Fellowship for Perpetual Growth

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822575477
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Mountain View, HI, USA
Phone
8089687161
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,090
Expenses
$14,145
Assets
$347,670
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Robert Cole (President)
  • H Kathryn Lamat (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Robert Cole (President)
  • Nirit Stephens (Chief Financial Officer/Secretary)
  • H Kathryn Lamat (Vice 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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to teach the people living in Hawai'i to become food independent and the non-exploitative care of animals.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided monthly classes to the public on animal-care and plant-care related topics. Housed 31 volunteers from around the world and taught them permaculture and natural farming practices, and how to care and treat pasture animals. Represented the organization in public events, Eden Roc Community Fare, Big Island VegFest, and National Animal Rights Day. Provided food for the underserved in Hilo twice per month.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. 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: 1
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0.7%; rating input score 1
  • Program expense ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 1

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 24.58; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0.7% of revenue deployed · 0.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $80 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 1/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.