Hawaii · Nonprofit
AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY
AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY (Hawaii) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $230,586 to it, the largest being LAWRENCE S AND CAROLYN H OKINAGA FOUNDATION ($167,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $194k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $231k
- Net assets
- $181k
What American Judicature Society does
Mission
The mission of the American Judicature Society (AJS) is to secure and promote an independent and qualified judiciary and a fair system of justice. AJS is the only non-profit in Hawaii with this singular mission and it is not affiliated with any government entity or professional organization. It approaches issues in an objective, fact-based, and non-partisan manner which is important to stem the loss of faith and basic knowledge of the judicial branch of government, a foundational pillar of the U.S. democracy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program and a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Started Judicial Vacancies Study in 2025.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Completed two projects in 2025 - (1) The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence Upon the Judiciary and (2)To Increase Public Understanding of the Judiciary in a Democratic Society.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Sidebar Program. AJS sponsors an annual event, called the Sidebar Program, which offers a unique opportunity to observe a moderated discussion of issues and challenges faced by young attorneys, as analyzed by a panel of distinguished judges. The Sidebar Program promotes networking and small-group discussions with the judges. Summer associates and young lawyers are encouraged to participate in this informative program.
$5,949 spent$5,585 earned by the program9% of program spendingCompleted project focused on civics education with three primary goals - (1) enhancing public understanding of the judiciary's role in a democratic society; (2) inspiring students and young professionals to pursue careers as judges; and (3) strengthening the organization's framework.
$42,967 spent$65,464 earned by the program64% of program spendingCompleted "Impacts of Artificial Intelligence Upon the Judiciary" project
$12,500 spent$12,500 earned by the program19% of program spendingStarted judicial vacancies study in 2025.
$6,086 spent$7,500 earned by the program9% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $67,502.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $86k to $198k (+128%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2025 34%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Lawrence Okinaga
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $7k → $56k.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 78% · 2021 85% · 2022 80% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY's grant income comes from Hawaii funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $18k on record.
- NJ$12k
- VT$7k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Hawaii
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY?
- AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY (Hawaii) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $230,586 to it, the largest being LAWRENCE S AND CAROLYN H OKINAGA FOUNDATION ($167,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $230,586 in grants to AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY?
- LAWRENCE S AND CAROLYN H OKINAGA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $167,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Hawaii. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing