Public Charity

FRIENDS OF THE FUTURE

FRIENDS OF THE FUTURE is a Public Charity headquartered in HONOLULU, HI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.6M revenue, $4.8M expenses, $2.4M total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $973K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 990296604 HONOLULU, HI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$2.4M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$973K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The mission of Friends of the Future is to create trust and harmony among the diverse cultures of Hawaii through a process where all people can openly contribute their deepest values, create shared visions and continuously improve their commuities.

Where $100 goes at Friends of the Future

How Friends of the Future divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$74
Youth Programs include
79% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 8,700 students; 12 schools; 1,450 students
$13
Health & Wellness Programs include
14% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 6,875 attendees; 85 individuals; 140 families
$6
Cultural Programs include
7% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 20 students; 2,500 people; 75 adults
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Georgine Busch
President John Al Defries
Project Director Lilinoi Grace
Vice President Mark Mcguffie
Secretary Sharon L Sakai

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$578,125 6 grants
General Support
$251,271 10 grants
Human & Social Services
$89,965 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$41,572 2 grants
Youth Development
$12,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.6M $4.8M $2.4M
2024 $6.1M $5.8M $1.9M
2023 $4.8M $4.4M $1.7M
2022 $4.9M $4.5M $826K
2021 $2.9M $2.9M $991K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.9M to $4.6M (+57%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.

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

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