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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BLUE PLANET FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$921,940
Total expenses
$973,390
Contributions and grants received
$922,615
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$675
Total assets, end of year
$270,279
Total liabilities, end of year
$67,522
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$202,757
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$642,103
Management and general expenses
$213,662
Fundraising expenses
$117,625
Program service expenses (Part III)
$642,103

Program services were 66.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $206,625

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $715,990

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $8,836

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $17,261

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$8,425 · excluded -$8,425

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $7,750 · excluded $7,750

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,750

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $122,584 · program services $61,292 · management and general $12,258 · fundraising $49,034

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $507,098 · program services $375,637 · management and general $95,909 · fundraising $35,552

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $40,368 · program services $29,493 · management and general $7,483 · fundraising $3,392

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,616 · program services $44,980 · management and general $11,153 · fundraising $8,483

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $64,188 · management and general $64,188

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $78,630 · program services $66,599 · fundraising $12,031

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $716 · program services $543 · management and general -$1 · fundraising $174

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,092 · program services $20,009 · management and general $1,755 · fundraising $3,328

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,092 · management and general $2,092

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,236 · program services $14,376 · management and general $5,809 · fundraising $3,051

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,976 · program services $6,902 · management and general $12 · fundraising $62

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,465 · program services $12,050 · management and general $1,108 · fundraising $307

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,357 · management and general $5,357

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,459 · management and general $3,459

  • 24a · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE

    total $10,838 · program services $7,544 · management and general $1,871 · fundraising $1,423

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSE AND FEES

    total $2,994 · program services $2,405 · management and general -$199 · fundraising $788

  • 24c · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

    total $273 · program services $273

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $250 · management and general $250

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,158 · management and general $1,158

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $169,760 · end of year $124,894

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $152,700 · end of year $117,038

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $4,694

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,703 · end of year $2,745

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

    $24,698

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

    $21,555

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,540 · end of year $3,143

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $19,800 · end of year $15,840

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,926 · end of year $1,925

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $74,577 · end of year $44,727

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $22,795 · end of year $22,795

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $350 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $254,207 · end of year $202,757

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CLEAR THE PATH FOR 100% CLEAN ENERGY BY SHAPING NEW POLICY AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, EDUCATING BROADLY ABOUT HAWAII'S ENERGY CHALLENGE, AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE TOOLS FOR RESIDENTS STATEWIDE TO IMPLEMENT SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CHANGE OUR WORLD'S ENERGY CULTURE BY PROMOTING THE BENEFITS/USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES.

  • POLICY EFFORTS: BLUE PLANET FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN SHAPING POLICY THROUGH INTERVENING IN CLEAN ENERGY-RELATED DOCKETS BEFORE THE HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE BILLS AT THE HAWAII LEGISLATURE. BLUE PLANET FOUNDATION RETAINED AN ATTORNEY AND AN EXPERT UTILITY CONSULTANTS TO HELP WITH THE INTERVENTIONS.

    Expenses $146,509

  • COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: BLUE PLANET FOUNDATION EMPLOYED A VARIETY OF MEANS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT HAWAII'S CRITICAL CLIMATE AND ENERGY SITUATION AND HOW TO TAKE PART IN DECARBONIZING HAWAII'S ELECTRICITY AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO OVER 3,000 STUDENTS AND HAWAII RESIDENTS THROUGH FREE CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $413,317

  • PUBLIC AWARENESS: BLUE PLANET DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED A CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND SHIFT SOCIETAL NORMS TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO 100% CLEAN ENERGY.

    Expenses $82,277

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Henk Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lorraine Akiba

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Rosen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeffrey Mikulina

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Noelani Kalipi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Keala Francis Dickhens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Miyashiro

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $125,769
    From this org
    $117,076
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,693
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422489349301762

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