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Nonprofit · EIN 99-4608757

KAIAULU INITIATIVES

Tax-exempt · LAHAINA, HI 96761

Financials

$15K$3K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KAIAULU INITIATIVES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-EZ$14,670$3,369$11,301$11,301–$11,301
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,550
Program service revenue
$6,120

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$733
Other expenses
$2,636
Program services (functional)
$1,462

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$0
Total assets, end of year
$11,301
Total liabilities, end of year
–
Net assets, end of year
$11,301
Cash, savings and investments
$5,113
Gross receipts
$14,670

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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JEREMY DELOS REYESPRESIDENT5$0
JORDAN RUIDASVICE PRESIDE1.25$0
SHANNON I'ISECRETARY1.25$0
GRACIE DELOS REYESTREASURER2.5$0
RILEY BONDDIRECTOR1.25$0
KATIE AUSTINDIRECTOR1.25$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3932 MAHINAHINA ST, LAHAINA, HI 96761-9349
In care of
% GRACE DELOS REYES
Mailing address (990-N for 2024)
3932 Mahinahina St, Lahaina HI 96761
Principal officer (990-N for 2024)
Jeremy Delos Reyes, 3932 Mahinahina St, Lahaina HI 96761
Signed the 990-EZ
JEREMY DELOS REYES, PRESIDENT
Phone
(808) 298-1742
Return prepared by
BARBARA J QUERRY LLC

