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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN COMMUNICATIONS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,269,967
Total expenses
$2,347,591
Contributions and grants received
$2,231,333
Grants paid
$870,758
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$36,824
Other revenue
$1,810
Total assets, end of year
$5,034,871
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,281,394
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,753,477
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,784,493
Management and general expenses
$489,285
Fundraising expenses
$73,813
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,784,493

Program services were 76.0% 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

    $2,231,333

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,792 · excluded $12,792

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,711 · excluded $1,711

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $128,654

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

    securities $104,622

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $24,032

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $24,032 · excluded $24,032

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $108

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $9

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $99 · related or exempt $99

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $773,025 · program services $773,025

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $22,733 · program services $22,733

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $75,000 · program services $75,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $137,278 · program services $34,320 · management and general $68,639 · fundraising $34,319

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $423,804 · program services $292,769 · management and general $107,343 · fundraising $23,692

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,541 · program services $5,141 · management and general $1,308 · fundraising $92

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $55,447 · program services $35,838 · management and general $15,423 · fundraising $4,186

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,511 · program services $59,372 · management and general $31,088 · fundraising $10,051

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,470 · management and general $36,470

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,110 · management and general $19,110

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,907 · management and general $6,907

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $8,915 · management and general $7,442 · fundraising $1,473

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,164 · program services $42,232 · management and general $9,932

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,095 · program services $19,976 · management and general $23,119

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $95,396 · program services $45,765 · management and general $49,631

  • 17 · Travel

    total $159,363 · program services $103,962 · management and general $55,401

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,920 · program services $3,460 · management and general $3,460

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,652 · program services $15,826 · management and general $15,826

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,726 · program services $9,486 · management and general $4,240

  • 24a · Other expenses: NATIONAL PROGRAM AND MA

    total $94,370 · program services $94,370

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION

    total $81,530 · program services $81,530

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $46,069 · program services $12,123 · management and general $33,946

  • 24d · Other expenses: ACQUISITION AND OUTREAC

    total $40,452 · program services $40,452

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,113 · program services $17,113

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $462,055 · end of year $557,263

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $368,889 · end of year $2,692,456

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,353,526 · end of year $677,791

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $22,501 · end of year $3,700

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,569 · end of year $1,560

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $33,825 · end of year $22,490

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

    $251,900

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

    $93,315

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $190,237 · end of year $158,585

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $599,803 · end of year $667,023

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $282,419 · end of year $254,003

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $99,751 · end of year $68,476

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,123,371 · end of year $2,947,416

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $298,238 · end of year $265,502

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,627,946 · end of year $1,564,612

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $165,518 · end of year $188,865

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN COMMUNICATIONS (PIC) IS TO SUPPORT, ADVANCE, AND DEVELOP PACIFIC ISLAND MEDIA CONTENT AND TALENT THAT ENHANCES PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR PACIFIC ISLANDER HISTORY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT, ADVANCE, AND DEVELOP PACIFIC ISLAND MEDIA CONTENT AND TALENT THAT ENHANCES PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR PACIFIC ISLANDER HISTORY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY.

  • DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, PIC CONTINUED TO AMPLIFY NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (NHPI) VOICES THAT ENRICH AMERICA'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH THE ART OF STORYTELLING. WE ARE THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY THAT DOES THIS BY DEVELOPING, PRODUCING, AND FUNDING FILMS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO EMERGING FILMMAKERS, AND ENGAGING AUDIENCES THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SCREENINGS.

    Expenses $1,784,493 · Grants $870,758

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Janel Quirante

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rita Nauta

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzanna Hernandez

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Taryn Jackson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vincent Iuli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Regina Meredith Fitiao

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Baltazar Aguon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tavae Samuelu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Suapaia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cheryl Hirasa

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,103
    From this org
    $141,332
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,771
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,332
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,771
    Filer's total
    $150,103

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

None.

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

  • TERRA CARRERE LLC

    $75,000

    PIC SPECIAL PROJECT LICENSING FEE

  • NIU DOC LLC

    $60,000

    PRODUCTION LICENSING FEE

  • MOUNGA PICTURES LLC

    $50,000

    PRODUCTION LICENSING FEE

  • ROOY MEDIA LLC

    $50,000

    PRODUCTION LICENSING FEE

  • WORM MEDIA LLC

    $50,000

    PRODUCTION LICENSING FEE

  • NINTH ISLAND DOCUMENTARY LLC

    $41,525

    PRODUCTION LICENSING FEE

  • WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG

    $40,000

    PRODUCTION LICENSING FEE

  • DOC SOCIETY INC

    $40,000

    PIC SPECIAL PROJECT LICENSING FEE

  • OLONA MEDIA LLC

    $38,000

    DIGITAL AND AQUISITION LICENSING FEE

  • WOMEN MAKES MOVIES

    $30,000

    PRODUCTION LICENSING FEE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202602259349302835

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