Hui Aloha Aina Momona
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Preservation and growth of Hawaiian Culture and lifestyle practices through education centered around indigenous starches and farming practices. Promoting Aina Momona through various community lifestyle and educational activities.
- Income
- $147,590
- Spending
- $136,906
- Reserves
- 2.1 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
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 (3)
- $27,803 spent. Aloha Aina Momona Farming & Community Outreach. Remediate land using indigenous farming techniques; provide community imu culture and natural farming workshops. Host workdays and network opportunities. Elevate national and community days of importance through celebration including La Hoihoi Ea & La Kuokoa. Distribute huli taro seed stock and ulu Breadfruit saplings for home and community gardens. Provide access to land to farm; establish framework for a sustainable and culturally historical model of living via the farmstead that the organization operates from. Establish models for sustainability through practices highlighted at the farmstead. Assist families in transitioning to more sustainable and food sustainable practices. Provide food workshops to elevate indigenous foods. Approximately 8,000 Kanaka were helped through these programs. Ulu saplings and huli were made available. Includes Occupancy.
- $40,093 spent. Papa & Pohaku. Continue Native Hawaiian practices of curing wood in fishponds taro patches and rivers and making implements for taro pounding papa and pohaku kuiai. Acquired woodmills to slab larger trees and make more boards and stones available to the public. Provide informational resources to individuals and families seeking to make or procure their own equipment. Provide guidance around culturally appropriate gathering practices. Approximately 200 families were reached.
- $20,894 spent. E Ola Haloa Kuiai. Provide kalo equipment and instruction to schools organizations and families. Teach people to make their own poi. Act as a food hub to connect farmers hunters and gatherers to families. Train individuals to teach others how to make their own poi. Provide resources for individuals interested in learning to cook indigenous starches for a modern palate. Perpetuate indigenous practices and culture through education. Approximately 100 Ohana were reached through these programs.
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 October 2011.
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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