from $1.5m to $1.1m (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 38%. 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, Hawaii United Okinawa Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association Inc ($1.1m), Arizona Humanities Council ($1.1m) and Flagstaff Arts Council ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $102k. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $13.6m. It reported 8 employees.