Kauai Philippine Cultural Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
1. TO DEVELOP, OWN, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A COMMUNITY CENTER TO PROMOTE AND PERPETUATE FILIPINO CULTURE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KAUAI AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF HAWAII; AND 2. PROVIDE REPOSITORY AND LIBRARY FOR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND ITEMS RELATING TO FILIPINO HISTORY ON KAUAI; AND 3. OPEN AND ENCOURAGE ALL ETHNIC GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS USAGE OF THE FACILITY.
- Income
- $29,301
- Spending
- $56,681
- Spent on programs
- 23%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 93% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 91% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1522% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- MAINTAINING AND OPERATING OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO PROMOTE AND PERPETUATE FILIPINO CULTURE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KAUAI AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF HAWAII. IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING AN EXTERNAL BATHROOM FOR K-PAL (KAUAI POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE) FOR AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAMS. KPCC STRIVES TO BE A FACILITY WHICH HELPS PERPETUATE THE FILIPINO CULTURE AND ENCOURAGE ALL OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO USE THE CENTER, IN PROMOTING ARTS AND CULTURE AS WELL AS PROMOTING COMMUNITY AWARENESS TO NOTABLE EVENTS AND SERVES AS A FACILITY VENUE FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITY. TO PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURE, KPCC HOSTED AND SPONSORED THE FILIPINO FOLK DANCING CLASSES ON 8/11/24 AND 9/8/24. ON 10/18/24 AND 10/19/24 KPCC SPONSORED FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH WITH VARIOUS EXHIBITS, FOOD, AND ENTERTAINMENT. IT ALSO CO-SPONSORED THE KAUAI CHORALE CONCERTS IN MAY AND DECEMBER 2024. TO PROMOTE TRAINING AND AWARENESS OF IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENTS, KPCC SPONSORED AND HOSTED THE KAUAI FIRE DEPARTMENT "FIRE AWARENESS EDUCATION" ON OCTOBER 5, 2024, WITH EDUCATIONAL FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. ON NOVEMBER 16, 2024, THE HAWAII FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 300 PACKETS FROM THE KPCC FACILITY. IN JUNE 2024, KPCC SPONSORED AND HOSTED THE WELCOME PARTY FOR THE FILIPINO TEACHERS WHO ARRIVED ON KAUAI UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOREIGN TEACHERS HIRING PROGRAM. SINCE KPCC IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED CENTRALLY IT IS A CHOSEN VENUE FOR TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS BY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. IT SPONSORED AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING RF MARKET STUDY MEETING ON 7/1/24 WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID SMITH, FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INSTITUTE. OTHER TOWN HALL MEETINGS INCLUDED GUEST SPEAKERS LUKE EVSLIN AND NADINE NAKAMURA, KAUAI'S REPRESENTATIVES TO THE HAWAII STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. KPCC CO-SPONSORED THE KAUAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AFTER HOURS MEETING ON DECEMBER 10, 2024. KPCC SPONSORS THE ZUMBA CLASS ATTENDED BY SEVERAL WOMEN EVERY WEDNESDAY. KAUAI BAPTIST CHURCH USES THE FACILITIES EVERY SUNDAY FOR SERVICES AND SOKA GAKKAI, A GLOBAL COMMUNITY-BASED BUDDHIST ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES PEACE CENTERED ON RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF LIFE USES THE FACILITY ON THE 1ST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH. KAUAI POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUES (K-PAL) IS LEASING THE PORTION OF THE BUILDING FOR THEIR OPERATIONS. K-PAL IS A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO DEVELOP CHARACTER, SELF-DISCIPLINE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AMONG KAUAI'S YOUTH THROUGH SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES. IT ALSO STRENGTHENS POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ENCOURAGES KIDS TO "OBEY THE L.A.W.". MAINTAINING