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Green Will Conservancy Inc

EIN 26-4001666 · Pahoa, HI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EMPOWER/SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY TEACHING PRACTICAL SKILLS LIKE COMPUTER LITERACY, PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, GARDENING, CHARITY WORK, AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION. ALSO, PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR RESILIENCE. EXTEND THESE RESOURCES TO PROFESSIONALS IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND WELFARE. SHOWCASE OUR PROGRAMS ONLINE AND OFFER TRAINING FOR REPLICATION. HIGHLIGHT OUR USE OF EMDR THERAPY FOR WIDER ADOPTION IN HAWAII AND BEYOND, BENEFITING OUR TARGET GROUPS.

Income
$108,715
Spending
$126,149
Reserves
6.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 77%

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

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.

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 (3)
  1. $66,032 spent. GWC PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING UTILIZING EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR) PSYCHOTHERAPY TO CHILDREN, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES, FIRST RESPONDER ADULTS WITH ADDICTIONS, AND COMMUNITY THERAPISTS, SEEKING EMDR THERAPY AS PART OF THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENTS, PRIVATE PAY, AND MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH OTHER AGENCIES.
  2. $25,227 spent. THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, INNOVATION, AND EMDR PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING AND CONSULTATION TO INDIVIDUAL PRACTIONERS AND ORGANIZATIONS. EMDR INFORMED AND CAPABLE CARE TRAINING, AS WELL AS OTHER TRAUMA INFORMED PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING, IS PROVIDED IN A BI-WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY WITH PEER REVIEW FOR HAWAII, AND OTHER COMMUNITY THERAPISTS. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION DIFFUSER EMDR AS A RESILIENCY ENHANCING INNOVATION TO THE GENERAL HAWAII COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY THE ATHERTON FOUNDATION.A FOSTER CARE TRAINING GRANT FROM THE GEIST FOUNDATION IS TO SURVEY FOSTER CARE SUPPORT AGENCIES AND FOSTER CARE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII TO ASSESS THEIR NEEDS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING AND ORGANIZING. GWC WILL PROVIDED CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING MODULES AND IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT TEENS AND ADULT CAREGIVERS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMO PROGRAMS. THIS TWO-YEAR $25,000 GRANT WAS LAUNCHED LATE IN THIS YEAR.GWC EXECUTED MEMORANDUMS OF AGREEMENT WITH HAWAII ISLAND RECOVERY TO TREAT ADULT PATIEINTS LIKE VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS IS AN EMDR DEMO PROGRAM TO DETERMINE IF AN INPATIENT HOSPITAL THAT TREATS ADULTS FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN IMPROVE IT'S SERVICES BY EMDR INNOVATION. THIS IS THE FIRST KNOWN INPATIENT SUBSTANCE/TRAUMA HOSPITAL TO USE EMDR EXCLUSIVELY AS BOTH THE CLINICAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE MAIN FOCUS OF PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION. GWC INTENDS TO RESEARCH AND PUBLISH ITS FINDINGS THROUGH THIS ONGOING AGREEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $40,000 A YEAR WHICH BEGAN 9/23/2023.
  3. $12,340 spent. TWO GROUP DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL EDUCATION ARE SPONSORED BY THE HAWAII COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S TRUST ($15,000) AND THE GEIST FAMILY FOUNDATION ($25,000).THE TEEN ELDER BRIDGING GENERATIONS PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS "TECHBRIDGE OR "HUI MANO," CONNECTS YOUTH AND ELDERS TO BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS GENERATIONS. IT EMPOWERS YOUTH AS CONSULTANTS AND SUPPORTS ELDERS AS MENTORS TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES BY PROMOTING DIGITAL LITERACY AND WELLNESS. MANY MEMBERS ARE FAMILY OR OHANA WITH GRANDPARENTS AND TEEN GRANDCHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM ALSO ENGAGES THEM IN NATURE ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS THE "GARDEN LAB-FOR - FOOD INSECURITY," TO SUPPORT THEM AND COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS WITH FOOD SUPPLIES.THE ADULT CAREGIVER RESOURCING GROUP, KNOWN AS "RESOURCEFUL CONNECTIONS," OFFERS A DEMO MODEL PHASE 1-2 EMDR SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILY AND PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVERS. THIS TRAINING HELPS THEM DISCOVER THE POWER OF RESOURCING IN A SUPPORTIVE GROUP SETTING, PROMOTING HEALING AND GROWTH.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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