Assistance Dogs of Hawaii

Analysis

Assistance Dogs of Hawaii is a registered charity in United States, based in Makawao, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Assistance Dogs of Hawaii reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $905k to $2.6m (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Assistance Dogs of Hawaii sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Birth Control Clinic Inc ($2.6m), Lever Foundation Growth Fund ($2.6m) and Friendship Animal Protective League ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $226k. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 13 employees.