2025-11-17T14:55:41-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 237198698 HAWAII LITERACY INC HAWA 8085376706 245 N Kukui Street Suite 202 Honolulu HI 96817 Jill Takasaki Canfield Excecutive Director 8085376706 2025-11-17 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jill Takasaki-Canfield 245 N Kukui St Suite 202 Honolulu HI 96817 1005173 0 X www.hawaiiliteracy.org X 1972 HI Hawaii Literacy's mission is to empower Hawaii's children and adults with essential reading, writing, and lifelong learning skills to strengthen themselves, families and communities. 19 18 23 303 0 0 774710 1005173 0 0 982 0 0 0 775692 1005173 0 0 0 0 769893 717291 0 0 11731 174852 172564 944745 889855 -169053 115318 116090 146651 148671 63914 -32581 82737 Hawaii Literacy's mission is to empower Hawaii's children and adults with essential reading, writing, and lifelong learning skills to strengthen themselves, families and communities. 0 0 701000 710844 234313 Continued to promote literacy and provide free literacy services to disadvantaged populations in Hawaii with low literacy skills, to better prepare them for greater educational and employment opportunities and improve life and parenting skills. To provide one-to-one literacy tutoring for adults with low literacy using trained volunteer tutors, to provide high quality youth and family literacy programs and lending libraries in public housing and other high need an at-risk areas, to provide free ESL and like skills classes to non-English speaking adults, and to operate a bookmobile to increase access and educational activities for lower income families in rural areas of O'ahu. Continue to expand Adult Literacy programs and other distance learning and online resources to continue providing support and tutoring services in-person and remotely. Continued to expand our digital learning platforms to reach and engage with more children and adults by continuing our weekly virtual classes to serve program participants. Continued to distribute literacy kits filled with new books, literacy activities, school supplies, and healthy snacks to keiki and their families. Created a PSA to promote literacy in Hawaii communities through a PBS. 0 0 0 701000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 HI X Hawaii Literacy Inc 8085376706 245 N Kukui Street Suite 202 Honolulu HI 96817 Jill Takasaki Canfield Executive Director 40 0 X X 110000 0 0 Kara Kitazaki-Chun President 1 X X 0 0 0 Jason Masaki Director 1 X 0 0 0 James A Wong Director 1 X 0 0 0 Mitchell Kaaialii Director 1 X 0 0 0 Kevin Katsura Director 1 X 0 0 0 Sean K Knox Director 1 X 0 0 0 Brandon Kurisu Director 1 X 0 0 0 R Scott Simon Director 1 X 0 0 0 Todd Withy Director 1 X 0 0 0 Doug Shimokawa Director 1 X 0 0 0 Jason Fujita Director 1 X 0 0 0 Aaron K Masuoka Treasurer 1 X X 0 0 0 Jamie Asato Treasurer 1 X X 0 0 0 Jamie Cheng Vice President 1 X X 0 0 0 Lyssa Fujie Director 1 X 0 0 0 Lynelle Marble Director 1 X 0 0 0 Jamie Kawamoto Director 1 X 0 0 0 Bryan Luke Director 1 X 0 0 0 110000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10178 0 60016 0 710844 224135 1005173 0 0 0 0 0 60016 0 1005173 0 0 0 110000 55000 55000 0 462987 417700 45287 82812 62109 20703 61492 50423 11069 6184 6184 18244 14595 3649 984 984 65479 52383 13096 36240 27180 9060 12543 9407 3136 12207 9430 2777 6566 6566 0 0 0 2386 1789 597 Fundraising Expenses 11731 0 0 11731 889855 701000 177124 11731 106328 133321 0 0 6720 6720 464 4032 363627 363627 0 0 0 0 2578 2578 116090 146651 21102 11785 63668 52129 63901 0 148671 63914 X -1751 16547 -30830 66190 -32581 82737 116090 146651 115318 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 949138 807942 694959 613763 862452 3928254 80 0 111459 111325 82705 305569 23558 36792 33874 49622 60016 203862 972776 844734 840292 774710 1005173 4437685 5505 1250 2115 2880 5800 17550 0 0 0 0 0 0 5505 1250 2115 2880 5800 17550 4420135 681 8432 -6430 982 0 3665 681 8432 -6430 982 0 3665 973457 853166 833862 775692 1005173 4441350 0.99522 0.99383 0.00083 0.00178 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 363627 0 363627 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pau Hana Networking Event 60016 0 60016 0 0 0 7000 0 4731 0 0 60016 0 60016 0 0 0 7000 0 4731 11731 48285 Schedule G, Part I, Line 1 Annual fundraiser allows Hawaii Literacy and its Board of Directors to network and engage with past and present donor support and other community partners. Attendees are invited to tour the Bookmobile and learn more about the programs held on all Hawaii Islands. Funds raised during the event are used for general operating costs across all Hawaii Literacy programs. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft is reviewed by the Executive Director and Board Treasurers. Any necessary revisions are made following the review. Revised drafts are reviewed again by the Executive Director and Board Treasurers. If no other revisions are needed, and upon satisfactory review, a final review of the draft is performed and upon approval, the Form 990 is submitted via the e-filing platforms. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Executive Director and Board members are required to report to the Board of Directors, in writing, on an annual basis, any closely related affiliations they have with individuals or organizations having business transactions with Hawaii Literacy, presently or expected in the near future to avoid potential conflict of interest. By Laws include a conflict of interest policy that governs the Board of Directors and its trustees, officials, and representatives, including the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Compensation review and approval process of the CEO, Executive Director, and other executive management is determined by the Board of Directors. The Board determines the compensation of the Executive Director by reviewing comparable data from various sources. Recommendations, discussions, and approvals by the Board are documented. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Hawaii Literacy makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. An extension was filed and approved. Letter received approving the extension request.