Alaka'ina

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461958390
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Phone
8084478915
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,790
Expenses
$14,954
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID MORTENSEN (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID MORTENSEN (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • WILLIAM NAWELO VILLA (SECRETARY & DIRECTOR)
  • FRANK CRAIG FLORO (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To create opportunites for Hawaii's youth in stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education programs, including initiatives that promote a healthy sustainable lifestyle and environment for Hawaii's youth.

What it reported doing in 2022

The digital bus program encourages interest in science and technology among underrepresented student populations in grades k-12 on the islands of maui and moloka'i by working to develop the next generation of scientists capable of developing and supporting critical technologies for the future. The digital bus has been providing hands-on learning opportunities for the youth of maui. Projects on maui include environmental and biological sciences that engage students in field-based locations. The digital bus also serves the island of moloka'i with a professional development program for moloka'i teachers that provides training and technology tools needed to conduct environmental monitoring projects with their students. Moloka'i received its new van to serve as the digital bus in june 2016.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 79% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.1%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -11% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -22.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $15K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.