Maui Nui Resiliency Hui

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
922033898
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wailuku, HI, USA
Phone
8082680314
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adult, Continuing Education

Reported finances

Revenue
$247,322
Expenses
$235,576
Assets
$135,204
Liabilities
$10,537

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALENA ORNELLAS (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SARAH FREISTAT PAJIMOLA (EXECUTIVE DI): $75,935 total reported compensation
  • KAHEKAI NISHIKI (EXECUTIVE DI): $75,935 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Maui nui resiliency hui (mnrh) is committed to creating a more resilient and equitable future for maui county by focusing on affordable housing solutions that empower our community members. Our mission is to collaborate, educate, and advocate for housing opportunities that cater to the diverse needs of our residents, particularly targeting very low, low, and moderate-income groups, as well as kanaka maoli (native hawaiians).

What it reported doing in 2024

Agriculture & food security promote local food security and increased agricultural activities in the county of maui to benefit low-income and underserved communities. Form and facilitate advisory groups to increase local food initiatives that increase support for rural food insecure areas. Assist local food producers to understand and meet community consumer needs. Research relevant laws relating to agriculturally based small businesses that support local communities and draft policies that support operations and increased food security. Attend community meetings, conferences, workshops and seminars that support educational growth for the agricultural sector and produce social media awareness campaigns that educate the consumer public and small local farming operations on food security issues surrounding low income groups. Organize public meetings and collaborate with government officials and private landowners to advocate for increased food production that will benefit maui countys most underserved populations. Outreach to public, community organizations and local municipalities to design and run a series of resilience hubs as centers of preparedness: information and community outreach, resource deliveries and distribution; response efforts: conducting needs and damage assessments; and recovery services: interviews with residents, and collecting data.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.5%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 90.8%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 64.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -23% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.5% of revenue deployed · 90.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $214K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $76K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.