Hawaii Lions Foundation

Analysis

Hawaii Lions Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Hawaii Lions Foundation reported income of $419k and spending of $527k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $602k to $419k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Hawaii Lions Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Choice to Change Inc ($419k), Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation ($419k) and Change Course ($419k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $100k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $601k, net assets of $681k. It reported 3 employees.