YWCA Oʻahu

Legal name: Young Women's Christian Association of Oahu

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990073534
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Honolulu, HI, United States
Phone
(808) 538-7061
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,991,923
Expenses
$5,598,748
Assets
$12,826,153
Liabilities
$997,692

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NORIKO NAMIKI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • NORIKO NAMIKI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $141,490 total reported compensation
  • TERRI FUNAKOSHI (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $129,471 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

YWCA Oʻahu is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. Help YWCA O‘ahu achieve its mission to eliminate racism and empower women by making a five-year pledge and becoming a member of our Mission Making Society. For more than 120 years, YWCA O‘ahu has been on the front lines advocating for safe and affordable housing for women, providing support to immigrant and economically disadvantaged women, and promoting justice, freedom and dignity for all. When you join our Mission Making Society with a multi-year gift, you unite with other caring women and men who believe that everyone deserves the chance to feel empowered and thrive!

What it reported doing in 2024

Education, support and advocacy-provides education and training to women for economic advancement and leadership.dress for success - provided 372 women with career appropriate attire and provided one-on-one counseling to many of these same women to help them prepare for job interviews. A total of 3272 volunteer hours were contributed for economic advancement programs.the bella project provided 276 youth with formalwear to increase accessibility to high school formal events by breaking down financial barriers and increasing confidence. A total of 269 volunteer hours were contributed to the bella project.patsy t. Mink center for business and leadership - supported 1,464 women with one-on-one business counseling, technical assistance, and leadership training to equip them with the tools and resources to start and grow their businesses, as well as advance in their leadership. A total of 3,891 jobs were supported through the small business and leadership development programs.the mbda capital readiness program - enrolled 217 socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (sedi) entrepreneurs entering the trainning programs with 142 graduating. There were 112 sedi entrepreneurs who pitched their businesses to raise a total of $46 million in capital.

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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 42
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 92.1%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.02 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.29; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $141K · 13 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $190K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.