Nonprofit · EIN 20-1489691
HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER
Tax-exempt · KAPAAU, HI 96755
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,813,512 | $1,539,107 | $274,405 | $2,741,350 | $167,240 | $2,574,110 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,414,509 | $1,297,331 | $117,178 | $2,514,423 | $214,718 | $2,299,705 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,570,687 | $1,300,938 | $269,749 | $2,442,242 | $259,715 | $2,182,527 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $922,629
- Program service revenue
- $851,009
- Investment income
- $32,008
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $7,817
- Other revenue
- $7,866
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $87,763
- Other salaries and wages
- $676,532
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,023,659
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,377
- Occupancy
- $34,245
- Travel
- $8,561
- Depreciation
- $66,541
- Program services (functional)
- $1,101,961
- Management and general (functional)
- $284,310
- Fundraising (functional)
- $152,836
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,514,423
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,741,350
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $167,240
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,574,110
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $944,114
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,492,037
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $82,073
- Gross receipts
- $1,842,298
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 110
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- HI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA S ELLIOTT | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $80,941 | $6,824 |
| SHANE VINCENT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY RUSTAD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA COLVIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY GREESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA S ELLIOTT | PRESIDENT/DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $71,300 | $6,655 |
| SHANE VINCENT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY RUSTAD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA COLVIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY GREESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA S ELLIOTT | PRESIDENT/DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $71,300 | $5,983 |
| SHANE VINCENT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY RUSTAD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA COLVIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY GREESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 551752, KAPAAU, HI 96755-1752
- In care of
- % LINDA S ELLIOTT
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LINDA S ELLIOTT, PO BOX 551752, KAPAAU, HI 96755
- Signed the 990
- LINDA S ELLIOTT, CEO
- Phone
- (808) 884-5000
- Website
- HAWAIIWILDLIFECENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ACCUITY ADVISORS LLC
Mission
CARE AND CONSERVATION OF NATIVE WINGED WILDLIFE TO REVERSE THE EXTINCTION TREND IN HAWAII.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED CARE AND PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION TO OVER 1,000 SICK AND INJURED NATIVE BIRDS AND BATS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF HAWAII, INCLUDING FEDERALLY THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES. PROVIDED TREATMENT FOR A VARIETY OF INJURIES, ILLNESS, MALNUTRITION, EMACIATION, AND MORE. EXPANDED HOSPITAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE MORE INTENSIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND SURGERIES. THE CENTER CARES FOR HUNDREDS OF NATIVE BIRD AND BAT PATIENTS ANNUALLY FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF HAWAII, WITH A MAJORITY OF PATIENTS ORIGINATING FROM OAHU, MAUI NUI, AND HAWAII ISLAND. CENTER STAFF ALSO ASSIST WITH KAUAI PATIENTS FROM SAVE OUR SHEARWATERS WHEN REQUESTED. TO MAKE A STATEWIDE PROGRAM POSSIBLE, HWC MANAGED A STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER PILOTS AND DRIVERS, AS WELL AS COORDINATED VOLUNTEERS TO WORK IN WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND PUBLIC AREAS. STAFF ALSO MANAGED THE OAHU SEABIRD AID PROGRAM, WHICH RESCUED OVER 1,000 BIRDS IN A FOUR-WEEK TIMEFRAME. HWC CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A WILDLIFE RESCUE HELP DISPATCH AND ANSWERED OVER 1,000 CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.Expenses $799,129 · revenue $622,810
- THE HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER IS THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF THE SAVE OUR SHEARWATERS (SOS) PROGRAM. SOS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION TO SICK AND INJURED NATIVE BIRDS AND BATS ON KAUAI. THE SOS PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 1979 AND HELPS HUNDREDS OF SEABIRDS AS WELL AS OTHER NATIVE WINGED WILDLIFE SPECIES ANNUALLY ON KAUAI. IN ADDITION TO MANAGING THE FISCAL OPERATIONS OF THE SOS PROGRAM, HWC ALSO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL VETERINARY SUPPORT TO THE SOS TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM HAD ALL THE NECESSARY MEDICATIONS FOR PATIENTS IN THEIR CARE AND PROVIDED ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED MEDICAL PROCEDURES WHEN NEEDED THROUGH HWC PARTNERS.Expenses $255,886 · revenue $199,428
- HWC CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO LOCAL STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. 33 GROUPS VISITED THE CENTER, A TOTAL OF 406 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. HWC ALSO PARTICIPATED IN 19 COMMUNITY EVENTS ON HAWAII ISLAND AND OAHU, ESTIMATING OVER 11,000 INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC FROM THOSE EVENTS. STAFF UTILIZED SOCIAL MEDIA TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND TO SHARE UPLIFTING AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, PARTNERED WITH CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF HAWAII TO PUT ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HAWAII ISLAND FESTIVAL OF BIRDS, A FULL-DAY FAMILY- FRIENDLY EVENT SPOTLIGHTING CRITICAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND BUILDING JOY AND ENTHUSIASM AROUND NATIVE BIRD SPECIES. HWC WILDLIFE TEAM ALSO CONTINUED INTERNSHIP AND EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE FACILITY. WILDLIFE REHABILITATION INTERNSHIPS PROVIDED AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN ANIMAL CARE, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND SOME ASPECTS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. TWO-WEEK EXTERNSHIPS WERE ALSO AVAILABLE TO CURRENT VETERINARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BUILD CLINICAL SKILLS ALONG WITH THEIR ANIMAL CARE EXPERIENCE. THE EXTERNSHIPS PROVIDE VETERINARY STUDENTS EXPOSURE TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ISSUES AS WELL. INTERNS AND EXTERNS BOTH WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR VETERINARIAN AND WILDLIFE STAFF.Expenses $46,946 · revenue $36,588
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1489691
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,741,350
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,842,298
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,813,512 | $1,539,107 | $2,741,350 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,414,509 | $1,297,331 | $2,514,423 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,570,687 | $1,300,938 | $2,442,242 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,347,358 | $1,148,128 | $2,231,726 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1489691).
Questions about HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER
- What is the EIN of HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER is 20-1489691.
- Is HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LINDA S ELLIOTT.
- Who are the officers and directors of HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,941 (LINDA S ELLIOTT, CEO).
- How much revenue does HAWAII WILDLIFE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,813,512, expenses of $1,539,107 and total assets of $2,741,350 at year end.
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