Mission

KAIAULU INITIATIVES IS REGREENING AND REBUILDING LAHAINA ONE TREE AND ONE PERSON AT A TIME THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, COMMUNITY NETWORKING & SUSTAINABILITY WHILE INCORPORATING HAWAIIAN CULTURAL PRACTICES.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • REFORESTATION AND AINA RESTORATION OUR REFORESTATION PROGRAM IS THE FOUNDATION OF KAIAULU INITIATIVES' WORK, RESTORING LAHAINA'S UPLAND WATERSHED THROUGH HANDS-ON NATIVE PLANTING, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, AND WATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2023, WE HAVE COORDINATED OVER 150 VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS, ENGAGING MORE THAN 1,200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN OVER 4,000 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS, INCLUDING A'ALI'I, KOA, WILIWILI, AND ULU. VOLUNTEERS HAVE COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED OVER 6,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TOWARD REGENERATING THE LANDSCAPE, REBUILDING SOIL HEALTH, AND STRENGTHENING THE ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL INTEGRITY OF LAHAINA'S UPLANDS. EACH PLANTING EVENT STRENGTHENS BOTH THE ECOSYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY. THE RETURN OF NATIVE SPECIES IMPROVES SOIL STABILITY, INCREASES GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, AND REDUCES WILDFIRE RISK, WHILE PARTICIPANTS REPORT A RENEWED SENSE OF HOPE, HEALING, AND PURPOSE. BY INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL LAND- MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, THIS PROGRAM HAS TRANSFORMED THE AINA INTO LIVING CLASSROOMS AND SAFE SPACES FOR CULTURAL RECONNECTION. IN THE SHORT TERM, WE PLAN TO REPLANT AND STABILIZE 25 ACRES OF PRIORITY WATERSHED AREA BY THE END OF 2026. INSTALL SUSTAINABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT YEAR-ROUND MAINTENANCE.IN THE LONG TERM, WE PLAN TO CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE FROM FALLOW LAND TO RESTORING A PORTION OF THE 350-ACRE PROJECT AREA INTO A NATIVE FOREST CANOPY, REINTRODUCING CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT NATIVE PLANTS FOR COMMUNITY GARDENS, AND CREATING FOOD CROPS TO SUPPORT LOCAL CONSUMPTION AND RESILIENCE.
    Expenses $731
  • EDUCATION: CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP EDUCATION IS WOVEN INTO EVERY ASPECT OF KAIAULU INITIATIVES' WORK. THROUGH OUR HANDS-ON RESTORATION PROJECTS, WE TEACH BOTH VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENTS THE DEEP INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN CULTURE AND ECOLOGY. EVERY WEEK, DURING OUR TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND SUNDAY VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS, PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY NATIVE AND INVASIVE PLANTS, APPLY SUSTAINABLE LAND-CARE TECHNIQUES, AND UNDERSTAND THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF EACH SPECIES THEY HELP RESTORE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 1,200 VOLUNTEERS HAVE ENGAGED IN THIS FORM OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, GAINING KNOWLEDGE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE LAND TO PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE TRANSFORMATION. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER STRUCTURED OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT MERGE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL VALUES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. OUR KU I KE KUMU OUTDOOR CURRICULUM, FOR EXAMPLE, ENGAGES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FIELD-BASED EDUCATION THAT CONNECTS THEM TO PLACE THROUGH TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, MO'OLELO, AND CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES. PARTICIPANTS GAIN A WORKING UNDERSTANDING OF NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND DEVELOP THE CONFIDENCE TO ACT AS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEERS ALIKE REPORT STRONGER CONNECTIONS TO HAWAIIAN CULTURE, IMPROVED AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES, AND AN OVERALL INCREASE IN CIVIC AND ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY. THESE SESSIONS HAVE HELPED TO BUILD A COMMUNITY NETWORK OF INFORMED, CAPABLE CARETAKERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY SHAPING THE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE OF LAHAINA. IN THE SHORT TERM, WE PLAN TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS OF WEEKLY VOLUNTEER SESSIONS BY CREATING STANDARDIZED LEARNING MODULES AND PLANT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS. EXPAND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS TO REACH THREE ADDITIONAL YOUTH PROGRAMS BY 2026.IN THE LONG TERM, WE PLAN TO DEVELOP THE KAIAULU RESTORATION SITE INTO A LIVING OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER WHERE INTERGENERATIONAL EDUCATION THRIVES, BRIDGING ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING TO SUSTAIN LAHAINA FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
    Expenses $366
  • MENTAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALING KAIAULU INITIATIVES RECOGNIZES THAT HEALING THE LAND AND HEALING THE PEOPLE ARE INSEPARABLE. IN THE WAKE OF THE 2023 LAHAINA FIRE, OUR COMMUNITY HAS CARRIED NOT ONLY PHYSICAL LOSS BUT ALSO EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL TRAUMA. IN RESPONSE, WE ARE DEVELOPING A DEDICATED MALAMA MIND, MALAMA AINA PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATES MENTAL HEALTH AND CULTURAL RESTORATION THROUGH AINA-BASED HEALING PRACTICES. THIS INITIATIVE BUILDS ON WHAT WE ALREADY PRACTICE DURING OUR VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS BY CREATING SPACE FOR REFLECTION, CONNECTION, AND EMOTIONAL RELEASE THROUGH HANDS-ON AINA CARE. THE PROGRAM UNDER DEVELOPMENT WILL FORMALIZE THIS APPROACH BY INCORPORATING GUIDED MINDFULNESS, GROUP DISCUSSION, AND CULTURAL WORKSHOPS LED BY PRACTITIONERS IN HULA, LEI- MAKING, AND LA'AU LAPA'AU (TRADITIONAL PLANT MEDICINE). ALTHOUGH STILL IN ITS FORMATIVE STAGES, THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL IMPACTS OF POST-DISASTER RECOVERY BY FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING, PURPOSE, AND RESILIENCE. EARLY FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS IN OUR EXISTING VOLUNTEER DAYS INDICATES A STRONG EMOTIONAL BENEFIT: INDIVIDUALS REPORT FEELING CALMER, MORE GROUNDED, AND RECONNECTED TO BOTH COMMUNITY AND AINA AFTER EACH SESSION. WE PLAN TO DESIGN AND PILOT A STRUCTURED AINA-BASED WELLNESS CURRICULUM BY 2026 THAT BLENDS CULTURAL PRACTICE, MINDFULNESS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. WE ARE ALSO PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO EXPAND ACCESS AND REACH MORE PARTICIPANTS ACROSS MAUI'S RECOVERY NETWORK, ENSURING THAT COMMUNITY HEALING REMAINS AT THE HEART OF RESTORATION.
    Expenses $365

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-N on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

File the 2025 990-N for KAIAULU INITIATIVES

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
99-4608757
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
2024
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C60)
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,301
Income (IRS master file)
$14,670

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-N for 2024
Officer: Jeremy Delos Reyes
December 31, 2024≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-EZDecember 2024$14,670$3,369$11,301XML

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 99-4608757).

Questions about KAIAULU INITIATIVES

What is the EIN of KAIAULU INITIATIVES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KAIAULU INITIATIVES is 99-4608757.
Is KAIAULU INITIATIVES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
Are donations to KAIAULU INITIATIVES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KAIAULU INITIATIVES file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of KAIAULU INITIATIVES 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 KAIAULU INITIATIVES last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2024 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Who is the principal officer of KAIAULU INITIATIVES?
The 990-N for 2024 names Jeremy Delos Reyes.
Who are the officers and directors of KAIAULU INITIATIVES?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does KAIAULU INITIATIVES have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $14,670, expenses of $3,369 and total assets of $11,301 at year end.

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