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Urban Honolulu environmental organizations

There are 180 environmental organizations in the greater Urban Honolulu metro area. Combined, these Urban Honolulu metro environmental organizations employ 929 people, earn more than $107 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $175 million.
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Types of environmental organizations in Urban Honolulu

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Natural resource conservation organizations
 
81
 
$72,356,010
Environmental education organizations
 
32
 
$22,397,490
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations
 
22
 
$4,802,542
Pollution abatement and control organizations
 
15
 
$8,647,247
Civic environmental and open space organizations
 
13
 
$1,539,109
Land conservation organizations
 
13
 
$33,950,380
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies
 
12
 
$882,292
Recycling programs
 
8
 
$5,530,967
Botanical gardens and arboreta
 
5
 
$692,632
Garden clubs and horticultural programs
 
5
 
$0
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Job trends for Urban Honolulu environmental organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
27
1-10
 
20
11-25
 
8
26-100
 
4
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of environmental organizations in Urban Honolulu

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
47
$250k to $1M
 
22
$1M to $5M
 
13
$5M to $25M
 
3
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
  • Large organizations like Elemental Excelerator, Hawai'i Land Trust, Waimea Valley, Kupu, and Hawaii Nature Center earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Urban Honolulu environmental organizations.
  • Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 15.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Urban Honolulu environmental organizations with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of environmental organizations in Urban Honolulu

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Hawai'i Land Trust

Hawai'i Land Trust protects and stewards Hawaiian lands; connecting people to their natural resources with strategic land protection priorities.
Revenue
$21.4m
Assets
$38.6m
Employees
21
EIN
99-0353223
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waimea Valley

The Company's mission is to preserve and perpetuate the human, cultural and natural resources of Waimea Valley, Oahu for future generations through education and stewardship.
Revenue
$12.5m
Assets
$30.1m
Employees
104
EIN
26-1537168
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Elemental Excelerator

Elemental Excelerator advances climate solutions and social impact for communities through a technology funding and deployment program. The nonprofit organization connects, coaches, and supports innovators to accelerate their growth.
Revenue
$26.1m
Assets
$32.1m
Employees
60
EIN
82-1112859
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kupu

To empower youth to serve their communities through character-building, service-learning, and environmental stewardship opportunities that encourage integrity (pono) with God, self, and others.
Revenue
$11.9m
Assets
$12.0m
Employees
470
EIN
51-0652665
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hawaii Nature Center

Hawaii Nature Center offers environmental education programs for young students and the public, fostering wise stewardship of Hawaii's ecosystems.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
25
EIN
99-0208246
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Re-Use Hawaii

Re-Use Hawaii is a recycling program in Honolulu, HI whose mission is: Building material reuse/recycling.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
45
EIN
20-5840697
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project

Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project organizes large cleanup missions to conserve marine life in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, located in Hawaii and based in Kailua.
Revenue
$935.6k
Assets
$343.4k
Employees
16
EIN
83-4554194
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pacific Rim Conservation

Pacific Rim Conservation restores native species and ecosystems, protects habitats, and provides biological research in partnership with communities and agencies.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$493.2k
Employees
12
EIN
26-2905658
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Moanalua Gardens Foundation

Moanalua Gardens Foundation preserves Hawaiian culture and environment through education, offering student programs and organizing the Prince Lot Hula Festival.
Revenue
$894.3k
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
4
EIN
99-0143900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Blue Planet Foundation

Blue Planet Foundation shapes policy for 100% clean energy, educates on energy independence, and provides tools for smart energy solutions.
Revenue
$921.9k
Assets
$270.3k
Employees
8
EIN
20-8247917
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Malama Maunalua

Malama Maunalua restores and conserves Maunalua Bay by engaging the community, removing invasive species, and promoting sustainable marine resource management.
Revenue
$806.4k
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
18
EIN
36-4671116
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hawaii Local2030 Hub

Hawaii Local2030 Hub connects and catalyzes action to achieve Hawaii's 2030 sustainability goals and the global Sustainable Development Goals.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$574.0k
Employees
9
EIN
86-2864767
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kua Aina Ulu Auamo

Kua Aina Ulu Auamo empowers Hawaii communities to care for their biocultural heritage, improving their quality of life.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
10
EIN
45-4509939
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waiorg

Waiorg provides eco-friendly solutions for wastewater management, helping Hawaii homeowners upgrade failing systems and reduce pollution.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$459.6k
Employees
9
EIN
84-3324933
IRS type
501(c)(3)

World Ocean Council

World Ocean Council promotes sustainable ocean use and awareness within the industry, addressing marine environmental issues through member-led working groups.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$421.0k
Employees
1
EIN
27-4398298
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative

HLRI creates self-sustaining, green jobs through innovative endemic reforestation models while restoring Hawaii's ecosystem on 1,000 acres of land.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$1.6m
Employees
0
EIN
46-5002476
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii educates and engages the public to reduce pollution through large-scale beach cleanups and solutions-based education.
Revenue
$782.3k
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
9
EIN
45-2596726
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Iole

'Iole is a new organization in Honolulu, HI working to create a global resilience hub around climate issues using indigenous knowledge and modern tools.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
0
EIN
87-4120818
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Oahu Resource Conservation and Development

Oahu Resource Conservation and Development enhances quality of life by supporting sustainable agriculture, conservation practices, and rural enterprises across O`ahu.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$552.7k
Employees
26
EIN
94-3279682
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Papahana Kuaola

Papahana Kuaola's mission is to create quality educational programs focused on environmental restoration and economic sustainability fully integrated with Hawaiian knowledge in order to exemplify a lifestyle respectful of kanaka, `aina, and akua.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$590.5k
Employees
23
EIN
20-2565007
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
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