Ket on Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
996006406
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Phone
8085311192
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$71,187
Expenses
$61,310
Assets
$1,081,755
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

28 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WILFRED LAM (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • WILFRED LAM (PRESIDENT)
  • LEONARD KAM (DIRECTOR)
  • CHEVES TERAI (DIRECTOR)

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 promote the principles of benevolence, charity, unity, cultrue awareness, justice and fidelity.

What it reported doing in 2025

Member benefit, banquets, meeting, culture events, conference including meals, welfares and other benefits.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 96% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 63% for direct work, and 37% for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - 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: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.9%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 17.64; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 28 of 28 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $61K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 28 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.