Nonprofit · EIN 99-0280373
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Tax-exempt · HONOLULU, HI 96816
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,164,267 | $1,256,117 | -$91,850 | $383,193 | $39,355 | $343,838 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,151,841 | $1,072,189 | $79,652 | $484,240 | $48,552 | $435,688 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $866,982
- of which government grants
- $579,987
- Program service revenue
- $297,247
- Investment income
- $38
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $101,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $479,289
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $580,789
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,121
- Occupancy
- $172,299
- Travel
- $37,178
- Program services (functional)
- $926,713
- Management and general (functional)
- $153,125
- Fundraising (functional)
- $176,279
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $484,240
- Total assets, end of year
- $383,193
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,355
- Net assets, end of year
- $343,838
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $343,838
- Gross receipts
- $1,164,267
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1990
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKIE STOCCHETTI | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $101,500 |
| JEFFERY A BELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICARDO GALINDEZ | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK S DAVIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN LUKE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY DINGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE FINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA HOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE HOUSEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN KANDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN KAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN LIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE MIYAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN UY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INDRU WATUMULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAI IENG YEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISOO OSHIMA CPA | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OWEN OGAWA | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKIE STOCCHETTI | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $101,500 |
| JEFFERY A BELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARK S DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY DINGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE FINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICARDO GALINDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA HOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE HOUSEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE MIYAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN UY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INDRU WATUMULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISOO OSHIMA CPA | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OWEN OGAWA | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3512 WAIALAE AVE, HONOLULU, HI 96816-2719
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ISOO OSHIMA CPA, 745 FORT ST MALL STE 1900, HONOLULU, HI 96813
- Signed the 990
- ISOO OSHIMA CPA, DIRECTOR EMERITUS
- Phone
- (808) 563-9391
- Website
- WWW.HIFF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- OCCPA LLC
Mission
TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF FILM. TO ACT AS A CREATIVE PIPELINE FOR HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC, SHOWCASING NEW AND EMERGING TALENT FROM HAWAII, ASIA, AMERICAS, EUROPE, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, THE HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (HIFF) PRESENTED TWO FILM FESTIVALS, MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER-BUILDING INDUSTRY INITIATIVES, AND FREE COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND NETWORKING EVENTS. IN 2024, HIFF SHOWCASED 332 FILMS FROM 55 COUNTRIES. HIFF 2024 HELD 248 SCREENINGS TO AN AUDIENCE OF NEARLY 50,000. IN 2024, 455 UNIQUE FILMMAKERS, ACTORS, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PARTICIPATED IN THESE FILM EXHIBITION PROGRAMS VIA.LIVE PANELS, SEMINARS, DISCUSSIONS, EVENTS, AND Q&A'S WITH HIFF AUDIENCES.Expenses $556,032 · revenue $297,247
- IN 2024, HIFF PRESENTED EIGHT FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVING 11,468 PARTICIPANTS IN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY: -GUEST FILMMAKER PROGRAM (SERVED 1,034 STUDENTS FROM 28 HAWAII SCHOOLS / 30 VISITING FILMMAKERS, -YOUTH EDUCATION SCREENINGS/YES PROGRAM (SERVED 7,390 STUDENTS ACROSS 60 HAWAII SCHOOLS), -STUDENT SHOWCASE (318 PARTICIPANTS), -FUTURE FILMMAKERS WORKSHOPS (81 PARTICIPANTS), -HIFF ACM ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (766 PARTICIPANTS) -HIFF 'OPIO FEST (1,848 PARTICIPANTS) -HIFF STUDENT FILMMAKER COMMITTEE (20 COLLEGE STUDENTS), -HIFF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (11 HIGH SCHOOL + COLLEGE STUDENTS) IN 2024, HIFF ALSO PRESENTED MUTLIPLE FREE INDUSTRY PROGRAMS INCLUDING PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, FILMMAKER Q&A'S, AND ONLINE EVENTS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE PACIFIC ISLAND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: 79 FILMMAKER DISCUSSIONS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 6411) 14 LIVE PANELS, SEMINARS, AND MASTERCLASSES (TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 1,996) HIFF ONLINE CREATORS & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (10 PARTICIPANTS) ALL HIFF 2024 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND INDUSTRY PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED FOR FREE TO PARTICIPANTS STATEWIDE ACROSS 6 ISLANDS. HIFF CONSIDERS THE PROGRAMS A SUCCESS WITH EXTREMELY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AUDIENCE, AND FILMMAKERS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE TO EXPAND PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FILMMAKING AND THE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY, INCRASE APPRECIATION FOR FILM AS AN ART FORM, INSPIRE STUDENTS AND FILMMAKERS IN THEIR MEDIA-RELATED WORK, AND HEIGHTEN CROSS-CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. HIFF 2024 ADDITIONALLY HOSTED 51 FREE PROGRAMS AND FILMS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO AUDIENCES VIA COMMUNITY SCREENINGS, WORKSHOPS, ETC.Expenses $370,681
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 | Not 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
- 99-0280373
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A31Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $383,193
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,164,267
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,164,267 | $1,256,117 | $383,193 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,151,841 | $1,072,189 | $484,240 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $996,083 | $982,685 | $389,828 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 99-0280373).
Questions about HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- What is the EIN of HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is 99-0280373.
- Is HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 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 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 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 HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 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 HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ISOO OSHIMA CPA.
- Who are the officers and directors of HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $101,500 (BECKIE STOCCHETTI, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,164,267, expenses of $1,256,117 and total assets of $383,193 at year end.
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