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 45 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.2M.

EIN: 812803662 Honolulu, HI Media & Communications NTEE: A30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.6M
Total Expenses$6.4M
Total Assets$3.9M
Grant Records45
Funding Total$1.2M
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.

Where $100 goes at Honolulu Civil Beat Inc

How Honolulu Civil Beat Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$23 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$74
Information access:Provide individuals and organizations with access to the information they need to advocate for positive change and demand accountability from government, business and others in positions of…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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

General Support
$502,123 29 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$250,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$191,225 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$30,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$2,417 1 grant

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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