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US nonprofit · EIN 464119442 · Hilo, HIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 464119442) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2016.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Akaka Foundation for Tropical for

Donations deductible
Revenue
$958k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$902k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$200k
$6k liabilities
Net assets
$194k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.1y av
Staff
12
200 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Hannah Kihalani Springer
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Akaka Foundation for Tropical for's network

7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Hannah Kihalani Springer Chair (also filed as Hannah K Springer)Chair of the2018
8 yrs
Daniel Kaniela Akaka JR (also filed as Daniel K Akaka, Daniel Kaniela Akaka)Vice Preside2018
8 yrs
Dr Douglas JacobsDirector2022
4 yrs
Dr Michael J ChunVice Preside2022
4 yrs
Gerard Akaka MD (also filed as Gerard Akaka)Director2020
6 yrs
Rebekah D Ohara (also filed as Rebekah Ohara)CEO2022
4 yrs
Robert McKendryTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Rebekah D OharaCEO2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Rebekah OharaCEO40$83k$6k
Hannah Kihalani SpringerChair of the5$0
Dr Michael J ChunVice Preside1$0
Daniel Kaniela Akaka JrVice Preside1$0
Robert McKendryTreasurer1$0
Gerard Akaka MDDirector1$0
Dr Douglas JacobsDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Akaka Foundation for Tropical for
EIN
464119442
Address
60 Nowelo St, Hilo, HI, 96720-2788
State
Hawaii
Mission
To enhance and promote a forest stewardship ethic that embraces restoration and conservation strategies through integration of traditional and western knowledge, and through strategic cooperation among private and public organizations. We support three initiatives that promote thriving ecosystems, cultural practice, and sustainable livelihoods. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C34 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Rebekah Ohara (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsHannah Kihalani Springer
≥8years on the filingsDaniel Kaniela Akaka JR
≥6years on the filingsGerard Akaka MD
≥6years on the filingsRobert McKendry

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$200k
Total liabilities
$6k
Net assets or fund balances
$194k
Contributions and grants received
$930k
Program service revenue
$22k
Employees
12
Volunteers
200

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$958k$902k$57k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.