Hawaii · Nonprofit
KAMA'AINA CARE INC
KAMA'AINA CARE INC (Hawaii) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,401 to it, the largest being LILIUOKALANI TRUST ($64,950). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $39M
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $144k
- Net assets
- $42M
What Kama'Aina Care Inc does
Mission
To serve children, families and our communities by providing ongoing quality education and enrichment programs to help build a sense of self, community and environment.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The preschool program serves children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age, providing a strong foundation during the most critical years of early childhood development. Through a nurturing and supportive environment, the program fosters positive self-esteem, confidence, independence, and essential self-help skills that contribute to lifelong learning and personal growth. Serving an average of 1,100 children each month across two islands, the preschool program makes a significant impact by helping young children build the skills they need for future success while supporting families and strengthening the communities we serve.
$19,297,755 spentof which $934,661 as grants$18,686,649 earned by the program67% of program spendingThe school age program serves children in kindergarten through 6th grade by providing safe, reliable care before and after school, during holidays, and when school is not in session. Through enriching activities in science, sports, art, music, and academics, the program supports children's growth and learning while helping working families maintain employment and contribute to the community. The program serves an average of 5,500 children each month across four hawaiian islands, making a significant impact on children, families, and communities statewide.
$8,891,090 spent$9,602,587 earned by the program31% of program spendingThe edventures program provided an affordable and accessible gathering space for community members to celebrate important life events and milestones. From first birthday parties to weddings and other special occasions, the hall served as a welcoming venue that brought families and communities together, fostering connection and creating lasting memories. The edventures program last operated in december 2024.
$422,934 spent$185,530 earned by the program1% of program spendingThe special program provides elementary children a safe environment during out of school time. Programs consist of educational, recreational and enrichment activities all day during the fall, winter, spring and summer breaks
$41,898 spent$930,971 earned by the program0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $28,653,677.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $17M to $31M (+85%).
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: 2022 12% · 2023 25% · 2024 22% · 2025 15%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
22% of KAMA'AINA CARE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Dana Vela
President/CEO
Board chair
Kathy Bryant
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income fell $65k → $11k.
1 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of KAMA'AINA CARE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 7 of 8 funders by total. 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
KAMA'AINA CARE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 45% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
45% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KAMA'AINA CARE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 74% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
53% of KAMA'AINA CARE INC's grant income comes from Hawaii funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $101 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
KAMA'AINA CARE INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 3,758 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,758 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding KAMA'AINA CARE INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $10k on record.
- Department of Defense$10k
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 KAMA'AINA CARE INC
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
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for KAMA'AINA CARE INC: 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 KAMA'AINA CARE INC?
- KAMA'AINA CARE INC (Hawaii) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,401 to it, the largest being LILIUOKALANI TRUST ($64,950). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does KAMA'AINA CARE INC have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $144,401 in grants to KAMA'AINA CARE INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KAMA'AINA CARE INC?
- LILIUOKALANI TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $64,950 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KAMA'AINA CARE INC 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 8 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