Na Mamo O Muolea
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PERPETUATE TRADITIONAL AHUPUAA MANAGEMENT OF THE MUOLEA AHUPUAA AND TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN MUOLEAS NATURAL, CULTURAL, SCENIC, HISTORIC AND MARINE RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT, EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
- Income
- $136,227
- Spending
- $102,264
- Reserves
- 12.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $96,973 spent. BY CARING FOR MUOLEA, IT CAN REMAIN A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES FOCUS ON TRADITIONAL VALUES, SHARE KNOWLEDGE, AND MOOLELO. BY PRACTICING CULTURAL LEADERSHIP AND KEEPING CULTURAL PRACTICES IN USE, MUOLEA CAN SERVE AS A MODEL AND VOICE FOR HAWAIIANS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF MUOLEA, KOALI, HANA, AND OTHERS IN EAST MAUI AND BEYOND. WE TAKE CARE TO RESPECT AND LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER SO THAT MUOLEA CAN BE CARED FOR AS A HEALTHY GATHERING PLACE THAT IS A SOURCE OF LIFE AND INSPIRATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE LAND AND SHORELINE WERE PROTECTED, NMOM SEEKS TO PROTECT RESOURCES AS WELL AS THE TRADITIONAL SUBSISTENCE USES AND THOSE VALUES AND PRACTICES THAT HELP US TO CARE FOR RESOURCES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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