Hawaiian Islands Land Trust

Analysis

Hawaiian Islands Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust reported income of $21.4m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $21.4m (+277%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 312%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advanced Energy Institute ($21.3m), National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ($21.6m) and Yellowstone Forever ($21.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $235k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $810k. At year end it held assets of $38.6m against liabilities of $731k, net assets of $37.8m. It reported 21 employees.