Blue Ala Wai Canal Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
932072196
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Phone
8087800912
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Pollution Abatement and Control Services

Reported finances

Assets
$276

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIE HO CYNN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KIE HO CYNN (PRESIDENT)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Blue ala wai canal foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the ala wai canal in waikiki, Hawaii. Our mission is to lead a community-driven effort focused on the comprehensive cleanup, rejuvenation, and implementation of an essential flood control solution for the canal. By ensuring its long-term health and fostering a sustainable and thriving ecosystem, we aim to protect the local community from the impacts of flooding. Through strategic collaborations, innovative projects, and proactive advocacy, we strive to address pollution, waste, and environmental challenges that jeopardize the canal's ecological balance while concurrently implementing flood control measures. Our dedicated team of volunteers, experts, and community members work tirelessly to implement effective cleanup programs, raise awareness about the critical importance of clean waterways, and engage in educational outreach to promote responsible environmental stewards

What it reported doing in 2025

In the reporting year, blue ala wai canal foundation successfully led and executed multiple initiatives aimed at the restoration and preservation of the ala wai canal. Key efforts included organizing community-driven cleanup events that collected several tons of debris from the canal, significantly reducing pollution levels. We partnered with local government and environmental groups to implement innovative flood control projects designed to mitigate the risk of flooding in waikiki, Hawaii. Our educational outreach programs reached hundreds of local residents, enhancing community awareness and participation in environmental stewardship and flood resilience practices. The foundation also commenced a long-term project to monitor water quality and the ecological health of the canal, which will inform future restoration efforts. These activities not only address the immediate environmental challenges but also lay a foundation for sustainable management and protection of the ala wai canal.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: NotEnoughData
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 98% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 91.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -52.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 1 of 1 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Asset growth scored 0/100.