Hawaii · Nonprofit
Livable Hawaii Kai Hui
Livable Hawaii Kai Hui (Hawaii) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $627,382 to it, the largest being THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ($470,894). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $89k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $627k
- Net assets
- $11M
What Livable Hawaii Kai Hui does
Mission
Our mission is to uphold the integrity of the East Honolulu Sustainable CommunitiesPlan which sets guidelines for sensible development respectful of Hawaiian culturaland natural resources that make East Honolulu a unique place to live. Protection ofland through stewardship or acquisition and connecting community to said lands via education, conservation, and volunteerism engagement.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.
Programs
Nursery: New expansion master land plan provided to Kamehameha Schools. Lease renewal discussion on hold per landowner thus all community programs were shut down through May 2023. No new edible plantings nor growth of inventory of native plant. Firebreaks were maintained and community education two day gathering held in May. Continue to host are Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts and WCCC.
$58,183 spent37% of program spendingHawea & Keawawa Wetland: Renewed agreement with Chaminade University to manage the water quality assessment and use of the preserve as an outdoor classroom. Maintained the endangered wetland bird (Hawaiian Moorhen) count of 14 with 3 successful nesting seasons. Extended the self-managed volunteer program to increase community opportunity. Planted 20 new native seedlings. Applied for 3 grants.
$39,664 spent$1,205 earned by the program25% of program spendingKa Iwi: Received a reimbursable City and County of Honolulu Grants in Aid for $150K for Kaiwi mauka. Kaiwi Explorations 2023 hosted 185 residents on educated hikes about the cultural and natural significance of the area. This free community event runs for two days with support from partners The Trust for Public Land, Sierra Club Oahu Group, Maunalua.Net, Kamehameha Schools, State of Hawaii Dept. of Parks & Rec., Hui Nalu and Hawaii Trail and Mountain Club. Completed a flora and fauna report. Opened the lands to UH Manoa archeological professor and students to do field work. Kaiwi mauka trail maintenance and self-managed walk /hike pilot programs extended through the year to assist the public with outdoor opportunities.
$29,883 spent19% of program spendingOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Paiko Ridge and other: Commenced with seeking access through BWS property to Paiko Ride. Protected (over 300 acres) through an acquisition process. Worked with community group Kupa Aina o Kuliouou on the purchase of approximately 4 acres of land in the back of Kuliouou they want to protect. Worked through the purchase with the landowner and raised funds privately so land can be held until group is ready to purchase it in 2024 via Clean Water and Natural Lands funds. Other programs include a firebreak in Kamilonui Valley and the Hawea Heiau. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5:
$30,064 spent19% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $157,794.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 $8.4M to $11M (+36%).
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: 2021 0% · 2022 1% · 2023 22%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
41% of Livable Hawaii Kai Hui’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (92% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2020: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $471k → $50k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% 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 Livable Hawaii Kai Hui’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
Livable Hawaii Kai Hui leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% 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
100% 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 Livable Hawaii Kai Hui.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 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
Livable Hawaii Kai Hui draws 76% of its grant income from funders outside Hawaii, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k 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
Livable Hawaii Kai Hui has grown faster than three-quarters of the 3,119 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,119 environment nonprofits under $100k, FY2023
Government funding Livable Hawaii Kai Hui receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $33k on record.
- Department of the Interior$33k
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 Livable Hawaii Kai Hui
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
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
65%
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 Livable Hawaii Kai Hui: 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 Livable Hawaii Kai Hui?
- Livable Hawaii Kai Hui (Hawaii) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $627,382 to it, the largest being THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ($470,894). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Livable Hawaii Kai Hui have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $627,382 in grants to Livable Hawaii Kai Hui, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Livable Hawaii Kai Hui?
- THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND is the largest funder on record, with $470,894 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Livable Hawaii Kai Hui 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 FY2023 (financials across 2020–2023), and the filings of 3 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