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US nonprofit · EIN 861735485 · Ewa Beach, HIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 861735485) - 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.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

We Must Protect

Donations deductible
Revenue
$980k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$705k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$338k
$3k liabilities
Net assets
$335k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
3.8 years on average
Staff
0
30 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Activity
W01
Public and societal benefit
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We Must Protect'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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Erika TsujiCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Thomas DatwylerTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Tulsi GabbardPresident2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Tulsi GabbardDirPresResigned 2255$0
Vrindavan BellordDirPres Eff 2250.5$0
Tom DatwylerTreasurer1$0
Erika TsujiSecretary1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

Colorado roster

4 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253018785). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Vrindavan BellordPresident
Erika TsujiSecretary
Tom DatwylerTreasurer
Erika Tsuji

About

Legal name
We Must Protect
EIN
861735485
Address
91-1312 Keoneula Blvd Unit 206, Ewa Beach, HI, 96706-6447
State
Hawaii
Mission
Engage in research and public education for the benefit of those vulnerable populations in our community that deserve to be honored and cared for. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
W01 Public and societal benefit
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public & Societal Benefit
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Vrindavan Bellord (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsTulsi Gabbard
≥3years on the filingsErika Tsuji
≥3years on the filingsThomas Datwyler

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
$338k
Total liabilities
$3k
Net assets or fund balances
$335k
Contributions and grants received
$980k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$666k
Employees
0
Volunteers
30

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
We Must Protect, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
4 February 2026
Registered agent
Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.