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Hoahu Energy Cooperative Molokai

EIN 86-2799697 · Hoolehua, HI

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

HO'AHU ENERGY IS A COMMUNITY-OWNED & MANAGED ENERGY COOPERATIVE WHOSE PROFITS ARE SHARED WITH ITS SUBSCRIBERS & VESTED TOWARD COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF ITS PROJECTS. ITS MISSION IS TO PRODUCE COMMUNITY-OWNED, AFFORDABLE, RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEMBERS, THE COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT.

Income
$530,441
Spending
$265,364
Employees
2
Volunteers
30

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (5)
  1. $56,722 spent. KUALAPU'U COMMUNITY BASED RENEWABLE PROJECT
  2. $43,796 spent. PALA'AU COMMUNITY BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT
  3. $81,836 spent. OPERATE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS SO HIRED EMPLOYEES HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE CO-OP ENERGY PROJECTS SPONSORED AND ESTABLISHED BY HO'OAHU ENERGY COOPERATIVE MOLOKA'I.
  4. $36,424 spent. OVERALL ACTIVITIES BY THE COOPERATIVE IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE NOT ALLOCABLE TO THE TOP THREE (3) PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (PSA). ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: OUR NANOGRID PROJECT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO ENERGY EQUITY, SELECTING 15 QUALIFIED ?OHANA ON MOLOKAI WHO LIVE OFF-GRID TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY-DESIGNED PV SYSTEMS WITH BATTERY STORAGE. THIS INITIATIVE IS NOT JUST ABOUT PROVIDING ENERGY BUT IS A STEP TOWARDS ALLEVIATING THE ECONOMIC BURDENS OF FOSSIL FUELS AND ENHANCING THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF OUR COMMUNITYS MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERSFOCUSING ON HEALTH, ELDERLY CARE, AND THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN. BY INTEGRATING SMALL-SCALE NANOGRIDS WITH LARGER SCALE RENEWABLE PROJECTS, HO?AHU IS NOT ONLY ENHANCING OUR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE BUT ALSO PAVING THE WAY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THAT HONORS OUR CULTURAL LEGACY AND ENSURES OUR COMMUNITY THRIVES IN AN ERA OF MODERN ENERGY CHALLENGES.
  5. OVERALL ACTIVITIES BY THE COOPERATIVE IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE NOT ALLOCABLE TO THE TOP THREE (3) PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (PSA). ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: OUR NANOGRID PROJECT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO ENERGY EQUITY, SELECTING 15 QUALIFIED ?OHANA ON MOLOKAI WHO LIVE OFF-GRID TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY-DESIGNED PV SYSTEMS WITH BATTERY STORAGE. THIS INITIATIVE IS NOT JUST ABOUT PROVIDING ENERGY BUT IS A STEP TOWARDS ALLEVIATING THE ECONOMIC BURDENS OF FOSSIL FUELS AND ENHANCING THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF OUR COMMUNITYS MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERSFOCUSING ON HEALTH, ELDERLY CARE, AND THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN. BY INTEGRATING SMALL-SCALE NANOGRIDS WITH LARGER SCALE RENEWABLE PROJECTS, HO?AHU IS NOT ONLY ENHANCING OUR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE BUT ALSO PAVING THE WAY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THAT HONORS OUR CULTURAL LEGACY AND ENSURES OUR COMMUNITY THRIVES IN AN ERA OF MODERN ENERGY CHALLENGES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(12) benevolent life insurance association or utility cooperative.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(12) benevolent life insurance association or utility cooperative as not deductible.

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

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2022.

    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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