Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,365,553
- Total expenses
- $1,794,455
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,578,178
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $313,938
- Investment income
- $473,437
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,574,620
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $18,574,620
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,513,373
- Management and general expenses
- $221,405
- Fundraising expenses
- $59,677
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,513,373
Program services were 84.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,578,178
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2a · Program service revenue: AINA IN SCHOOLS
total $3,300 · related or exempt $3,300
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $310,638 · related or exempt $310,638
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3 · Investment income
total $159,465 · unrelated business $159,465
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,633,932
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,319,960
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $313,972
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $313,972 · related or exempt $313,972
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $859,114 · program services $773,606 · management and general $85,508
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $94,956 · program services $85,460 · management and general $9,496
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $96,616 · program services $86,954 · management and general $9,662
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $35,319 · management and general $35,319
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $53,934 · fundraising $53,934
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13 · Office expenses
total $52,312 · program services $36,900 · management and general $15,412
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,247 · management and general $1,113 · fundraising $5,134
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23 · Insurance
total $29,783 · program services $14,891 · management and general $14,892
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $531,762 · program services $496,318 · management and general $34,835 · fundraising $609
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24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $10,046 · management and general $10,046
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24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM CHARITY PAYOUTS
total $7,715 · program services $7,715
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24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL SERVICE FEES
total $6,573 · program services $5,916 · management and general $657
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24e · All other expenses
total $10,078 · program services $5,613 · management and general $4,465
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $324,508 · end of year $1,123,764
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,889,304
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $10,696,270 · end of year $10,889,304
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $6,804,366 · end of year $6,297,795
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $178,378 · end of year $263,757
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $18,003,522 · end of year $18,574,620
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EXPERIENCES THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR APPRECIATION FOR AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT SO THEY WILL BE LIFELONG STEWARDS OF THE EARTH.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES OF HAWAII.
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AINA IN SCHOOLS IS AIMED AT CONNECTING CHILDREN TO THEIR LAND, WATERS AND FOOD IN ORDER TO GROW A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR HAWAII. OUR MISSION IS TO ACTIVELY INTEGRATE NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE IN SCHOOLS. WE DO THIS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES FEATURING LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE, NUTRITION EDUCATION IN THE CLASSROOM, GARDEN-BASED LEARNING, AGRICULTURAL FIELD TRIPS, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
Expenses $246,101 · Revenue $3,300
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ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS: OUR FIELD TRIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS BRING STUDENTS TO OUTDOOR SITES WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT HAWAII'S ENVIRONMENT. THE KOKUA HAWAII FOUNDATION OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD TO PARTICIPATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS, FUNDRAISING DRIVES AND RETRIEVING RECYCLABLES FROM PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
Expenses $252,609
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION MINI GRANTS: TEACHERS FROM HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN APPLY FOR MINI-GRANTS TO HELP ADVANCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GOALS. PREVIOUS GRANTEES HAVE USED KHF FUNDS FOR GARDEN SUPPLIES, ECO-FOOTPRINT WORKSHOPS, VERMICOMPOST TRAININGS, AND OTHER WORTHWHILE ENDEAVORS.
Expenses $213,356
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3RS SCHOOL RECYCLING: WITH ON CAMPUS RECYCLING AND SCHOOL-WIDE COLLECTION BY STUDENT COUNCILS AND SERVICE CLUBS, THIS PROGRAM TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 3R'S: REDUCING, REUSING, AND RECYCLING. THE KOKUA HAWAI'I FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH LOCAL RECYCLING COMPANIES TO SPONSOR SCHOOL FUNDRAISING DRIVES AND TO PICKUP RECYCLABLES FROM PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.KOKUA LEARNING FARM: HANDS ON FARM LEARNING FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE ABILITY TO LEARN WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM AND THE CONNECTION OF THE FOOD TO THE LAND.KOKUA GENERAL STORE: FACILITY THAT HOLDS INFORMATIONAL TRAINING CLASSES ON LIVING SUSTAINABLY; VINTAGE SALES OF REUSED ITEMS, AND A REFILL SHOP FOR SOAPS AND SHAMPOOS TO REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE.GAIN ON SALES OF INVESTMENT ASSETS.
Expenses $801,307 · Revenue $624,610
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Jack Hody JohnsonJACK HODY JOHNSON
VP AND SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kimberly Baker JohnsonKIMBERLY BAKER JOHNSON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Julie Rene'JULIE RENE'
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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KOKUA VENTURES
RELATED · ENTERTAINMENT - LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES · CA · 100% owned · general or managing partner
Directly controlled by KOKUA HAWAII FOUNDATION
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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BUBBLE TOES PRODUCTIONS INC
S · ENTERTAINMENT · CA
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BRUSHFIRE RECORDS INC
S · RECORD COMPANY · CA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 7 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501289349300300
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