Ea Ecoversity
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EA ECOVERSITY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY-DRIVEN LEARNING, TRAINING, CREDENTIALING, AND OTHER LONG-TERM SOCIETAL BENEFITS TO KA LAHUI HAWAI'I.
- Income
- $239,203
- Spending
- $181,135
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 6.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 250
- Highest pay
- $4,370, executive director (from 11/23)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 426% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (3)
- $72,060 spent. HO'OKANAKA: EA ECOVERSITY'S HO'OKANAKA PROGRAM SUPPORTS ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING CULTURALLY-DRIVEN LEARNING FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS. IN FY 23-24, HO'OKANAKA ENGAGED 10 NATIVE HAWAIIAN NON-PROFIT STAFF IN YEAR-ROUND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL AND HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND MORE. FOUR INTERACTIVE, ASYNCHRONOUS COURSES WERE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE, MO'OLELO KAHIKO, ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES, AND HAWAIIAN FOOD PREPARATION. THESE COURSES AIM TO PERPETUATE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. ADDITIONALLY, A PROTOTYPE OF A HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK AND AN EMPLOYEE PORTAL WERE INITIATED.
- $65,566 spent. KANAKA CULINARY ARTS: EA ECOVERSITY'S KANAKA CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM AIMS TO CREATE A TWO-YEAR, HYBRID HAWAIIAN CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG HAWAIIANS AGED 15-30, FOCUSING ON TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN AND LOCALLY-SOURCED INGREDIENTS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES EIGHT ASYNCHRONOUS CULTURE-BASED COURSES, FOUR IN-PERSON INTERNSHIPS, A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, AND HANDS-ON FOOD PREPARATION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS HAWAI'I. IT ALSO FEATURES A CO-DESIGNED MICRO-CREDENTIALING PROCESS DEVELOPED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS. ELEVEN YOUNG HAWAIIANS WERE SELECTED FROM 86 APPLICANTS TO LAUNCH THE FIRST KANAKA CULINARY ARTS COHORT IN FALL 2024.
- $18,500 spent. KA PAPA LO'I: EA ECOVERSITY'S KAPAPA LO'I O KEALI'IKUA'AINA PROGRAM SUPPORTS A SELF-SUSTAINING HAWAI'I WHERE NATIVE HAWAIIANS THRIVE THROUGH THE PERPETUATION OF TRADITIONAL LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. IN FY 23-24, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS REVITALIZED 5 ACRES OF TARO PATCHES IN WAIPI'O VALLEY, CREATING YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING AT THE WAIPI'O TARO PATCH COMPLEX. THEY OFFERED 15 CULTURALLY-DRIVEN LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ENGAGED OVER 200 LEARNERS OF ALL AGES IN HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE, LAND STEWARDSHIP, AND CULTURAL PRACTICES WITHIN THIS LEGENDARY WAHI PANA.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 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 June 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 January 2023.
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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