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Hawaii Community Foundation
Hawaii Community Foundation reported $161.3 million in revenue and $171.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.71 went to program services, $2.61 to management and general costs and $2.68 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 70.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $581,075 (CEO & PRESIDENT). 27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 68% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $171MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $161MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.7% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 70.4% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $581,075 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.34% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 27 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 69.2 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHawaii Community Foundation through its grantmaking and program services has assisted 1,319 organizations and others to achieve a better community in hawaii. Grant making occurs in six different program areas as described on the attached statement (see statement #2-note: timing differences & inclusion of administrative expenses result in a difference in totals)
Hawaii Community Foundation assists private foundations and other organizations in their community grant making by providing grant evaluation and grant management services. Through this activity Hawaii Community Foundation has facilitated an additional $12,202,000 of community grant making by these foundations and organizations. A portion of the revenue has been determined to be unrelated business income but all revenue related to this activity is considered core to Hawaii Community Foundation's mission and offsets the related costs of providing these services. It is currently impractical to…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & PRESIDENT Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $513,022 | $0 | $68,053 | $581,075 |
| SVP-CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $232,596 | $0 | $42,032 | $274,628 |
| SVP-GENERAL COUNSEL Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $223,795 | $0 | $45,471 | $269,266 |
| SVP-CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $223,302 | $0 | $45,804 | $269,106 |
| SVP-MAUI RECOVERY EFFORT Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $242,383 | $0 | $20,121 | $262,504 |
| VP-FINANCE Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $180,667 | $0 | $30,919 | $211,586 |
| VP-PHILANTHROPY Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $178,294 | $0 | $28,398 | $206,692 |
| VP-COMMUNITY GRANTS & INITIATIVES Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $175,671 | $0 | $29,081 | $204,752 |
27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hawaii Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.9M (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
2024 · 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–1b17 · 17 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 2Yes
- 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5105
- Volunteers Part I, line 617
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RESCUE AGENCY PUBLIC BENEFIT LLC Behavioral communications and marketing | $1,995,117 |
| BANK OF HAWAII Trustee & investment management | $1,452,595 |
| FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK Trustee & investment management | $1,410,453 |
| HAWAII PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE Public education and advocacy services | $635,745 |
| PROFESSIONAL DATA ANALYSTS INC Program evaluation services | $476,346 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 21 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
667 private foundations reported grants to Hawaii Community Foundation totaling $35M 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 Hawaii Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Hawaii Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Hawaii Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Hawaii Community Foundation reported that 94.7% of its $171.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.6% to management and general and 2.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hawaii Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hawaii Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $581,075, for the role of CEO & PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hawaii Community Foundation get its money?
Of $161.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 70.4% came from contributions and grants (including 3.7% from government grants) and 0.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hawaii Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 99-0261283 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349324835 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413209349317001 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349316037 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349317827 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133169349308158 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023189349309932 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 99-0261283: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.