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US nonprofit · EIN 710984455 · Kaneohe, HIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 710984455) - 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 - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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 2022.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

KO Olau Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$158k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$67k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$137k
$380 liabilities
Net assets
$137k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
3.4y av
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Activity
A80
Arts, culture and humanities
Exemption recognised again: the IRS automatically revoked this organisation’s exemption on 15 May 2010, and its IRS ruling date is now 1 December 2017 (a later recognition). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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KO Olau Foundation's network

11 people2 organisationsi11 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

11 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aaron MahiPresident (deceased 7/6/2024)2023
3 yrs
Alice HewettDirector2023
3 yrs
Ardis EschenbergDirector (Secretary, effective 7/21/2024)2023
3 yrs
Donna BullardDirector2023
3 yrs
Frances L Kaluhiwa2nd Vice President2023
3 yrs
Francine GoraDirector2023
3 yrs
George AttaDirector2023
3 yrs
Jennifer L Jones-TollefsenTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Mahealani CypherSecretary (President effective 7/21/2024)2023
3 yrs
Shandry LopesDirector2023
3 yrs
Teresa Bright1st Vice President2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bronson K AzamaVolunteer Coordinator2023
Jessica DecostaSite Manager2023
Jill AkanaBusiness Manager2023

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
Jill AkanaBusiness Manager0$15k
Jessica DeCostaSite Manager0$9k
Bronson K AzamaVolunteer Coordinator0$5k
Ikaika Vares-YoungKakoo0$2k
Aaron MahiPresident (deceased 7/6/2024)0$0
Teresa Bright1st Vice President (deceased 9/1/2024)0$0
Mahealani CypherPresident (effective 7/21/2024), Secretary (prior)20$0
Frances L KaluhiwaVice President2$0
Jennifer L Jones-TollefsenTreasurer10$0
Ardis EschenbergSecretary, effective 7/21/2024, Director (prior)2$0
George AttaDirector2$0
Alice HewettDirector2$0
Shandry LopesDirector2$0
Francine GoraDirector2$0
Donna BullardDirector2$0
Michael McCartneyDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Ko Olau Foundation
EIN
710984455
Address
46-005 Kawa St Ste 205, Kaneohe, HI, 96744-3812
State
Hawaii
Activity (NTEE)
A80 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Aaron Mahi (Form 990-N, tax year 2022)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsAaron Mahi
≥3years on the filingsAlice Hewett
≥3years on the filingsArdis Eschenberg
≥3years on the filingsDonna Bullard

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
$137k
Total liabilities
$380
Net assets or fund balances
$137k