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Nanea Golf Club Inc

EIN 99-0347826 · Kailua Kona, HI

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE NANEA GOLF COURSE

Income
$4.3 million
Spending
$8.1 million
Employees
89
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$277,230, golf course superintendent

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

Governance

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

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)
  1. $1.7 million spent. DEPRECIATION: THE CLUB HAS ACQUIRED MUTIPLE FIXED ASSETS WHICH MOSTLY CONSISTS OF LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS. ALL ASSETS ARE DEPRECIATED USING THE STRAIGHTLINE METHOD.
  2. $2.5 million spent. PAYROLL TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE NANEA GOLF COURSE.
  3. $3.0 million spent. NANEA GOLF CLUB INC: NANEA GOLF CLUB, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KEKAHA VENTURE, INC.), (THE "CLUB") WAS ORGANIZED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2000, BY THE TWO FOUNDING MEMBERS AS A NONPROFIT, MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION FORMED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I. THE PURPOSE OF THE CLUB IS TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE THE NANEA GOLF CLUB ON THE KONA COAST OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAI'I. THE CLUB INCLUDES AN 18-HOLE GOLF COURSE AND RELATED CLUBHOUSE FACILITIES. FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THE CLUB WAS CONSIDERED COMPLETED ON JUNE 30, 2004.

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

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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