Punahou Parent-faculty Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990211255
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Phone
8089445711
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,290
Expenses
$11,114
Assets
$116,634
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EMMIE KIA (PRESIDENT)
  • MELODY FUKUSHIMA (PRESIDENT-ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • EMMIE KIA (PRESIDENT)
  • MELODY FUKUSHIMA (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • ELISE AMEMIYA (ADMINISTRATIVE VP)

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 increase communication, promote understanding and foster mutual trust and respect among the members of the punahou community. To provide opportunities for the punahou community to learn and develop new areas of expertise to benefit the students. To support school programs and activities that enrich student life. To promote an understanding of its purposes and function, and welcome and encourage parents of enrolled students to participate in the pfa.

What it reported doing in 2024

Development of communication, mutual trust & understanding amongst the punahou community in support of punahou school. Approximately 72,000* newsletters distributed, programs periodically sponsored, and 3,000 families served. Volunteers and board members devoted over 20,000 hours (estimated) to the organization during the year.*all newsletters now sent electronically - 12 newsletters sent to 6,000 unique emails (12x6,000 = 72,000).

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -159.1%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.49; rating input score 92; 92nd 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: -15.9% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.3% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.