Popoki Place Oahu Cat Sanctuary

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873512540
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Kailua, HI, USA
Phone
8082262271
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Sanctuary, Refuge

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,517
Expenses
$23,832
Assets
$288,061
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HOLLY HOLOWACH (PRESIDENT)
  • MALIA WISCH (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HOLLY HOLOWACH (PRESIDENT)
  • MALIA WISCH (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • IROBELA WREAGH (SECRETARY/TREASURY)

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

Popoki place is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of providing a safe, healthy sanctuary for homeless cats on the island of o'ahu. We envision a world where all cats have a safe place to live their best possible lives while helping to protect our endangered monk seals and ground-nesting birds.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our primary focus has been to find and secure land. We have spent the last year meeting with the directors of state departments, city & county officials and several more. We have searched all over the island for land that will work for us and that they will allow us to have. In addition, we have spoken with several groups about our plans, including a school group. We have attended business leadership meetings to network and set up information tables at various locations to raise awareness and gain support. We participated in children and youth day, partnering with a school. We have also spoken at neighborhood board meetings to raise awareness of our plans and of the need for tnrm (trap-neuter-release-manage) of the feral colonies in our community. We have also participated in tnr and got several cats sterilized to help reduce the population, fostered and found homes for several as well. We have spoken to conservation groups whose goals are to protect native wildlife and explained how we can collaborate to save lives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.3%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 83.7%; 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: -1.3%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.09; rating input score 93; 93rd 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: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -167.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.3% of revenue deployed · 83.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.