Hawaii 4-H Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237043787
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Phone
8082811671
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development - Agricultural

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,948
Expenses
$15,504
Assets
$635,745
Liabilities
$12

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOYCE YAMADA (PRESIDENT)
  • BRENDA TAKAHASHI (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOYCE YAMADA (PRESIDENT)
  • BRENDA TAKAHASHI (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JANICE T KEMP (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide educational, cultural, and leadership programs to the youth of Hawaii and to promote the 4-h program to the general public.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization facilitates educational, cultural, and leadership programs of the 4-h program. Programs are designed to develop the youth of Hawaii and to promote 4-h to the general public. Funds benefit all youths of Hawaii. Youths that benefit from the programsannually range between 500-1000.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 21
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 23.3%; rating input score 23
  • Program expense ratio: 26.3%; rating input score 26
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.3%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 41.01; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -15.7% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 23.3% of revenue deployed · 26.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 23/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 26/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.