Hawaii Craftsmen

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990180884
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Visual Arts Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$176,723
Expenses
$153,691
Assets
$103,218
Liabilities
$14

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HUGH JENKINS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HUGH JENKINS (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRIS EDWARDS (VICE PRESIDE)
  • LIZ TRAIN (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Education/promotion of fine crafts

What it reported doing in 2024

From january through december 2024, Hawaii craftsmen completed the following programmatic activities: aha hana lima, raku hoolaulea 2024, fiber Hawaii 2024, and annual statewide juried exhibition 2024. Five guest artista from the mainland were contracted. Programming took place on all hawaiian islands and included 26 total events: 11 free public artist lectures or demonstrations, seven receptions, five hands-onworkshops, and three exhibitions. A total of 507 artists participated directly, and 4,150 members of the public attended. Hawaii craftsmen sold 69 fine craft artworks totaling 69,088, disbursed 41,152 to artists for sale, and awarded 42 cash prizes totaling 16,650.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.4%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 77.5%; rating input score 78

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: 13%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.4% of revenue deployed · 77.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $119K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.