Program areas at The Kohala Center
The foundation of The Kohala Center's (tkc's) work is to build healthy pilina (meaningful relationships) through stewardship and educational exchanges with our unique island ecosystems. By turning ancestral knowledge and research into daily practice, we strengthen conditions for pilina that reconnect us back to our place, water, food, and people. Our current focus is on improving The health of five specific and unique ecosystems (The places of interdependence between 'aina and kanaka): 1) Kohala moutain's native cloud forest, 2) The ahupua'a of kawaihae, 3) The historic hala grove at niuliai, Kohala, 4) The kula lands and agroecosystems of north hawai'Hawaii'i and 4) The coral and marine ecosystems of kahalu'u bay. We provide 'aina-based forestry, agriculture, watershed, seed, soil and reef health programs that support family, student, teacher, farmer, workforce, business, cooperative and leadership development.
Who funds The Kohala Center
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Federal funding details
Federal agency | CFDA code | Program name | Amount |
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Department of Agriculture | 10.771 | RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | $220,711 |
Department of Agriculture | 10.871 | SOCIALLY-DISADVANTAGED GROUPS GRANT | $209,601 |
Department of Agriculture | 10.311 | BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | $189,684 |
...and 16 more federal grants / contracts |
Personnel at The Kohala Center
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Cheryl Ka'Uhane Lupenui | President and Chief Executive Officer | | 2021-06-01 |
Nicole Milne | Vice President of Food and Agriculture Initiatives | | 2021-04-12 |
Liam Kernell | Director of Communications | | 2021-04-12 |
Melanie Willich | Director of Applied 'aina - Based Agriculture | | 2021-04-12 |
Ryan Feeney | Director of 'aina Operations | | 2021-04-12 |
...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for The Kohala Center
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
---|
Total grants, contributions, etc. | $5,242,795 | $3,614,531 | 45% |
Program services | $96,997 | $86,589 | 12% |
Investment income and dividends | $835 | $417 | 100.2% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $6,188 | -100% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $5,340,627 | $3,707,725 | 44% |
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Land Stewardship Project | 501(c)(3) | Minneapolis, MN | $3,400,549 |
The Boat Company | 501(c)(3) | Ponte Vedra, FL | $3,351,629 |
Center for Ecoliteracy | 501(c)(3) | Berkeley, CA | $2,092,210 |
Sustainable Jersey | 501(c)(3) | Ewing, NJ | $3,226,325 |
Save the Bay | 501(c)(3) | Providence, RI | $7,530,754 |
IslandWood | 501(c)(3) | Bainbridge Island, WA | $9,580,029 |
Regional Environmental Council (REC) | 501(c)(3) | Worcester, MA | $1,815,308 |
Kiss the Ground | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $3,747,545 |
The Watershed Institute | 501(c)(3) | Pennington, NJ | $7,070,996 |
YES Nature to Neighborhoods | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, CA | $2,475,570 |
Data update history
July 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
February 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationEnvironment
Characteristics
Political advocacyReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 437462
- Kamuela, HI 96743
- County
- Hawaii County, HI
- Website URL
- kohalacenter.org/Â
- Phone
- (808) 887-6411
- Facebook page
- TheKohalaCenterÂ
- Twitter profile
- @kohalacenterÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 99-0354676
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2001
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C60: Environmental Education
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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