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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$298,274
Total expenses
$223,001
Contributions and grants received
$255,427
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$38,017
Investment income
$1,540
Other revenue
$3,290
Total assets, end of year
$483,211
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$483,211
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$147,583
Management and general expenses
$51,511
Fundraising expenses
$23,907
Program service expenses (Part III)
$147,583

Program services were 66.2% 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

    $255,427

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SALES

    total $32,272 · related or exempt $32,272

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $5,745 · related or exempt $5,745

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,407 · excluded $1,407

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,081

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

    securities $10,948

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $133

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $133 · related or exempt $133

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,290

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $3,290 · excluded $3,290

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $72,210 · program services $32,495 · management and general $28,957 · fundraising $10,758

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,011 · program services $4,055 · management and general $3,154 · fundraising $1,802

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,711 · program services $4,370 · management and general $3,399 · fundraising $1,942

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,000 · management and general $3,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $650 · management and general $650

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,628 · program services $15,865 · fundraising $1,763

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,104 · program services $2,747 · management and general $2,136 · fundraising $1,221

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,409 · program services $1,534 · management and general $1,193 · fundraising $682

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,426 · program services $8,742 · management and general $6,799 · fundraising $3,885

  • 17 · Travel

    total $407 · program services $407

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $780 · program services $780

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,605 · program services $722 · management and general $562 · fundraising $321

  • 24a · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES

    total $52,446 · program services $52,446

  • 24b · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $10,553 · program services $10,553

  • 24c · Other expenses: OPERATING SUPPLIES

    total $8,718 · program services $8,718

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $4,746 · program services $2,136 · management and general $1,661 · fundraising $949

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,597 · program services $2,013 · fundraising $584

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $15,523 · end of year $66,388

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $385,847 · end of year $307,169

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $9,348

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

    $3,901

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

    $2,665

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,016 · end of year $1,236

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,916 · end of year $99,070

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $407,302 · end of year $483,211

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE HONOKA'A HERITAGE CENTER IS TO COLLECT, RESEARCH, PRESERVE, CELEBRATE AND SHARE THE UNIQUE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF HONOKA'A AND SURROUNDINGS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT WILL COLLECT, PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HERITAGE OF NORTH HAWAII. THE FOUNDATION WILL ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AND VISITORS BY DOCUMENTING THE PAST AND PRESENT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE HAWAII'S DIVERSE HERITAGE. IT WILL HONOR THE RICH CULTURE OF THE PEOPLE OF HAMAKUA, INCLUDING BOTH THE INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS AND IMMIGRANT POPULATION WHO CAME TO WORK ON THE SUGAR PLANTATIONS, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING AND EDUCATING ABOUT THE LOCAL HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN HONOKAA.

  • WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, ALONG WITH ACCESS TO AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ARCHIVE, INCLUDING ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER IMAGES, AND A LIBRARY OF HISTORICAL RECORDS. WE ALSO SERVE AS A VISITOR CENTER FOR THE AREA, WORKING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON LOCAL SIGHTS, SELLING LOCAL PRODUCTS IN OUR MISSION-RELATED GIFT SHOP, AND PROMOTING HONOKA'A AS A DESTINATION. PERMANENT EXHIBITSOUR PERMANENT EXHIBITS PROVIDE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND VISITORS WITH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INFORMATION ON THE NORTH HAMAKUA AREA OF HAWAII ISLAND. WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 5 DAYS A WEEK AND WITH NO CHARGE. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSWE OFFER RESOURCES TO RESEARCHERS INCLUDING OUR BODY OF ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS AND ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. WE HOST FIELD TRIPS TO ALL LOCAL SCHOOLS (K-12 AND UNIVERSITY). WE OFFER PROGRAMMING SUCH AS GUEST SERVICES AND WORKSHOPS. VISITOR CENTERWE OFFER GUESTS/VISITORS INFORMATION ON THE LOCAL AREA ATTRACTIONS, DIRECTIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE WERE 5,493 VISITORS IN 2024. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

    Expenses $91,846

  • YEAR-LONG CULTURAL PROGRAM (MAY 2025FEBRUARY 2026) HONORING HAWAII ISLAND'S PLANTATION HERITAGE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CULTURAL HISTORY NIGHTS FEATURING TRADITIONAL FOOD, MUSIC, AND STORYTELLING, AND THE ANNUAL FAIR AND PARADE IN HONOKAA WITH LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT, EXHIBITS, AND FAMILY EVENTS. PROMOTES CULTURAL PRESERVATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND APPRECIATION OF HAWAII'S MULTICULTURAL HISTORY. THERE WERE 6,500 ATTENDEES IN 2024.

    Expenses $55,737 · Revenue $74,207

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Nicole Garcia

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $47,654
    From this org
    $47,654
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sandy Takahashi

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $24,555
    From this org
    $24,555
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ross Stephenson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Margaret Shiba

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Stacy Aurway

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marissa Rowell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Berni Botelho Ruis

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513179349311261

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