2025-02-13T11:40:02-05:00 2024-06-30 990303190 CARBONARO CPAS & MANAGEMENT GROUP 1885 MAIN ST STE 408 WAILUKU HI 96793 990 2023-07-01 990343488 BIG ISLAND MEDIATION BIGI 8088855525 PO BOX 7020 KAMUELA HI 96743 ERIC PAUL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8088855525 2024-12-31 true true GRETCHEN KREMEYER P00768528 8082425002 2025-02-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WEST HAWAII MEDIATION CENTER CHARLES GREENFIELD PO BOX 7020 KAMUELA HI 96743 410744 false X WHMEDIATION.ORG X 1999 HI WEST HAWAII MEDIATION CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND BUILD COMMUNITIES THAT VIEW CONFLICT RESOLUTION AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. THROUGH OUR MEDIATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHMC PROVIDES TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN A SAFE AND NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT. 7 7 7 49 0 288609 330541 67365 75574 243 2128 5336 949 361553 409192 0 0 252553 275306 0 19272 86359 93032 338912 368338 22641 40854 267387 287770 56458 35987 210929 251783 X WEST HAWAII MEDIATION CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND BUILD COMMUNITIES THAT VIEW CONFLICT RESOLUTION AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. THROUGH OUR MEDIATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHMC PROVIDES TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN A SAFE AND NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT. false false 251816 71795 GENERAL MEDIATION PROGRAM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024, WHMC PROVIDED MEDIATION SERVICES FOR 317 CASES (IN 136 OTHER-REFERRED AND 181 COURT- REFERRED CASES). WE SERVED 639 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS USING 42 VOLUNTEER MEDIATORS. ALL OF WHMCS COMMUNITY MEDIATION SERVICES ARE OFFERED ON A SLIDING SCALE FEE STRUCTURE, AND NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO AN INABILITY TO PAY. 13253 3779 WHMC'S PEER MEDIATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN STUDENTS OF THE SAME AGE GROUP TO USE MEDIATION TECHNIQUES TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN THEIR PEERS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN TALK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES AND, HOPEFULLY, WORK TOWARDS A WIN-WIN SOLUTION FOR BOTH DISPUTANTS. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS BY IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY HELPING TO DECREASE VIOLENCE AND CREATE A GREATER SENSE OF PEACE AND SECURITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, OUR PEER MEDIATION PROGRAM HELD TRAINING 7 SCHOOLS. 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IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND 2023. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WEST HAWAII MEDIATION CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND BUILD COMMUNITIES THAT VIEW CONFLICT RESOLUTION AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. THROUGH OUR MEDIATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHMC PROVIDES TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN A SAFE AND NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B WHMC'S PEER MEDIATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN STUDENTS OF THE SAME AGE GROUP TO USE MEDIATION TECHNIQUES TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN THEIR PEERS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN TALK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES AND, HOPEFULLY, WORK TOWARDS A WIN-WIN SOLUTION FOR BOTH DISPUTANTS. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS BY IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY HELPING TO DECREASE VIOLENCE AND CREATE A GREATER SENSE OF PEACE AND SECURITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, OUR PEER MEDIATION PROGRAM HELD TRAINING 7 SCHOOLS. WE TRAINED 325 STUDENTS TO BE PEER MEDIATORS WHO CONDUCTED 61 MEDIATIONS. 75% OF THOSE CASES WERE REFERRED BY STUDENTS THEMSELVES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND SALARY USING MARKET SURVEYS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES ALL SALARIES USING MARKET SURVEYS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.