Waianae Coast Community Mental Health Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The organization's primary exempt purpose is to support resillient communities by providing behavioral health, preventative and community-based services to children, adults and families with integrity, aloha and cultural awareness.
- Income
- $5.6 million
- Spending
- $5.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 107
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $107,566, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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
0 of 10Did not give 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.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
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, 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 (4)
- $3.2 million spent. Adult group home program operates in 15 different locations providing 24-hr and 8-16 hr housing services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness with the goal of moving consumers through the residential continuum to a more permanent and independent living options of their choice. The program is financially supported by a fee for service contract with the Hawaii Department of Health, Adult Mental Health Division.
- $1.2 million spent. Children and adolescent mental health services: therapeutic foster home and crisis placements, shelter services to children up to 18 years of age. The programs also provide home-based counseling and independent living skills development. This program is financially supported by a fee for service contract with the Child and Mental Health Division of the Department of Health State of Hawaii.
- $587,380 spent. Adult outpatient program is a comprehensive system of mental health services to seriously mentally ill adults through the following: Case management and care coordination, development of skills and job opportunities; linkages to resources to support the recovery process; individual and group therapy provided by licensed mental health counselor.
- $254,399 spent. Waianae Neighborhood Place is a program that provides an on-going assessment, case planning and management of children, adolescents and their families as an intervention tool for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Program also performs community organization identifying various resources such as medical, job opportunities, child care, home and even household items to meet the children and families identified needs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1991.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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