Pacific Islanders in Communications

Analysis

Pacific Islanders in Communications is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable 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 September 2023, Pacific Islanders in Communications reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.9m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pacific Islanders in Communications 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 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voces Unidas de Las Montanas ($1.9m), Health Foundation of South Florida Inc ($1.9m) and Florida Council of Independent Schools ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $320k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 5 employees.