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Maui Grassroots Collective Inc

EIN 99-3787623 · Kahului, HI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceGood78 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

MAUI GRASSROOTS COLLECTIVES MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF THE MAUI COMMUNITY- ITS NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND ITS PEOPLE, BY SPONSORING PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO CENTERING MAUIS MOST VULNERABLE. THROUGH COLLABORATION AND ALOHA WE NURTURE THE WELL BEING OF OUR OHANA BY FOSTERING INITIATIVES THAT REFLECT OUR SHARED VALUES OF ALOHA AINA AND MALAMA KEKAHI I KEKAHI.

Income
$1.8 million
Spending
$1.9 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
16.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
33
Volunteers
500
Highest pay
$45,031, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 16.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 41% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (1)
  1. $1.5 million spent. MAUI GRASSROOTS COLLECTIVE, INC. FORMED IN JUNE 2024. THIS STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES REPRESENTS JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2025. MAUI GRASSROOTS COLLECTIVE, INC. PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR PROJECTS: HOLOMUA OUTREACH, MAUI RAPID RESPONSE, MAUI MEDIC HEALERS HUI, MAUI HOUSING HUI, AND PUUHONUA O KUIAHA. MAUI RAPID RESPONSE (MRR) IS AN AHUPUA`A-INSPIRED RESPONSE TEAM MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE MAUI COMMUNITY AND COORDINATED SUPPORT FROM A NUMBER OF NON-PROFIT AND DIRECT-AID ORGANIZATIONS. MRR AIMS TO STRENGTHEN MAUI'S NETWORK OF COLLECTIVE CARE, TO BUILD-UP COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVES, AND TO CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF MAUI, AS GUIDED BY THE KANAKA `OIWI AHUPUA`A SYSTEM. THROUGH THE RELIEF COMPASS- ESSENTIAL GOODS DISTRIBUTIONPROGRAM, MRR OPERATES AN INVENTORY SHARING SYSTEM FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS SUPPLIES AND DISTRIBUTED GOODS WEEKLY TO 100+ FAMILIES. MRR OPERATES NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY, DELIVER WATER, ESSENTIAL GOODS, AND IDENTIFY SUPPORT NEEDS (4 SITES X 52 WEEKLY VISITS = 208 OUTREACH TRIPS). MRRS WEEKLY FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 600 OHANA (FAMILIES) PER WEEK; OVER 11,000 ITEMS DISTRIBUTED IN 2025. THE DIRECT PUBLIC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVED 88 OHANA ON ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTING 205 PEOPLE WITH ELECTRICITY BILLS, EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION. MAUI MEDIC HEALERS HUI (MMHH) PROVIDES HEALTH SERVICES AND CARE AT THEIR LAHAINA COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CLINIC AND THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. THE CLINIC WAS OPEN 5 DAYS A WEEK IN 2025, WITH SUPPORT FROM 14 HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, PROVIDING 2,500 TOTAL TREATMENTS. MMHH ENGAGED IN EDUCATION, OUTREACH, TABLING EVENTS AND SUPPORTED THE MAUI WEST STUDYS EFFORTS TO TRACK LAHAINA FIRE SURVIVORS LONG TERM HEALTH. MAUI HOUSING HUI (MHH) SUPPORTS TENANTS, LANDLORDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS NAVIGATE THE HOUSING CRISIS THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT. MHH OFFERED 14 COMMUNITY EDUCATION SESSIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND NETWORKING SUPPORT, AND CORE LEADERSHIP TRAVELED TO OAHU FOR POLICY ADVOCACY AT THE STATE LEVEL. MAUI GRASSROOTS COLLECTIVE, INC. FORMED IN JUNE 2024. THIS STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES REPRESENTS JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2025. MAUI GRASSROOTS COLLECTIVE, INC. PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR PROJECTS: HOLOMUA OUTREACH, MAUI RAPID RESPONSE, MAUI MEDIC HEALERS HUI, MAUI HOUSING HUI, AND PUUHONUA O KUIAHA. MAUI RAPID RESPONSE (MRR) IS AN AHUPUA`A-INSPIRED RESPONSE TEAM MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE MAUI COMMUNITY AND COORDINATED SUPPORT FROM A NUMBER OF NON-PROFIT AND DIRECT-AID ORGANIZATIONS. MRR AIMS TO STRENGTHEN MAUI'S NETWORK OF COLLECTIVE CARE, TO BUILD-UP COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVES, AND TO CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF MAUI, AS GUIDED BY THE KANAKA `OIWI AHUPUA`A SYSTEM. THROUGH THE RELIEF COMPASS- ESSENTIAL GOODS DISTRIBUTIONPROGRAM, MRR OPERATES AN INVENTORY SHARING SYSTEM FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS SUPPLIES AND DISTRIBUTED GOODS WEEKLY TO 100+ FAMILIES. MRR OPERATES NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY, DELIVER WATER, ESSENTIAL GOODS, AND IDENTIFY SUPPORT NEEDS (4 SITES X 52 WEEKLY VISITS = 208 OUTREACH TRIPS). MRRS WEEKLY FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 600 OHANA (FAMILIES) PER WEEK; OVER 11,000 ITEMS DISTRIBUTED IN 2025. THE DIRECT PUBLIC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVED 88 OHANA ON ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTING 205 PEOPLE WITH ELECTRICITY BILLS, EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION. MAUI MEDIC HEALERS HUI (MMHH) PROVIDES HEALTH SERVICES AND CARE AT THEIR LAHAINA COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CLINIC AND THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. THE CLINIC WAS OPEN 5 DAYS A WEEK IN 2025, WITH SUPPORT FROM 14 HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, PROVIDING 2,500 TOTAL TREATMENTS. MMHH ENGAGED IN EDUCATION, OUTREACH, TABLING EVENTS AND SUPPORTED THE MAUI WEST STUDYS EFFORTS TO TRACK LAHAINA FIRE SURVIVORS LONG TERM HEALTH. MAUI HOUSING HUI (MHH) SUPPORTS TENANTS, LANDLORDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS NAVIGATE THE HOUSING CRISIS THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT. MHH OFFERED 14 COMMUNITY EDUCATION SESSIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND NETWORKING SUPPORT, AND CORE LEADERSHIP TRAVELED TO OAHU FOR POLICY ADVOCACY AT THE STATE LEVEL.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.

    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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2024.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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