Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi

What it reported doing in 2024

Housing assistance and referral programs ("harp")1) "housing assistance and referral programs" provided assistance and/or information to individuals through a wide scope of services. Calls and walk-ins were received and were referred to cch programs or other appropriate programs in the community. Harp provided individuals with baby safety equipment, assistance for children with special needs, rent, and utility payments. Short-term financial assistance to rapidly re-house, prevent homelessness, or establish financial stability was provided on the neighbor islands.2) "housing placement services" helped families with children and veteran families find and secure housing and assisted with rent or security deposit payments to help the families avoid or leave homelessness.3) "housing case management" provided support services and case management to increase housing stability.4) "maili land transitional housing", "family assessment center" programs assisted individuals on oahu with housing services focused on families who were homeless. Services including transitional housing, case management, employment training, budgeting, and education classes were offered to help families become self-sufficient and obtain affordable permanent housing.5) "housing assistance program" helped seniors on oahu with housing crises, eviction prevention, counseling, and placement into affordable housing. Also operates small group homes and manages shared housing units.6) "homeless veterans' reintegration program" assisted in reintegrating homeless and at-risk veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force by providing employment and training services that veterans need in order to reenter the labor force.7) "city housing first" served chronically homeless individuals and families, including intense case management after housing placement and long-term housing subsidies.8) "rent and utility relief program"- rurp, provided financial assistance for rent, utilities and housing stability services to eligible households who had their income negatively impacted by the covid-19 pandemic.9) "maui emergency rental assistance" mera, provided financial assistance for rent, utilities and housing stability services to eligible households in maui who had their income negatively impacted by the covid-19 pandemic.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 95.3%; rating input score 95
• Program expense ratio: 86.5%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $57.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4.8%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings