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← HO OKAKO O CORPORATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HO OKAKO O CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,649,550
Total expenses
$4,570,205
Contributions and grants received
$3,868,284
Grants paid
$3,120,735
Program service revenue
$761,355
Investment income
$19,911
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,363,035
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,090,820
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,272,215
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,120,674
Management and general expenses
$449,531
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,120,674

Program services were 90.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,129,899

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $738,385

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CENTRALIZED SCHOOL SUP

    total $761,355 · related or exempt $761,355

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,911 · excluded $19,911

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,120,735 · program services $3,120,735

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $136,272 · program services $122,868 · management and general $13,404

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $457,913 · program services $215,414 · management and general $242,499

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $77,410 · program services $37,280 · management and general $40,130

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,093 · management and general $44,093

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,873 · program services $2,199 · management and general $5,674

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,240 · program services $10,727 · management and general $9,513

  • 17 · Travel

    total $25,663 · program services $24,424 · management and general $1,239

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,236 · management and general $1,236

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,662 · program services $9,006 · management and general $10,656

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS

    total $613,328 · program services $568,574 · management and general $44,754

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $33,291 · program services $4,570 · management and general $28,721

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $12,489 · program services $4,877 · management and general $7,612

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $199 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,711,025 · end of year $1,761,782

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $122,357 · end of year $375,133

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

    $23,704

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

    $23,704

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,236 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $242,596 · end of year $226,120

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $102,898 · end of year $154,884

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $701,090 · end of year $620,592

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $80,555 · end of year $315,344

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,104,188 · end of year $1,208,548

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $88,682 · end of year $63,667

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY, STUDENT-CENTERED, AND SUSTAINABLE HAWAIIAN-FOCUSED CHARTER SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES, MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A CULTURE OF LEARNING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIRECT SUPPORT TO HIGH QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE REINVENTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GROWTH OF STUDENTS AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF SCHOOLS TO THEIR NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITIES.

  • HO'OKAKO'O CORPORATION PROVIDES VARIOUS PERSONNEL, MANAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TOWARDS THE OPERATIONS OF WAIMEA MIDDLE SCHOOL, KUALAPU'U ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND KAMAILE ACADEMY. THE ORGANIZATION CHARGES A FEE FOR THESE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES.

    Expenses $4,120,674 · Grants $3,120,735 · Revenue $761,355

  • ASSIST SCHOOLS ALREADY IN OPERATION ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT ALL SCHOOLS IN THE PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE STUDENT LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, STANDARDS/MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT SUPPORT, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Pualani S Akaka

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jonathan Ching

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kumau Pineda-Akiona

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Ivan Takushi

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mary Komomua

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Susan Maddox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kealoha Fox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Y Gibson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,436
    From this org
    $136,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,164
    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

  • KAMAILE ACADEMY

    $1,842,701

    MEAL FUNDING & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FUNDING

  • KUALAPU'U SCHOOL

    $770,714

    MEAL FUNDING & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FUNDING

  • WAIMEA MIDDLE SCHOOL

    $507,320

    MEAL FUNDING & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FUNDING

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • HO'OKAKO'O LLC

    TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES · HI · income $7,970 · assets $35,481

    Directly controlled by HO'OKAKO'O CORPORATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501339349309345

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