Hawaii Asia-Pacific Institute

Analysis

Hawaii Asia-Pacific Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2023, Hawaii Asia-Pacific Institute reported income of $400k and spending of $421k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $400k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Hawaii Asia-Pacific Institute sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conscience International Inc ($400k), Christian Friends of Israel U S a Inc ($400k) and Stepping Forward Ministries ($399k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $982k against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $932k.

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.