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Hawaii Women in Filmmaking

EIN 46-3144513 · Honolulu, HI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Educate and encourage women and girls to tell stories and express themselves through film.

Income
$168,156
Spending
$132,611
Reserves
3.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 85%
Highest pay
$54,924, key employee

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

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.

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 (4)
  1. $25,218 spent. Fiscal Sponsorship - As a fiscal sponsor, Hawaii Women in Filmmaking (HWF) collects and administers public donations on behalf of film projects. Public donations, less an administrative fee, are then remitted to filmmakers to fund their film projects. in 2025, HWF provided fiscal sponsorship funding to two filmmakers. One film project was a documentary about a female Olympic athlete. The other film project recounted a story form native Hawaiian mythology.
  2. $10,410 spent. Reel Camp for Girls - HWF provides a "hands on" workshop environment to educate youth to tell their own stories and experiences through filmmaking. In 2025, HWF put on one camp for five students, who completed one film, which was subsequently publicly shown as an entry in the Hawaii International Film Festival's spring showing.
  3. $1,981 spent. Women of Wonder (WoW) Film Festival - This annual film festival highlights and celebrates the lives and accomplishments of women from around the world. The 2025 WoW film festival was screened by 100+ attendees and featured 27 short films which were about women, featured women and/or were created by women.
  4. $9,844 spent. All Other programs

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

  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 October 13, 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 2025.

    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 May 2014.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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