A Kula International

Analysis

A Kula International is a registered charity in United States, based in Kilauea, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2022, A Kula International reported income of $70k and spending of $161k, spending 230% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2022, income fell from $74k to $70k (-4.6%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2020, when income rose by 379%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, A Kula International sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($70k), Council for Standards in Human Service Education ($70k) and Operation Care for Troops ($70k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2022, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $63k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $993, net assets of $1.4m.