Mauis Sons and Daughters of the Nisei Veterans
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PERPETUATE THE LEGACY CREATED DURING WORLD WAR II BY THE 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, THE 100TH BATTALION AND THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, AND THE 1399TH; THE LEGACY OF NISEI VETERANS.
- Income
- $25,437
- Spending
- $27,889
- Reserves
- 104.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 66%
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 (2)
- PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CONTINUE ONGOING PROJECT OF COMPILING ORAL HISTORIES, GATHERING MEMORABILIA & LITERATURE TO MEMORIALIZE AND PERPETUATE THE IDEALS AND HISTORY OF THE MEN OF THE 100TH BATTALION, 442ND RCT AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE DURING WWII, THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE NISEI VETERANS.
- PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN COMRADES SERVING IN THE 100TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AND THE 1399TH ENGINEERING BATTALION, COMRADES WHO WERE KILLED IN MILITARY SERVICE DURING WWII. THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS LATER EXPANDED TO BENEFIT ANY MAUI HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. A MAJOR CRITERIA WAS A PERSONAL STATEMENT BY EACH APPLICANT TO DESCRIBE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NISEI VETERAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY MIGHT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE ISLAND COMMUNITY. THE INTENT WAS TO EDUCATE THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE LEGACY LEFT BY THE NISEI SOLDIERS AND TO MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IN PERPETUATING THIS LEGACY.
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? 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 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 June 1986.
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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