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Nonprofit · EIN 46-4119442

AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR

Tax-exempt · HILO, HI 96720

Financials

$852K$853K2023$958K$902K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$958,289$901,554$56,735$199,622$5,897$193,725
December 31, 2023990$852,102$852,813-$711$137,515$525$136,990
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$930,487
of which government grants
$733,444
Program service revenue
$22,449
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$5,353

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$89,330
Other salaries and wages
$492,654
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$711,104
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$9,070
Travel
$15,926
Depreciation
$259
Program services (functional)
$766,344
Management and general (functional)
$135,210

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$137,515
Total assets, end of year
$199,622
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,897
Net assets, end of year
$193,725
Land, buildings and equipment
$259
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$41,344
Net assets with donor restrictions
$235,069
Gross receipts
$958,289
Employees
12
Volunteers
200
Year formed
2013
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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
REBEKAH OHARACEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$83,330$6,000
HANNAH KIHALANI SPRINGERCHAIR OF THE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DR MICHAEL J CHUNVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIEL KANIELA AKAKA JRVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ROBERT MCKENDRYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GERARD AKAKA MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR DOUGLAS JACOBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
REBEKAH OHARACEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$74,645$6,000
HANNAH KIHALANI SPRINGERCHAIR OF THE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DR MICHAEL J CHUNVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIEL KANIELA AKAKAVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ROBERT MCKENDRYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELE LEESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DR DOUGLAS JACOBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERARD AKAKA MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
60 NOWELO ST, HILO, HI 96720-2788
Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
PO BOX 1525, Kamuela HI 96743
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
REBEKAH OHARA, 60 NOWELA ST, HILO, HI 96720
Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
Robert K Masuda, 60 Nowelo St, Hilo HI 96720
Signed the 990
REBEKAH OHARA, CEO
Phone
(808) 895-6991
Return prepared by
CARBONARO CPAS & MANAGEMENT GROUP

Mission

TO ENHANCE AND PROMOTE A FOREST STEWARDSHIP ETHIC THAT EMBRACES RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES THROUGH INTEGRATION OF TRADITIONAL AND WESTERN KNOWLEDGE, AND THROUGH STRATEGIC COOPERATION AMONG PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. WE SUPPORT THREE INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS, CULTURAL PRACTICE, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • KAIAULU PUUWAAWAA COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSISTENCE FOREST AREA: THIS COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATION LED BY LINEAL DESCENDANTS OF PUUWAAWAA AIMS TO REFOREST 84-ACRES AT PUUWAAWAA, ONCE A VIBRANT DRYLAND FOREST, NOW DOMINATED BY INVASIVE GRASSES. THIS INITIATIVE IS AMONG HAWAII'S FIRST COMMUNITY-LED EFFORTS ON PUBLIC LANDS, OFFERING A MODEL FOR SIMILAR ENDEAVORS. GOALS INCLUDE FOREST RESTORATION, ENHANCING ACCESS TO CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT PLANTS, AUGMENTING CARBON SEQUESTRATION, AND FOSTERING RIDGE- TO-REEF RESILIENCE THROUGH BIOCULTURAL EDUCATION AND STEWARDSHIP.
    Expenses $306,538
  • OHIA DISEASE RESISTANCE PROGRAM (ODRP): A COALITION LED BY AFTF AND THE USDA FOREST SERVICE, ODRP STANDS AT THE FOREFRONT OF COMBATING RAPID OHIA DEATH (ROD), A FUNGAL PATHOGEN IMPERILING THE OHIA TREE (METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA) - A SPECIES FOUNDATIONAL TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL PRACTICES AND LIFEWAYS, AND AN ECOLOGICAL KEYSTONE THAT COVERS NEARLY ONE MILLION ACRES OF HAWAII'S LANDSCAPE; MAKING IT THE BACKBONE OF HAWAII'S NATIVE FORESTS AND WATERSHEDS. ROD HAS ALREADY CAUSED 180,000 ACRES IN OHIA MORTALITY. THE MISSION OF THE ODRP EMPHASIZES RESTORING THE FORESTS AFFLICTED BY ROD WITH POTENTIAL ROD-RESISTANT STRAINS OF OHIA, REPRESENTING A BEACON OF HOPE FOR HAWAII'S NATIVE FORESTS. RECENT MILESTONES INCLUDE: (1) EXECUTION OF TWO INTENSIVE DISEASE-RESISTANCE SCREENING TRIALS, INVOLVING 686 OHIA TREES FROM AREAS WITH PRONOUNCED ROD MORTALITY. (2) IDENTIFICATION OF 371 OHIA TREES SHOWCASING RESILIENCE AGAINST THE FUNGAL PATHOGEN THAT CAUSES ROD. (3) DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO USE DISEASE-RESISTANT OHIA TO RESTORE AREAS AFFECTED BY ROD, ENSURING THE TREE'S CONTINUED PRESENCE IN HAWAII'S LANDSCAPES.
    Expenses $260,556
  • PILINA AINA: A DYNAMIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN AFTF, THE US FOREST SERVICE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, PILINA AINA CELEBRATES AND REINFORCES THE PROFOUND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY AND THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS. THE TERM "PILINA" ENCAPSULATES RELATIONSHIPS, WHILE "AINA" REPRESENTS THE LAND, THE VERY CRUX OF THE INITIATIVE. PILINA AINA PROVIDES IMMERSIVE AND EMPOWERING AINA-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION RESOURCES THAT ENCOURAGE, FACILITATE, AND ENHANCE STUDENT, TEACHER, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS WITH AINA. THESE EXPERIENCES, ANCHORED IN PLACE AND HAWAIIAN LIFEWAYS AND PRACTICES, CULTIVATE A DEEPER AND PERSONALLY TRANSFORMATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF HAWAII'S NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND PROVIDE ENHANCED SECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREER-PREPAREDNESS FOR YOUTH. WE OFFER PROGRAMMING TO HAWAII'S GRADE 4-12 STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS THROUGH DAY TRIP FIELD COURSES, OVERNIGHT FIELD COURSES, INTENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS, AND YEAR-LONG PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN STEM. WE SERVE 1,000+ STUDENTS ANNUALLY.
    Expenses $199,250 · revenue $27,082

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
46-4119442
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C34)
Assets (IRS master file)
$199,622
Income (IRS master file)
$958,289

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$958,289$901,554$199,622XML
990December 2023$852,102$852,813$137,515XML
990December 2022$889,243$922,257$157,079IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2017–––IRS
990-N for 2016
Officer: Robert K Masuda
December 31, 2016≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 46-4119442).

Questions about AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR

What is the EIN of AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR is 46-4119442.
Is AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR 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 AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names REBEKAH OHARA.
Who are the officers and directors of AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,330 (REBEKAH OHARA, CEO).
How much revenue does AKAKA FOUNDATION FOR TROPICAL FOR have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $958,289, expenses of $901,554 and total assets of $199,622 at year end.

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