Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce
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What it says it does
TO ENHANCE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS BY PROMOTING KOREAN BUSINESS DIVERSITY AND GROWTH, CREATING ECONOMIC VITALITY WITHIN HAWAII AND INTERNATIONALLY.
- Income
- $16,027
- Spending
- $100,555
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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. 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 (4)
- $91,117 spent. THE ANNUAL KOREAN FESTIVAL IS ONE OF THE PREMIER CULTURAL EVENTS IN HAWAII, BRINGING TOGETHER A BROAD ARRAY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS FROM THE KOREAN COMMUNITY IN A JOINT CELEBRATION OF THEIR UNIQUE HERITAGE.
- $2,268 spent. HKCC PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM (DBEDT) BUSINESS TRADE MISSION TO SOUTH KOREA. THE GOAL OF THE MISSION IS TO BROADEN AND DEEPEN HAWAII'S RELATIONSHIP WITH KOREA IN THE AREAS OF GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, TOURISM, ARCHITECTURAL AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
- HKCC HOLDS NUMEROUS FINANCIAL PLANNING SEMINARS EACH YEAR FOR THE KOREAN COMMUNITY THROUGH THE HELP OF ITS DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS, WHO REPRESENT FIRMS SUCH AS MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER, MERRILL LYNCH, AXA, AND EDWARD JONES. HKCC ALSO BENEFITS KOREAN SENIOR CITIZENS WITH SPECIAL SEMINARS, SUCH AS THE AARP SEMINAR ON MEDICARE.
- $375 spent. THE HAWAII KOREAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (HKCC) MEMBERSHIP ENCOMPASSES A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONALS, AND ENTREPRENEURS. HKCC PROMOTES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND TOURISM BETWEEN HAWAII AND KOREA THROUGH NON-RECURRING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS NOT PREVIOUSLY LISTED.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1975.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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