Malama O Puna

Analysis

Malama O Puna is a registered charity in United States, based in Pahoa, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Malama O Puna reported income of $194k and spending of $150k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $295k to $194k (-34%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Malama O Puna sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Be Free Lake ($194k), Friends of the Big Sioux River ($194k) and Electric Transportation Community Development Corporation ($194k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $161k against liabilities of $64k, net assets of $97k.