Public Charity

POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY

POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY, of HONOLULU, HI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.8M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, $4.0M in total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237302232 HONOLULU, HI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$4.0M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$2.8M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

FOUNDED ON A LEGACY OF PACIFIC OCEAN EXPLORATION, THE POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY SEEKS TO PERPETUATE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF TRADITIONAL POLYNESIAN VOYAGING AND THE SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO RESPECT AND CARE FOR THEMSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THEIR NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$310,100
$276,500
2024
MOANANUIAKEA: A VOYAGE FOR EARTH
$257,926
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$75,100
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES, ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$75,000

Showing up to 5 of 41 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aj Halagao
DIRECTOR Anthony Mallott
VICE CHAIR Bruce Blankenfeld
DIRECTOR Catherine Fuller
CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Charles Nainoa Thompson
DIRECTOR Dennis Fern

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
$950,000 5 grants
MOANANUIAKEA: A VOYAGE FOR EARTH
$419,361 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$331,750 4 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$310,100 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$264,050 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.8M $2.1M $4.0M
2023 $2.9M $2.5M $2.5M
2022 $1.6M $1.4M $2.0M
2020 $1.0M $1.0M $2.0M
2019 $1.4M $1.3M $1.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $3.8M (+175%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.

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