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Bishop Museum reported $28.1 million in revenue and $20.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $56.90 went to program services, $34.00 to management and general costs and $9.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.0% of the total. Government grants made up 51.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $227,200 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 102% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $28M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$32.96 $9.4M
- Government grants$50.70 $14M
- Program service revenue$12.05 $3.4M
- Other revenue$4.29 $1.2M
Investment income was negative: −$448K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 56.9% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 34.0% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.1% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 85.0% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 51.5% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 12.2% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $227,200 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.12% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 52.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 25 | 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 expensePublic programs - public programs provide informal educational experiences that tell the story of hawaii and the pacific. The program takes full advantage of the comprehensive resources of the museum's collections and research products, and provides visitors and hawaii residents with diverse programs. For the fiscal year june 30, 2025, the museum had approximately 92,331 resident and 84,408 non-resident visitors, and 13,344 military visitors
Natural sciences - natural sciences activities include providing understanding of the natural environments of hawaii and the pacific, providing information for conserving the biodiversity of those environments and, by contributing to public programs, expanding educational experiences in science for hawaii residents and museum visitors
Cultural resources - activities in the cultural resources program include field and collections-based research undertaken in collaboration with indigenous peoples and more recent immigrants of hawaii. Traditional knowledge systems, philosophies of knowledge, and science are historically applied. The program also provides fee-based consulting services related to the cultural sciences
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $227,200 | $0 | $0 | $227,200 |
| FORMER VP, CFO & TREASURER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,744 | $0 | $28,761 | $158,505 |
| FORMER VP, GEN COUNSEL, ASST SEC Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,000 | $0 | $22,996 | $155,996 |
| VP ADVANCEMENT & MARKETING Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,759 | $0 | $2,790 | $126,549 |
| VP PUBLIC PROGRAMS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,269 | $0 | $14,822 | $120,091 |
| VP OF COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,200 | $0 | $8,269 | $111,469 |
| EXEC ASSISTANT & ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $65,533 | $0 | $15,022 | $80,555 |
| CONTROLLER & TREASURER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $24,741 | $0 | $798 | $25,539 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bishop Museum (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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–1b25 · 24 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5214
- Volunteers Part I, line 652
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CONSTRUCTORS HAWAII INC Renovation of tutu's place, various roof | $1,689,481 |
| ARITA POULSON GENERAL CONTRACTING LLC Fire suppression | $1,523,917 |
| STAGE NINE DESIGN LLC Expedition dinosaur rental | $228,283 |
| MORRIS & COMPANY LLP DBA THINK LLP Employee retention credit consultants | $159,410 |
| KOA PROJECTMANAGEMENT Project management on cip related projec | $102,818 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
33 private foundations reported grants to Bishop Museum totaling $1.9M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Bishop Museum's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bishop Museum, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Bishop Museum spent in FY2025, $56.90 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Bishop Museum's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Bishop Museum reported that 56.9% of its $20.3 million in expenses went to program services, 34.0% to management and general and 9.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Bishop Museum pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Bishop Museum reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $227,200, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Bishop Museum get its money?
Of $28.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 85.0% came from contributions and grants (including 51.5% from government grants) and 12.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Bishop Museum a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 99-0161980 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 June 30, 2025, object 202631349349312693 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531329349306608 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431089349301928 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349316559 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349315861 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101359349300310 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 99-0161980: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.