Hawaii Water Environment Association

Analysis

Hawaii Water Environment Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending February 2023, Hawaii Water Environment Association reported income of $498k and spending of $503k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2019 to February 2023, income fell from $551k to $498k (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 1185%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hawaii Water Environment Association sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Massachusetts Association of Conse Rvation Commission Inc ($498k), Boulder Climbing Community ($498k) and Izaak Walton League of America ($498k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $579k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $579k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.