Nonprofit · EIN 76-0748976
HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Also known as LAWYERS FOR EQUAL JUSTICE
Tax-exempt · HONOLULU, HI 96813
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,148,692 | $1,750,257 | $398,435 | $2,321,368 | $1,300,396 | $1,020,972 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,508,419 | $1,618,949 | -$110,530 | $2,029,553 | $1,407,016 | $622,537 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,592,657 | $1,532,335 | $60,322 | $1,562,953 | $829,886 | $733,067 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,125,784
- of which government grants
- $162,536
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $22,908
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $229,952
- Other salaries and wages
- $793,670
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,241,822
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $69,256
- Occupancy
- $54,929
- Travel
- $14,364
- Program services (functional)
- $1,448,301
- Management and general (functional)
- $201,270
- Fundraising (functional)
- $100,686
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,029,553
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,321,368
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,300,396
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,020,972
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,020,972
- Gross receipts
- $2,148,692
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- HI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAVIN THORNTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TILL 12/31/24 Officer | 40 | $98,727 | $21,848 |
| WILLIAM WHITE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FROM 1/1/25 Officer | 40 | $94,746 | $10,970 |
| KANOE ENOS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK BYRNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEALOHA FOX PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN KUSUMOTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRIE UROSEVICH PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON KAIULANI ODOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DARCIE YUKIMURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAVIN THORNTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $110,000 | $21,322 |
| KANOE ENOS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRET SUGAI | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK BYRNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEALOHA FOX PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN KUSUMOTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRIE UROSEVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON KAIULANI ODOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DARCIE YUKIMURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAVIN THORNTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $97,614 | $32,077 |
| RAYMOND KONG | LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,200 | $5,000 |
| JOYCE LEE-IBARRA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRET SUGAI | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.34 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK BYRNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DERAUF MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRIE UROSEVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE AU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R CRUISE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KANOE ENOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL MILNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN KUSUMOTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 733 BISHOP ST STE 1180, HONOLULU, HI 96813-4014
- In care of
- % WAYNE U H KEAWE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KANOE ENOS, 733 BISHOP ST STE 1180, HONOLULU, HI 96813
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM WHITE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (808) 587-7605
- Website
- HIAPPLESEED.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KKDLY LLC
Mission
THE HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE (HAWAII APPLESEED) IS WORKING TO BUILD A HAWAII WHERE EVERYONE HAS GENUINE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SECURITY AND FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL. WE CHANGE SYSTEMS THAT PERPETUATE INEQUALITY THROUGH RESEARCH, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, COALITION BUILDING, AND ADVOCACY.
Program accomplishments
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING - HAWAII APPLESEED CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPS POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES TO ADDRESS HAWAII'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS. WE HAVE PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF POLICY PAPERS, AND WE WORK WITH STATE AND COUNTY LEADERS AND LOCAL COALITIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND IMPLMENT IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS.Expenses $373,077
- HUNGER - HAWAII APPLESEED CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPS POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES TO ADDRESS HUNGER IN HAWAII. WE HAVE PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF POLICY PAPERS, AND WE WORK WITH STATE AND COUNTY LEADERS AND LOCAL COALITIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND IMPLEMENT IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS.Expenses $473,460
- ECONOMIC JUSTICE - HAWAII APPLESEED CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPS POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER ECONOMIC STABILITY TO HAWAII'S LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF TAXATION AND WAGES. WE HAVE PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF POLICY PAPERS, AND WE WORK WITH STATE AND COUNTY LEADERS AND LOCAL COALITIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND IMPLEMENT IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS.Expenses $601,764
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 76-0748976
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,321,368
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,148,692
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,148,692 | $1,750,257 | $2,321,368 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,508,419 | $1,618,949 | $2,029,553 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,592,657 | $1,532,335 | $1,562,953 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,477,731 | $1,372,628 | $1,276,291 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 76-0748976).
Questions about HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- What is the EIN of HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE is 76-0748976.
- Is HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KANOE ENOS.
- Who are the officers and directors of HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $98,727 (GAVIN THORNTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TILL 12/31/24).
- How much revenue does HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,148,692, expenses of $1,750,257 and total assets of $2,321,368 at year end.
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