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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAII INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,758,378
Total expenses
$1,618,036
Contributions and grants received
$1,735,849
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$590
Investment income
$19,608
Other revenue
$2,331
Total assets, end of year
$922,023
Total liabilities, end of year
$64,074
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$857,949
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,156,260
Management and general expenses
$256,702
Fundraising expenses
$205,074
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,156,260

Program services were 71.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,735,849

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $91,112

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROG.SERV.REVENUE-RELA

    total $590 · related or exempt $590

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,025 · excluded $15,025

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $84,579

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $79,996

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,583

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,583 · related or exempt $4,583

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE-UNRELATE

    total $2,331 · related or exempt $2,331

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,331

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $310,738 · program services $201,979 · management and general $77,685 · fundraising $31,074

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $478,929 · program services $386,691 · management and general $44,345 · fundraising $47,893

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,073 · program services $13,555 · management and general $2,711 · fundraising $1,807

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $143,221 · program services $110,996 · management and general $17,903 · fundraising $14,322

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,704 · program services $1,870 · management and general $13,093 · fundraising $3,741

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $232,222 · program services $184,649 · management and general $24,146 · fundraising $23,427

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $72,208 · program services $57,766 · management and general $7,221 · fundraising $7,221

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $63,903 · program services $33,124 · management and general $12,603 · fundraising $18,176

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,417 · program services $15,412 · management and general $6,253 · fundraising $8,752

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $101,529 · program services $65,994 · management and general $20,306 · fundraising $15,229

  • 17 · Travel

    total $57,399 · program services $35,443 · management and general $9,512 · fundraising $12,444

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,289 · program services $8,645 · management and general $4,322 · fundraising $4,322

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,326 · program services $2,663 · management and general $1,598 · fundraising $1,065

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,343 · program services $3,103 · management and general $5,171 · fundraising $2,069

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $21,126 · program services $14,657 · management and general -$860 · fundraising $7,329

  • 24b · Other expenses: ALL OTHER EXPENSES

    total $17,680 · program services $7,490 · management and general $7,273 · fundraising $2,917

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $11,132 · program services $8,906 · management and general $1,113 · fundraising $1,113

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $6,054 · program services $2,422 · management and general $1,816 · fundraising $1,816

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,743 · program services $895 · management and general $491 · fundraising $357

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $71,519 · end of year $160,548

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $194,313

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $106,532

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $8,355

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $56,953

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $10,814

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $47,721 · end of year $46,139

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $482,295 · end of year $512,668

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,880 · end of year $64,074

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $813,520

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $44,429

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NONE

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL CUTOFF RESPONSES ON RETURN ARE ON SCHEDULE O.THE GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAII IS A NONPROFIT POLICY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND LIMITED, ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT.

  • BUDGET AND SPENDING: HAWAII TAXPAYERS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING THREATENED BY HIGHER TAXES AT BOTH THE STATE AND COUNTY LEVELS. ALTHOUGH IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ASSESS TAXES TO PAY FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, THE COST OF RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM WORKING AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. THE GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAII EDUCATES LAWMAKERS ON HOW TO BETTER SPEND PUBLIC RESOURCES AND WORKS ON REFORMING THE TAX CODE SO THAT TAXPAYERS WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP MORE OF THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY.HOUSING: THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HAVE BEEN LEAVING HAWAII EVERY YEAR IN SEARCH OF CHEAPER HOUSING ON THE MAINLAND, THANKS TO THE STATE'S ARTIFICIAL SCARCITY OF HOUSING RESULTING FROM ZONING AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT. THE GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAII IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING HAWAII RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD LESS EXPENSIVE HOMES ON THE ISLANDS, SO RESIDENTS WILL WANT TO STAY HERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.HEALTHCARE: HAWAII CONTINUES TO FACE A SEVERE HEALTHCARE SHORTAGE IN THE AREAS OF SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PRACTITIONERS. MUCH OF THE FAULT LIES IN BURDENSOME REGULATIONS THAT EITHER RESTRICT COMPETITION OR DISCOURAGE NURSES AND DOCTORS WHO WOULD LIKE TO PRACTICE HEALTHCARE. THE GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAII COMMITS ITSELF TO EDUCATING HAWAII RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REFORMING THESE REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS HAWAII'S ACUTE NEED FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

    Expenses $1,156,260

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robin Stueber

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • William K Akina

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $197,539
    From this org
    $169,855
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,684
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,855
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,684
    Filer's total
    $197,539

  • Jonathan Durrett

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ed Kemp

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mark Monoscalco

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert W Hastings

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Fred Noa

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lawson Bader

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Joseph W Kent

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $113,199
    From this org
    $105,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,112
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349322567

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