Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaii Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EDUCATION
- Income
- $23,745
- Spending
- $23,161
- Reserves
- 36.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
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 (1)
- $23,161 spent. PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION: THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. SUCH CULTURAL AND EDUCATION PURPOSES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE TEACHING OF CLASSICAL JAPANESE DANCE AND THE PLAYING OF JAPANESE INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THE SAMISEN AND TSUZUMI (HAND DRUM). IN AN EFFORT TO PERPETUATE THE CLASSICAL JAPAN DANCE AND THE PLAYING OF CLASSICAL JAPANESE INSTRUMENTS IN HAWAII, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES DANCE AND INSTRUMENT RECITALS TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF STANDARD OF THESE PERFORMANCES, PROFESSIONAL DANCING AND MUSICAL INSTRUCTORS OF THE HANAYAGI SCHOOL IN JAPAN ARE BROUGHT IN TO TEACH, ASSIST AND AUGMENT THE "KAI" (FORMAL RECITAL). IN THE PAST, THE EXPENSES FOR THESE TEACHERS, AS WELL AS THE PRODUCTION COST, HAVE BEEN THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENTS OF THE HANAYAGI DANCING ACADEMY. YEARLY HANAYAGI ACADEMY SPONSORED RECITALS ARE PERFORMED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND A "KAI" SPONSORED BY THE ACADEMY EVERY FOUR YEARS TO THE PUBLIC. THE ACADEMY ALSO PERFORMS YEARLY AT THE JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION, AS WELL AS AT NUMEROUS OTHER JAPANESE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. SUCH PERFORMANCES HAVE INCLUDED PERFORMING AT THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN HONOLULU AND AT NUMEROUS TEMPLES. ON AN AVERAGE, THE ACADEMY STUDENTS PERFORM AT LEAST 6 TIMES DURING THE YEAR IN FULL FORMAL KIMOMO DRESS BEFORE THE GENERAL PUBLIC. HOWEVER, AT NO TIME DO THE STUDENTS OF THE ACADEMY OR ITS TEACHERS RECEIVE ANY FEE FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES. THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO RANGE IN AGE FROM 3 TO 70+ YEARS OLD ARE DEDICATED TO THE PERPETUATION OF THIS JAPANESE ART FORM WHICH GOES BACK HUNDREDS OF YEARS IN JAPANESE HISTORY. WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS AND THE RISING COST OF PUTTING ON THESE FREE PERFORMANCES AND "KAI", IT HAS BECOME INCUMBENT UPON THE ACADEMY TO SEEK OUTSIDE GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO SUPPLEMENT THIS EFFORT TO PRESERVE THIS ASPECT OF THE JAPANESE CULTURE.
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 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 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2003.
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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