Daniel K Inouye Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE DANIEL K. INOUYE INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ITS MISSION IS TO PERPETUATE THE LEGACY OF SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE BY FOSTERING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, AND PUBLIC SERVICE. THE INSTITUTE ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT LEADERSHIP TRAINING, POLICY EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PRIMARILY BENEFITING THE PEOPLE OF HAWAI'I AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $144,980
- Spending
- $20,630
- Reserves
- 72.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (2)
- $5,189 spent. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, SPONSORED PRESENTATION OF DEFINING COURAGE FILM WITH LIVE MUSIC AND CHOIR PERFORMANCE AT SENATOR INOUYES ALMA MATER, MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL; SHARING THE WORLD WAR II LEGACY OF AMERICANS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY WHO SERVED IN THE SEGREGATED MILITARY UNITS OF THE 100TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, AND 522ND FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION.
- $6,959 spent. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SUPPORTED A SHORT FILM CONTEST FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING STUDENTS EXPLORE AND INTERPRET EACH YEARS THEME WHICH CAME FROM THE LATE SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYES CAREER. THE THEMES EACH YEAR FOCUSED ON CIVICS/POLITICS, HISTORY. THE SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED AWARDS AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 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? 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in October 2025. It is too new to have a track record.
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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