Akahiao Nature Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH A SENSE OF WONDER; DISCOVER THE HIDDEN PATHWAYS, THE UNWRITTEN HISTORIES, YOUR OWN PERSONAL STORY AND A WORLD OF NEW POSSIBILITIES; INNOVATE WITH CREATIVE EXCELLENCE TO BUILD MODELS OF A BETTER WORLD AND INTEGRATE LIFE, LEARNING, COMMUNITIES AND A SENSE OF PLACE INTO A PURPOSEFUL EXISTENCE.
- Income
- $172,276
- Spending
- $383,008
- Reserves
- 7.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 63%
- Highest pay
- $72,265, executive di
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)
- $364,246 spent. AKAHIAO NATURE INSTITUTE IS A MULTI-SERVICE ORGANIZATION WHOSE VISION IS TO CREATE A MODEL FOR OUR FUTURE - A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE AND NATURE LIVE AS ONE AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER IN A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL WAY OF LOVE AND RESPECT. AKAHIAO RUNS NATURE IMMERSION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND A NATURE- BASED PRESCHOOL THAT CENTERS AROUND OUTDOOR LEARNING. THE FUNDAMENTAL GOAL OF ANIS PROGRAMS IS TO GIVE THE NEXT GENERATION THE TIME AND UNDERSTANDING WITH OUR PLANET TO DEVELOP A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP. THE LEARNING AT ANI IS GUIDED BY THE CULTIVATION OF TWO NATURES: THE NATURE OF OUR KEIKI WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS; AND BY THE NATURAL WORLD WHERE QUALITY LEARNING HAPPENS. WE STRIVE TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP OF RECIPROCITY AND THANKFULNESS BETWEEN THE TWO NATURES AND AMONGST THE KEIKI THEMSELVES. THROUGH EXPLORATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD, WE BELIEVE OUR KEIKI WILL DISCOVER THEIR INNATE SENSE OF WONDER AND CURIOSITY, ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL APTITUDE AND DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF IN RELATION TO THE WORLD AROUND US. THE YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE VALUES WORKSHOPS THAT HELP OUR YOUTH DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS, THEIR VALUES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD.
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 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 June 2019.
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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