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US nonprofit · EIN 830454800 · Captain Cook, HIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 830454800) - 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 time served.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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Intercultural Outreach Initiative Inc's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Benjamin Ruttenberg PHDDirector2022
4 yrs
Erin Ginder ShawDirector2022
4 yrs
Roberta Yvette RandDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Johann OLE BessererPresident/Secrsince 2018
Nigel PattersonTreasurersince 2018

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
Johann Ole BessererPresident/Secr50$69k
Roberta Yvette RandDirector5$0
Erin Ginder ShawDirector5$0
Benjamin Ruttenberg PhDDirector5$0

About

Legal name
Intercultural Outreach Initiative Inc
EIN
830454800
Address
Po Box 939, Captain Cook, HI, 96704-0939
State
Hawaii
Mission
To help establish ecological sustainability and social stability in our host communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B50 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2006
IRS ruling date
1 February 2007
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 filingsRoberta Yvette Rand
≥4years on the filingsBenjamin Ruttenberg PHD
≥4years on the filingsErin Ginder Shaw

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
$128k
Total liabilities
Minus $33k
Net assets or fund balances
$161k
Contributions and grants received
$176k
Program service revenue
$822k
Employees
1
Volunteers
12

Filed finances

3 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$997k$1.2mDeficit $184k
2023$1.1m$1.2mDeficit $116k
2022$1.1m$1.2mDeficit $16k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.