Public Charity

Honolulu Civil Beat Inc

Based in Honolulu, HI, Honolulu Civil Beat Inc operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.6M in revenue, $6.4M in expenses, $3.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 40 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.0M.

EIN: 812803662 Honolulu, HI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.6M
Total Expenses$6.4M
Total Assets$3.9M
Grant Records40
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

Honolulu Civil Beat Inc. ("HCB") is a news organization dedicated to cultivating an informed body of citizens, all striving to make Hawaii a better place to live. HCB achieves this through investigative and watchdog journalism, in-depth enterprise reporting, analysis and commentary that gives readers a broad view on issues of importance to our community.

Sample Grants Received

2024
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
$99,200
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$71,420
2024
INN SUPPORT - LABS & COLUMBIA COLLA
$35,360
2024
INN SUPPORT - LABS & COLUMBIA COLLA
$35,360
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$21,120

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Officers & Directors

General Manager Amy Pyle
VP Operations and Philanth Benjamin Nishimoto
Investigations Editor John Hill
Director Joshua Stearns
Managing Editor Kimberlie Gamel
Reporter - Senior Matthew Leonard

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE CDP HAWAII WILDFIRES FUND, CIVIL BEAT COMMITS TO PROVIDING A LOCAL, DEDICATED JOURNALISM TEAM IN MAUI FOCUSED ON PROVIDING ACCURATE AND FREE COMMUNITY INFORMATION, INFORMED DEBATE, LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENCOURAGING ACTION.
$250,000 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$183,725 5 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$109,597 7 grants
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
$99,200 1 grant
INN SUPPORT - LABS & COLUMBIA COLLA
$70,720 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.6M $6.4M $3.9M
2023 $6.2M $5.6M $4.7M
2022 $5.2M $4.9M $4.1M
2020 $4.5M $3.8M $3.1M
2019 $4.3M $3.7M $2.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.3M to $5.6M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.9M.

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