Skip to main content

Nonprofit · EIN 83-3612121

KAULUAKALANA

Tax-exempt · KAILUA, HI 96734

Financials

$826K$425K2023$861K$831K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KAULUAKALANA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$861,430$831,225$30,205$870,055$62,917$807,138
December 31, 2023990$826,391$424,641$401,750$784,815$7,882$776,933
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$667,960
of which government grants
$33,095
Program service revenue
$175,271
Investment income
$21,885
Net income from fundraising events
-$3,686
Other revenue
-$3,686

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$122,311
Other salaries and wages
$292,396
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$508,438
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$31,233
Occupancy
$10,000
Travel
$44,869
Depreciation
$3,963
Program services (functional)
$558,202
Management and general (functional)
$251,861
Fundraising (functional)
$21,162

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$784,815
Total assets, end of year
$870,055
Total liabilities, end of year
$62,917
Net assets, end of year
$807,138
Land, buildings and equipment
$55,007
Net assets without donor restrictions
$680,996
Net assets with donor restrictions
$126,142
Gross receipts
$871,714
Employees
13
Volunteers
5,000
Year formed
2019
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
BERT KALEO WONGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$105,200$9,326
MAYA SAFFERYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
DAWN MAHICO-VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
KIANA FRANKCO-VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JULIE KAOMEASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOEL PERALTOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
KAHIKINA DE SILVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HEIDI GUTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BERT KALEO WONGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$94,683$5,148
MAYA SAFFERYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
DAWN MAHICO-VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
KAHIKINA DE SILVACO-VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JULIE KAOMEASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOEL PERALTOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
HEIDI GUTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
KIANA FRANKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 833, KAILUA, HI 96734-0833
In care of
% MAYA SAFFERY
Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
PO Box 833, Kailua HI 96734
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MAYA SAFFERY, PO BOX 833, KAILUA, HI 96734
Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
Joel C Peralto, 1329 Oma Omao Pl, Hilo HI 96720
Signed the 990
MAYA SAFFERY, PRESIDENT
Phone
(808) 961-3462
Return prepared by
THE CPA COLLECTIVE LLC

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO RESTORE AND GROW HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLACE THROUGH THE ALOHA 'AINA PRACTICES OF RETELLING OUR KAILUA-SPECIFIC STORIES, REPLANTING AND EATING OUR ANCESTRAL FOODS, AND CARING FOR THE SACRED SITES, LANDS, AND WATERS OF OUR BELOVED AHUPUA'A OF KAILUA.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ULUPO & AINA GENERAL: OUR ULUPO PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LAND RESTORATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT ULUPO NUI, OUR PRIMARY 'AINA PROGRAM SITE IN KAILUA, O'AHU. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, PLANTING OF NATIVE SPECIES, SOIL REMEDIATION AND REVITALIZATION, EXPANDING THE CULTIVATION OF KALO AND OTHER FOOD CROPS, AND CARING FOR ULUPO HEIAU AND OTHER ROCK STRUCTURES AS PART OF AN ANCIENT AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX. WE ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN THESE ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS REGARDING THE BALANCED AND RESPECTFUL USE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES IN KAILUA. IN 2024, WE MAINTAINED 35 LO'I KALO (WETLAND TARO PATCHES) AND CLEARED 400 SQUARE FEET OF THE ULUPO HEIAU ROCK STRUCTURE OF INVASIVE WEEDS.
    Expenses $459,400 · revenue $149,016
  • KA PAHUHOPU O KAWAINUI: THIS IS AN OUT-OF-SCHOOL, HAWAIIAN CULTURE BASED, 'OLELO-RICH, 'AINA EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TO EARLY HIGH SCHOOL-AGED LEARNERS FROM KAILUA AND NEIGHBORING AHUPUA'A IN KO'OLAUPOKO, O'AHU. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ENGAGING YOUTH WITH CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY IN INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF HAWAIIAN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES INCLUDING STORY-TELLING, MELE, FOOD CULTIVATION AND PREPARATION, AND COMMUNITY-BASED LAND STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION.
    Expenses $57,328 · revenue $850
  • PILI MAI & KUOKOA: (MEANING "TO COME TOGETHER") BRINGS TOGETHER FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS TO FACILITATE THEIR RECONNECTION TO HALOA (THE FIRST KALO PLANT AND ELDER SIBLING OF THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE), EACH OTHER, AND OUR HOMELAND IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE, INSPIRE, AND ORGANIZE THE REGENERATION OF OUR COMMUNITY AROUND THE CULTURAL PRACTICES OF POI MAKING. THE PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS A MULTI-MONTH PROGRAM FOR A COHORT OF KAILUA-CONNECTED FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS, CENTERED AROUND LEARNING AND PERPETUATING THE PROCESS OF GROWING, HARVESTING, PREPARING, AND POUNDING KALO INTO POI. PARTICIPATION IS BY INVITATION ONLY. THE CULMINATING ACTIVITY IS THE FAMILIES HOST A KALO POUNDING TENT AT A COMMUNITY GATHERING IN CELEBRATION OF LA KUOKOA WHERE THEY TEACH OTHER FAMILIES HOW TO MAKE POI.
    Expenses $41,474 · revenue $25,405

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
83-3612121
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
2019
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$870,055
Income (IRS master file)
$871,714

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$861,430$831,225$870,055XML
990December 2023$826,391$424,641$784,815XML
990December 2022$534,020$332,866$391,980IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2019
Officer: Joel C Peralto
December 31, 2019≤ $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 83-3612121).

Questions about KAULUAKALANA

What is the EIN of KAULUAKALANA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KAULUAKALANA is 83-3612121.
Is KAULUAKALANA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
Are donations to KAULUAKALANA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KAULUAKALANA 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 KAULUAKALANA 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 KAULUAKALANA 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 KAULUAKALANA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MAYA SAFFERY.
Who are the officers and directors of KAULUAKALANA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,200 (BERT KALEO WONG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does KAULUAKALANA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $861,430, expenses of $831,225 and total assets of $870,055 at year end.

Other nonprofits in KAILUA

All nonprofits in KAILUA · Hawaii · Community improvement and capacity building