Pua Foundation

Analysis

Pua Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Pua Foundation reported income of $395k and spending of $433k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $295k to $395k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pua Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Performers Academy Inc ($395k), Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center Inc ($395k) and International Council of Fine Arts Deans ($395k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $169k, net assets of $878k.