Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990165546
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Phone
8083828528
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$81,987
Expenses
$78,852
Assets
$47,615
Liabilities
$4,495

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELODY G CALISAY (President)
  • ELVIRA SUTHERLAND (President-Elect)
  • SUSANA D BERARDY (Immediate Past President)
  • RANDY CORTEZ (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • MELODY G CALISAY (President)
  • ELVIRA SUTHERLAND (President-Elect)
  • SUSANA D BERARDY (Immediate Past 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

Provides leadership in promoting hawaiis business community through its programs and activities by: * broadening opportunities for filipino entrepreneurs and member businesses * strengthening business links between Hawaii and the philippines

What it reported doing in 2024

Annual trade mission to the philippines fostering economic ties between Hawaii and the philippines.by connecting businesses, government officials, and industry leaders, this event provides opportunitiesfor networking, partnership building, and exploring potential business ventures in the philippines.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.8%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.6% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $58K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.