Hawaii Foodbank Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990220699
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Phone
8088363600
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Banks, Pantries

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,839,686
Expenses
$49,029,863
Assets
$48,237,978
Liabilities
$2,430,519

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

Leadership & pay

35 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMY MILLER (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • CURTIS LEONG (VICE PRESIDENT/CFO)
  • LAURA KAY RAND (FORMER VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER)
  • JOHN KLOSTERMAN (VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER)
  • MARIELLE TERBIO (VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGY AND PROGRAMS)
  • GENE CALIWAG (FORMER VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • AMY MILLER (PRESIDENT/CEO): $304,503 total reported compensation
  • CURTIS LEONG (VICE PRESIDENT/CFO): $182,312 total reported compensation
  • LAURA KAY RAND (FORMER VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER): $164,428 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2024

The Hawaii foodbank ("hfb") has been collecting, warehousing and distributing food to the hungry on oahu and the neighbor islands for over 40 years. Hfb distributed over 22.1 million pounds of food in fiscal year 2025, including 7.1 million pounds of fresh produce. Food was distributed through over 250 member agencies on oahu and kauai. In fy 2025, hfb distributed almost 1.84 million pounds of food per month.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 82% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.1%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 90.4%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $24.76 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 91.8%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.98; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.1% of revenue deployed · 90.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 29 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $44.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $305K · 35 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.1M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 214 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 150 filed related-organization links
  • 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 39/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 54/100.