Be Ready Manoa Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To prepare, educate, and disseminate information on disasters of all types, including natural disasters to residents within and outside of the Manoa community so that they know what to do to keep themselves safe and provide volunteer service to their community in the event of a disaster. To have supplies and communications protocols ready to coordinate relief effort within the community while we wait for first responders and/or provide volunteer support for first responders and other government agencies post disaster.
- Income
- $3,450
- Spending
- $2,343
- Reserves
- 16.1 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 (4)
- $3,955 spent. 2022 Program Highlights: BRM held a Tonga Tsunami Relief Drive and collected donated cash/goods that were given to the local church that was spearheading the overall relief effort; BRM held several community events to promote disaster preparedness (Online Webinar on the 2022 Hurricane Season; Hurricane Information Booth at the local shopping mall; Communications practice - where we ask residents to use their FRS and HAM radios; Annual Disaster Preparedness Fair); BRM held a mock Incident Command Center to practice the set up of the ICC that will service the community post disaster (like a major hurricane).
- $1,694 spent. In 2023, Be Ready Manoa conducted several events to promote disaster preparedness: Community Emergency Response Team training, Central Pacific Hurricane Season Forecast webinar in partnership with the National Weather Service, a Hurricane Preparedness Information Desk at the local shopping center, and a Maui Fire Donations drive (in lieu of doing our annual disaster preparedness fair). In addition, we conducted several communication network practice drills (where volunteers within a given sector of the neighborhood practices using their FRS or HAM radios).
- $1,477 spent. In 2024, Be Ready Manoa held a Round Robin in which residents were trained in various practical skills (search and rescue, first aid, survival techniques, etc.). Be Ready Manoa also sponsored a 2024 Hurricane Season Forecast presentation and tour of the National Weather Service, a Hurricane Preparedness Booth at the local shopping mall, communication practices in which residents used walkie talkies as an alternative form of communication, and the annual Disaster Preparedness Fair. All events were free of charge.
- $2,343 spent. In 2025, Be Ready Manoa held several events to promote the importance of disaster preparedness - including the Annual Disaster Preparedness Fair, Community Emergency Response Team training, Manoa Coconut Wireless training (a program where we give free walkie talkies to residents to use when phone lines and electricity are not available), a hurricane season forecast workshop, and monthly walkie talkie communication practices. On a regular basis, Be Ready Manoa communicates important disaster related information and training opportunities through its website, via email distribution, and instant messaging when necessary.
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 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 February 2017.
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 November 4, 2026.
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