Micronesians United Big Island
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 203439855
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Hilo, HI, USA
- Phone
- 8082296613
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community, Neighborhood Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $85,708
- Expenses
- $66,936
- Assets
- $56,633
- Liabilities
- $1,009
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MASAO DAVID UEDA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MASAO DAVID UEDA (PRESIDENT)
- TULPE DAY (TREASURER)
- LAURIE REUNEY (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
To empower the local pacific islanders from the region of micronesia for greater self-reliance, cultural pride, and to serve as a bridge to educate the larger community about the respective cultures, and our mutual rights and responsibilities.
What it reported doing in 2024
Education we empower our micronesian children to become productive, ethical, and positive leaders in Hawaii and the region by engaging in educational programs and opportunities. 1.educational research: mu-bi co-sponsors educational research projects to document the experiences of the micronesian diaspora in hawai'i. Topics have included discrimination, fishing practices, rights and responsibilities, and charter school feasibility study. 2.Hawaii board of education partnership: mu-bi organizes and facilitated focus meetings on behalf of Hawaii board of education to help improve education for all of our kids. 3.bilingualism task force: mu-bi board members have served on the advisory board for doe multilingualism task force to help produce the updates to the policy 105-14 multilingualism for equitable education. 4.school outreach: mu-bi members visit school campuses to provide cultural training for teachers and also provide mentorship, encouragement, and support for micronesian students. 5.pacific youth empowerment for success (pacyes): mu-bi has been leading the annual youth conference aimed to inspire and empower pacific high school students on the big island for college, career, and community readiness. 6.navigating success academy: initial plans have started to establish a micronesian culture-based public charter school. 7.support remathau annual graduations: mu-bi leaders have been part of the remathau graduation in kona, celebrating the accomplishments of students from the outer islands of yap.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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 - 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: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 57
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 69.6%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
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: 21.9%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 69.6% of revenue deployed · 89.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $60K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 42/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.