Daniel K Inouye Institute
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 392679703
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Honolulu, HI, USA
- Phone
- 8082929234
- Rating
- 58
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $144,980
- Expenses
- $20,630
- Assets
- $124,350
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JENNIFER SABAS (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JENNIFER SABAS (PRESIDENT)
- SARA HAMAKAWA (SECRETARY)
- DANIEL K KEN INOUYE JR (BOARD MEMBER)
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
The daniel k. Inouye institute is a nonprofit organization established for charitable and educational purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. Its mission is to perpetuate the legacy of senator daniel k. Inouye by fostering leadership development, civic responsibility, and public service. The institute accomplishes this through educational programs, community engagement initiatives, and strategic partnerships that support leadership training, policy education, and opportunities for public participation, primarily benefiting the people of hawai'i and the broader community.
What it reported doing in 2025
In partnership with the japanese american national museum, sponsored presentation of defining courage film with live music and choir performance at senator inouyes alma mater, mckinley high school; sharing the world war ii legacy of americans of japanese ancestry who served in the segregated military units of the 100th infantry battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, military intelligence service, and 522nd field artillery battalion.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 27
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 82
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 8.4%; rating input score 8
- Program expense ratio: 58.9%; rating input score 59
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 85.8%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.03; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 8.4% of revenue deployed · 58.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $12K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 8/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.