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Hawaiian Hope Org

EIN 47-4690540 · Honolulu, HI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong92 out of 100GovernanceWeak41 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To expose the community to technology and help them become more familiar with technology, through education, job training and hands on opportunities. To provide technology based services and facilitate the distribution of refurbished donated computers, hardware and other furnishing to other non profit organizations, low income families, homeless shelters and individuals, clean and sober living and prisoner re-entry programs. To manage online data management systems, digital data destruction and provide tech training for computer repairs and refurbishing. To operate an integrated service hub and public access facility that will include an internet cafe for the purpose of providing access to technology, tech and retail skills training.

Income
$314,239
Spending
$187,766
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
10.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 77%
Employees
0
Volunteers
40

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2023, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 40% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2023, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2023, 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. $11,570 spent. During 2023 as we were exiting the covid mandates many people still did "work from home and "school from home". This especially impacted low income families as many of them do not have computers at home, or Internet access. In 2023 we saw a constant demand in our output of refurbished computers as a number of other organizations and foundations came to us to purchase, get or provide computer hardware for their clients to try to meet their needs. As a testament to our success and quality of refurbishing computers, even the State of Hawaii was purchasing refurbished Laptops from us for their projects, classes and training sessions. Overall, our total output of refurbished computers maintained at 2,000 computers in a single year. Many computers going to families with multiple people, and we estimate we served roughly 6,000 people with these computers.
  2. $15,069 spent. During 2023 several non profit organizations hired us to revamp their computer networks, phone systems and other technology. This generates revenue for us, it gives us the opportunity to provide real world hands on training to our volunteers, It enforces our reputation of being experts in technology and the ability to train our volunteers, and it assists other non profits in upgrading their technology and typically dropping their expenses by implementing newer technology and getting rid of the old stuff. In just ONE example, we helped another non profit organization save roughly $2,300 a MONTH by converting their offices to an upgraded computer network, installing fiber internet services - removing the old legacy DSL, and converting their phone system from a proprietary system over to an industry standard VoIP phone system. Once we completed our project with them, their new monthly expenses were only $425 a month for a system that is drastically better than what they had before. This helped the organization cut expenses and redirect that saved money to other projects that needed it.
  3. $138,524 spent. In August of 2023 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, experienced a disaster of a fire that wiped out the entire town. Over 13,000 residents lost everything with the fire covering over 3 square miles turning everything to ash. Hawaiian Hope Org responded by applying for a grant to get computer equipment to the people so they could communicate with friends and relatives, apply for disaster relief and to help them in any way possible with the technology. The grant was approved and we started sending computers over to the disaster relief centers on Maui. In total we committed to providing 1,300 computers to the the people in need. We have shipped roughly 600 computers and this is an ongoing project.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2023, 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2018.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2023.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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