KUKOLU

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Plain text KUKOLU. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2024. https://furp.org/org/kukolu-861582329. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2023–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $436K · expenses $449K · assets $375K

EIN
86-1582329
Address
46-003 ALALOA ST STE 108, KANEOHE, HI 96744-3817
Website
kukolu.org
NTEE code
S43 Small Business Development (Community Improvement and Capacity Building) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Kanakolu Noa (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

As Indigenous peoples, we derive strength from our genealogy, using the past to shape the present and inspire our future. Our mission is to empower our communities by drawing upon their strengths to cultivate economic growth.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Kanakolu Noa Executive Dir.2023-2024 $125,462$125,462 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Debbi Eleneki President2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Nalani Simpson Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kelly Dukelow Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Pamela Costa Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Janeen Olds Treasurer2023-2024 30 $0 reported 1
Nalani Simpson (former) Director2023 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $125K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kanakolu Noa Executive Dir.40 $125,462$0$0 $125,4621
Debbi Eleneki President2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Nalani Simpson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Dukelow Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Pamela Costa Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Janeen Olds Treasurer30 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kanakolu Noa Executive Dir.30 $0$0$0 $01
Janeen-Ann A Olds Treasurer30 $0$0$0 $01
Debbi Eleneki Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Nalani Simpson Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Dukelow Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Pamela Costa Director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$435,911$448,959 $374,504$374,504 $197,815$235,396 $127,2360-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$570,051$191,682 $387,552$387,552 $570,051$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $542,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
FARO FOUNDATION $300,0001 $300,0002023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KUKOLU”
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THE HAWAII PACIFIC FOUNDATION INC $230,0002 $160,0002023 2022-2023 Public charity Exact
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WOMENS FUND OF HAWAII $10,0001 $10,0002023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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PROGRESS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $2,0001 $2,0002025 2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KUKOLU”
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AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF COLORADO USACOS43 $326,796$562,516 President$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
GROWCO COLUMBIA INCSCS43 $367,881$309,276 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$101,778 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
MNSBIR INCMNS43 $464,536$441,677 PRESIDENT AND CEO$148,382 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOOMIS43 $859,676$777,352 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$80,451 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
WORKSHOP IN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES INCNYS43 $225,223$163,878 CHAIR EMERITUS$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
EMERGE INNOVATION HUBMIS43 $338,360$242,016 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
ARTISANS CENTER OF VIRGINIA INCVAS43 $234,533$235,629 President$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS INCMDS43 $779,371$554,551 Fmr. President$317,058 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
COLLIDER FOUNDATIONMNS43 $415,516$377,811 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
FRONTIER FINANCIAL PARTNERS INCKSS43 $740,170$691,851 PRESIDENT$228,501 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
CHICAGO NEW BUSINESS NFPILS43 $234,992$274,488 Director of Illinois SBDC Program$104,000 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
THE START CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHNES43 $332,318$330,595 BOARD OF DIR$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
EBHM INCALS43 $238,430$147,288 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
TEC CENTER INCWIS43 $218,371$314,777 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
BOOMIN UNIVERSITYTNS43 $455,664$704,869 Board Member$36,538 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
IOWA COMMUNITY CAPITALIAS43 $333,819$946,925 CEO$63,840 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
CATAPULT CHICAGOILS43 $367,822$403,696 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
NEW ORLEANS STARTUP FUND INCLAS43 $815,290$747,948 PRESIDENT/CEO$241,807 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
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QUATEREUTS43 $239,993$323,834 PRESIDENT$4,000 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
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RONDA E STRYKER & WILLIAM D JOHNSTON FOUNDATION $1,786,99910 1Private foundation2020–2025 BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION $1,544,09215 8Private foundation2015–2025 HARBOR BANK OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; COMMONWISE EDUCATION INC; BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO; NEW ORLEANS STARTUP FUND INC and 4 more
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION $1,350,00011 2Private foundation2015–2024 NEW ORLEANS STARTUP FUND INC; FUND 17
The Kendeda Fund $1,025,0006 1Private foundation2020–2023 COMMONWISE EDUCATION INC
NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION $1,000,00010 1Private foundation2017–2023 Rural Community Development Resources
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $880,29010 5DAF sponsor2020–2025 WYOMING WOMENS BUSINESS CENTER; VETERANS ENTERPRISE TRAINING & SERVICES GROUP INC; EARLY STAGE MONTANA; WOMEN IN PROGRESS INC and 1 more
THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION $797,54417 2DAF sponsor2011–2023 NEW ORLEANS STARTUP FUND INC; FUND 17
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $672,4937 1DAF sponsor2011–2024 STARTUP HUTCH INC
PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $671,7843 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 EXPONENTIAL IMPACT
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC $600,0001 1Private foundation2015–2015 NEW ORLEANS STARTUP FUND INC
MARGARET M WALKER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $597,0008 1Private foundation2016–2025 LINDENPOINTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
THE ABELL FOUNDATION INC $565,0004 1Private foundation2020–2022 EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS INC
JUDD LEIGHTON FOUNDATION INC $500,0002 1Private foundation2021–2023 CDFI FRIENDLY SOUTH BEND
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ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATION $500,0002 1Private foundation2019–2020 HARBOR BANK OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $448,959 spent · pay $142,472 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $203,894$186,773$17,121- 45.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $127,236$107,411$19,825- 28.3%
Travel $53,204$53,204-- 11.9%
Other (as described)Supplies $29,754$29,754-- 6.6%
Office expenses $9,801$8,411$1,390- 2.2%
Other salaries and wages $7,685$7,685-- 1.7%
Other employee benefits $7,551$6,418$1,133- 1.7%
Other (as described)Dues & Subscriptions $5,467$2,434$3,033- 1.2%
Other (as described)Other Programmatic Expenses $2,500$2,500-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,325-$1,325- 0.3%
Insurance $542-$542- 0.1%
Total$448,959100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $191,682 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Supplies $117,615$94,092$23,523- 61.4%
Travel $34,134$27,307$6,827- 17.8%
Other (as described)Professional Services $21,791$17,433$4,358- 11.4%
Office expenses $6,653$5,322$1,331- 3.5%
Other (as described)Meals $4,211$3,369$842- 2.2%
Other (as described)Subscriptions $3,220$2,576$644- 1.7%
Occupancy $2,930$2,344$586- 1.5%
Fees: other services $991$793$198- 0.5%
All other expenses $137$110$27- 0.1%
Total$191,682100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2026$119,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2026Departmental OfficesGrant or other assistanceH??IHI GRANT PROGRAM 15.068ALAEA IS A NATIVE HAWAIIAN-LED INITIATIVE THAT CREATES A CULTURALLY GROUNDED PATHWAY BETWEEN NATIVEHAWAIIAN ENTREPRENEURS AND HAWAII S VISITOR INDUSTRY. LED BY $119,000

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