AND OPERATING OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO PROMOTE AND PERPETUATE FILIPINO CULTURE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KAUAI AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF HAWAII. IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING AN EXTERNAL BATHROOM FOR K-PAL (KAUAI POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE) FOR AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAMS. KPCC STRIVES TO BE A FACILITY WHICH HELPS PERPETUATE THE FILIPINO CULTURE AND ENCOURAGE ALL OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO USE THE CENTER, IN PROMOTING ARTS AND CULTURE AS WELL AS PROMOTING COMMUNITY AWARENESS TO NOTABLE EVENTS AND SERVES AS A FACILITY VENUE FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITY. TO PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURE, KPCC HOSTED AND SPONSORED THE FILIPINO FOLK DANCING CLASSES ON 8/11/24 AND 9/8/24. ON 10/18/24 AND 10/19/24 KPCC SPONSORED FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH WITH VARIOUS EXHIBITS, FOOD, AND ENTERTAINMENT. IT ALSO CO-SPONSORED THE KAUAI CHORALE CONCERTS IN MAY AND DECEMBER 2024. TO PROMOTE TRAINING AND AWARENESS OF IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENTS, KPCC SPONSORED AND HOSTED THE KAUAI FIRE DEPARTMENT "FIRE AWARENESS EDUCATION" ON OCTOBER 5, 2024, WITH EDUCATIONAL FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. ON NOVEMBER 16, 2024, THE HAWAII FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 300 PACKETS FROM THE KPCC FACILITY. IN JUNE 2024, KPCC SPONSORED AND HOSTED THE WELCOME PARTY FOR THE FILIPINO TEACHERS WHO ARRIVED ON KAUAI UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOREIGN TEACHERS HIRING PROGRAM. SINCE KPCC IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED CENTRALLY IT IS A CHOSEN VENUE FOR TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS BY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. IT SPONSORED AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING RF MARKET STUDY MEETING ON 7/1/24 WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID SMITH, FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INSTITUTE. OTHER TOWN HALL MEETINGS INCLUDED GUEST SPEAKERS LUKE EVSLIN AND NADINE NAKAMURA, KAUAI'S REPRESENTATIVES TO THE HAWAII STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. KPCC CO-SPONSORED THE KAUAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AFTER HOURS MEETING ON DECEMBER 10, 2024. KPCC SPONSORS THE ZUMBA CLASS ATTENDED BY SEVERAL WOMEN EVERY WEDNESDAY. KAUAI BAPTIST CHURCH USES THE FACILITIES EVERY SUNDAY FOR SERVICES AND SOKA GAKKAI, A GLOBAL COMMUNITY-BASED BUDDHIST ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES PEACE CENTERED ON RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF LIFE USES THE FACILITY ON THE 1ST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH. KAUAI POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUES (K-PAL) IS LEASING THE PORTION OF THE BUILDING FOR THEIR OPERATIONS. K-PAL IS A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO DEVELOP CHARACTER, SELF-DISCIPLINE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AMONG KAUAI'S YOUTH THROUGH SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES. IT ALSO STRENGTHENS POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ENCOURAGES KIDS TO "OBEY THE L.A.W.".
- $12,750 spent. IN 2023 THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TOTALING 12,775 TO AID THE PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES, AFFECTED BY TYPHOON EGAY. FUNDS TOTALING 12,750 WERE TRANSFERRED THROUGH THE ROTARY CLUB IN JANUARY 2024 TO ASSIST THE PEOPLE IN BOTH LAOAG AND VIGAN CITY IN THE ILOCOS REGION FROM SEVERE FLOODING.
- IN 2023 THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TOTALING 12,775 TO AID THE PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES, AFFECTED BY TYPHOON EGAY. FUNDS TOTALING 12,750 WERE TRANSFERRED THROUGH THE ROTARY CLUB IN JANUARY 2024 TO ASSIST THE PEOPLE IN BOTH LAOAG AND VIGAN CITY IN THE ILOCOS REGION FROM SEVERE FLOODING.
Source: Form 990 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 September 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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