Kapahulu Center

Analysis

Kapahulu Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Kapahulu Center reported income of $78k and spending of $101k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $59k to $78k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kapahulu Center sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northvale Police Athletic League Inc ($78k), Kairos Counseling Center Inc ($78k) and Tommy Apostolos Fund ($78k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $206k, net assets of $970k. It reported 2 employees.

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.