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Waikiki Improvement Association Inc

EIN 99-0118423 · Honolulu, HI

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What it says it does

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

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

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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$639,052 spent. THE ASSOCIATION IMPLEMENTS AND MANAGES PROGRAMS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF VISITORS AND RESIDENTS BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY NEEDS, DEVELOP STRATEGIES, SHAPE PUBLIC POLICY AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF WAIKIKI. THE ASSOCIATION MANAGES THE SUNSET ON THE BEACH PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO SPONSORS THE WAIKIKI NEW YEAR'S FIREWORKS DISPLAY. THE ASSOCIATION PRODUCES EVENTS SUCH AS WAIKIKI HULA (FKA INTERNATIONAL WAIKIKI HULA CONFERENCE) AND IS A CO-SPONSOR OF THE PAN-PACIFIC FESTIVAL. THE ASSOCIATION IS LEADING A PROJECT TO UPDATE AND REWRITE THE WAIKIKI SPECIAL DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES. THE GOAL OF THE REVISIONS IS TO PROVIDE CLEAR GUIDANCE TO DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS AND PROVIDE THE CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING WITH OBJECTIVE CRITERIA WITH WHICH TO EVALUATE PROJECTS IN WAIKIKI. IN MAY 2018, THE ASSOCIATION APPROVED ESTABLISHING THE WAIKIKI TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. THE WAIKIKI TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU'S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE, EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE MECHANISM TO MANAGE THE CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU'S PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, PARKING FACILITIES AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN WAIKIKI.

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

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 August 1968.
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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