Honolulu Community Action Program
Honolulu Community Action Program reported $21.7 million in revenue and $21.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.43 went to program services, $13.57 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.8% of the total. Government grants made up 94.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $241,000 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 3% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.8% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 94.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.2% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $241,000 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.12% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.9 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHcap head start and early head start provides educational, health, and family well-being services to children and their families through part-day center-based programs and home-based programs
Community services block grant executes various service programs catering to the needs of low-income community members through job readiness training, nutrional education to the elderly, free income tax return filing services, and other wrap-around community services
The kumuhonua transitional living center provides housing, case management services, and ongoing workshops and classes for single adults and couples (18 and over) who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $222,594 | $0 | $18,406 | $241,000 |
| HEAD START DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,945 | $0 | $12,334 | $157,279 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,944 | $0 | $5,726 | $147,670 |
| ASSISTANT HEAD START DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,997 | $0 | $11,296 | $116,293 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Honolulu Community Action Program (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $390K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5327
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,447
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| HIEMPLOYMENT Substitute assistant teacher services | $493,234 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Honolulu Community Action Program's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Honolulu Community Action Program, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Honolulu Community Action Program spent in FY2025, $86.43 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Honolulu Community Action Program's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Honolulu Community Action Program reported that 86.4% of its $21.4 million in expenses went to program services, 13.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Honolulu Community Action Program pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Honolulu Community Action Program reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $241,000, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Honolulu Community Action Program get its money?
Of $21.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 94.8% came from contributions and grants (including 94.0% from government grants) and 5.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Honolulu Community Action Program a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 99-0140622 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202543309349300439 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202520919349300002 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202410309349301771 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202320309349301462 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202210459349302771 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202130469349302233 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 99-0140622: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.