Early School
Donations deductibleEarly School'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.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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffy Cushman-Patz | Board Presid | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Chelsea YIM | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Iris Saito | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kira Watanabe | Assistant Di | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| KUO Chiang-Lian | Assistant Pr | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Meleana Wolf | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mitchell Remba | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ryan Woodward | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sumoha MIN | Vice Preside | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Trina Orimoto | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Vicki Sato | Executive Di | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Dote | Executive Di | since 2019 |
| Stephany Cecil | Executive Di | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Sato | Executive Di | 40 | $80k | $8k | |
| Kuo Chianglian | Board Presid | 3 | $0 | ||
| Buffy Cushman-Patz | Assistant Pr | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Woodward | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Trina Orimoto | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Mitchell Remba | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Iris Saito | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Meleana Wolf | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Chelsea Yim | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Tony Bender | Director | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Early School
- EIN
- 990155064
- Address
- 2510 Bingham St, Honolulu, HI, 96826-1539
- State
- Hawaii
- Mission
- Our mission is to provide young children in hawai'i experiences that cultivate their social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development through play, exploration, and connection. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B21Z Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1974
- Principal officer
- Kuo Chianglian (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1974
- 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
≥7years on the filingsIris Saito
≥7years on the filingsTrina Orimoto
≥5years on the filingsBuffy Cushman-Patz
≥5years on the filingsMitchell Remba
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2m
- Total liabilities
- $437k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $182k
- Program service revenue
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 13
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.6m | $1.3m | $247k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.