Sakyadhita Hawaii
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Lai Community Peace Center is a community resource center offering education and training in nonviolence, compassion, and wisdom. The Center based on Buddhist principles of nonharm, ethical conduct, compassion, loving kindness, and wisdom, as well as values of gender equity and appreciation of cultural diversity. Programs include training in meditation, conflict resolution, peace leadership and empowerment, and non-violent communications skills. Programs in mindfulness, sustainable agriculture, food cultures, and wellness benefit all sectors of the community, with some programs designed especially for woman and children. The vision of Sakyadhita Hawaii is to establish Lai Peace Center on five acres of landin Waialua, on the island of Oahu. Classes, workshops, and retreats in mindfulness, healing arts, Buddhist studies, and world religions are offered to the community throughout the year.
- Income
- $134,563
- Spending
- $296,183
- Reserves
- 2 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 (3)
- $18,245 spent. Sakyadhita Hawai'i provided education and training in sustainable agriculture for children and adults, instruction in nourishing native species, mindful gardening, planting trees, planting and harvesting organic vegetables, soil analysis, grafting, irrigation systems, agricultural technologies, and so on, for many community groups.
- $271,336 spent. Sakyadhita Hawai'i provided facilities for many cultural and educational programs in the community. The construction of the new program hall enables us to reach out to keiki (children), youth, and kupuna (elders) to offer training in mindfulness, loving kindness, wellness, plant-based nutrition and cooking, film series, and so on.
- $1,800 spent. Sakyadhita Hawai'i provided education and training for the community in world cultures, intercultural and interreligious understanding, ethics, women's empowerment, social justice, world religions, and so on, using online resources.
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
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 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 September 2014.
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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