Honolulu Sertoma Club

What it reported doing in 2024

The Honolulu Sertoma Club (the Sertoma name is a composite of SERvice TO MAnkind) was established to continue the Serteen (SERvice TEEN) program and support the hearing health mission of SERTOMA, INC., the national sponsoring charity from whom we get our Group Exemption with the IRS. The core members of Honolulu Sertoma are Serteens alumni and supporters of the Serteen program. The George B. Carter Serteens Club of Hawaii consists of gifted and talented students from public and private middle and high schools on Oahu who test in the top 2% on a nationally recognized achievement test or meet the State of Hawaii Dept. of Education's criteria for gifted and talented education programs. The George B. Carter Serteens Club of Hawaii provides social interaction and leadership training for gifted and talented students who wish to serve the community. The Honolulu Sertoma Club does business as the Serteens Club of Hawaii to mentor Hawaii's gifted and talented youth by providing leadership training, peer association and community service opportunities. The Honolulu Sertoma Club offers life-long community service opportunities to its student and adult members. Every year, the Serteens youth group develops and executes several community service projects that supplement the Honolulu Sertoma Club's community service projects and grants to charities. In the past academic calendar year, the Serteens held monthly leadership development meetings and executed numerous service projects to benefit the community. In addition to community service projects, the Honolulu Sertoma Club hosts two educational enrichment camps for the Serteens. The first is in July, which is our Leadership Camp, and the second is in February, which is our Knights Motivational Camp (KMC). Both camps are for members and prospective members of the George B. Carter Serteens Club of Hawaii. The camps focus on supporting the Serteen program of positive peer association and providing opportunities for youths in grades 7-12 to expand their leadership skills and knowledge. The camps focused on supporting the Serteen mission of leadership training by holding several educational seminars on problem solving and developing action plans for projects to help the members set goals and develop the skillsets to achieve them. Serteens also developed their communications skills by publishing a monthly club newsletter about upcoming events and projects. The Serteen officers and committee members effectively use social media, internet, SMS and other digital communication channels to share gather information. The Serteen officers and committee members are coached to effectively use communication channels that will help them in their educational and professional lives. Analytical skills, planning, budget resource allocation and effective decision-making are included in the leadership training given by their Sertoma mentors to convert ideas into actionable projects. Honolulu Sertoma and its youth members in Serteens execute projects that benefit the community. For each educational camp, the officers and committee members are involved in planning multiple projects and activities in support of the Serteens mission of leadership development, positive peer association and community service. Activity Worksheets are tools utilized to plan each project. The Honolulu Sertoma members who serve as club Advisors teach the Serteens problem solving skills to cope with foreseeable and unforeseen problems. Service learning through planning and executing community service projects further reinforces Serteen leadership development. The Honolulu Sertoma Club Advisors to the Serteens Club emphasize the concept of a "Plan Book". This serves to help members define and refine their goals and allows the Sertomans and others to provide support. Many Serteen alumni continue to contribute to their communities in various ways. The Honolulu Sertoma Club awarded several scholarships to graduating high school seniors going to

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 84.3%; rating input score 84

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: -22.8%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.42; rating input score 56; 56th 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: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings