Public Charity

VIBRANT HAWAII

VIBRANT HAWAII, of HILO, HI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.9M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, $2.7M in total assets. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 853693179 HILO, HI Community Improvement & Capacity Building N.E.C. NTEE: S99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records17
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2021–2024

Mission

VIBRANT HAWAI'I IS A GROWING COMMUNITY THAT COMMITS TO INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE 'AUAMO KULEANA TO INCREASE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD WEALTH: A RESERVOIR OF HUMAN, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPITAL THAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO AND DRAW UPON. AN AFFINITY COLLECTIVE FORMED AROUND A COMMON VISION OF A THRIVING HAWAII ISLAND WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE CHOICE, VOICE, AND CONNECTION.

Where $100 goes at Vibrant Hawaii

How Vibrant Hawaii divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $86 for programs

$78
The resilience network which includes hubs, alliance partners, community points of distribution, and the resilience training center empowers residents to implement hyper-local solutions for community resilience
90% of program spending
$5
Oaka aims to address the opportunity gap that exists for many hawaii island youth that hinder employment mobility, reduce civic engagement, and deepen inequity
7% of program spending
$3
The economy stream advances economic diversity through community engagement and workforce development
3% of program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
$400,000
2024
FISCAL-SPONSORED GRANT, WEINBERG
$203,100
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$200,000
2024
GRANT TO IMPLEMENT THE WORK-BASED-LEARNING INTERMEDIARY STATEWIDE EXPANSION PROJECT
$150,000
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$100,500

Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adam Bauer
SECRETARY Audrey Takamine
DIRECTOR Caroline Landry
TREASURER Cheryl Matsumura
DIRECTOR Chris Sandy
DIRECTOR Diane Chadwik

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$907,000 9 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$421,100 2 grants
Economic Development
$400,000 1 grant
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$220,000 3 grants
Education
$52,550 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.9M $3.4M $2.7M
2023 $3.5M $2.2M $2.2M
2022 $1.2M $937K $931K
2021 $313K $267K $611K

Between 2021 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $313K to $3.9M (+1146%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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