Hawaii · Nonprofit
HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI
HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI (Hawaii) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $22,000 to it, the largest being THE MUSSER FUND ($12,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $317k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $22k
- Net assets
- $215k
What Hokulani Children's Theatre of Molokai does
Mission
The mission of Hokulani Childrens Theatre of Molokai HCTOM is to enrich the lives of children on Molokai to inspire them, to create a better community with the skills learned through performing arts develop artistic expression through training and education and become community builders.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Digital Media and Creative Arts Program - Provided creative media, film, digital art, and technology-based art education to approximately 55 youth participants, Activities included weekly film and editing instruction, Creative Media coursework, Drawing and Digital Art Camp, student-produced promotional videos, performance trailers, and the production of the Flight of the Mothman short film. The program introduced students to creative industry career pathways while developing technical, artistic, communication, and story-telling skills.
$9,512 spent8% of program spendingCommunity Plays and Performing Arts Program - Provided free performing arts education and theatrical opportunities for youth of Molokai. Approximately 150 - 175 youth participated in acting classes, improvisation, music instruction, choir, summer camps, rehearsals and live theatrical productions. Major activities included the productions of Flight of the Mothman, Holes and the Hokulani Chidrens Christmas Concert. The program focused on building confidence, creativity, communication skills, teamwork, leadership, and self-discipline through the performing arts. Public perfomances and events reached more than 800 community members during the year.
$8,415 spent8% of program spendingInter-Island Collaborative Programs - Provided educational travel, cultural exchange, and performing arts collaboration opportunities for approximately 40 Molokai youth participants and a similar number of youth from Lanai through partnerships with neighboring islands. Activities inclued worshops, camps, performances, career exploration experiences, and collaborative events with partner organizations on Maui and Lanai. These experiences expanded access to arts education, exposed students to professional performance environments, and strengthened relationships among youth across the islands while fostering leadership, teamwork, and cultural exchange.
$7,665 spent7% of program spendingProgram Service Expenses 86,336, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Altogether Program includes all other program services.
$86,336 spent77% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $111,928.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI’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
HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% 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
“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
HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI draws 55% of its grant income from funders outside Hawaii, across 2 states in all.
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.
Against its field
HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI
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In Hawaii
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI?
- HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI (Hawaii) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $22,000 to it, the largest being THE MUSSER FUND ($12,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $22,000 in grants to HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI?
- THE MUSSER FUND is the largest funder on record, with $12,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HOKULANI CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MOLOKAI 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 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