Nonprofit · EIN 87-1680392
RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII
Tax-exempt · MILILANI, HI 96789
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $230,024 | $226,220 | $3,804 | $89,681 | $16,955 | $72,726 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $182,351 | $191,195 | -$8,844 | $92,618 | $24,211 | $68,407 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $231,470 | $219,404 | $12,066 | $94,894 | $18,160 | $76,734 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $229,886
- of which government grants
- $229,886
- Program service revenue
- $138
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,600
- Accounting fees
- $2,649
- Occupancy
- $22,618
- Travel
- $880
- Depreciation
- $4,303
- Program services (functional)
- $203,965
- Management and general (functional)
- $17,605
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,650
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $92,618
- Total assets, end of year
- $89,681
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,955
- Net assets, end of year
- $72,726
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,399
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $72,726
- Gross receipts
- $230,024
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2021
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JODI CAPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| EMILY PIERRO | TREASURER Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| MARAYA PIERRO | PRESIDENT, E Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| BRETT THOMPSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jodi Caple | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Emily Pierro | Treasurer Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| Maraya Pierro | President, E.D. Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Brett Thompsett | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JODI CAPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EMILY PIERRO | TREASURER Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| MARAYA PIERRO | PRESIDENT, E Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| BRETT THOMPSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 95-011 KUAHELANI AVE APT 311, MILILANI, HI 96789-1602
- In care of
- % MARAYA PIERRO
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 1582 Violet Street Apt D, Honolulu HI 96819
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARAYA PIERRO
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Maraya Pierro, 1582 Violet St Apt D, Honolulu HI 96819
- Signed the 990
- EMILY PIERRO, TREASURER
- Phone
- (808) 469-7773
- Website
- rescuekittiesofhawaii.org
- Return prepared by
- T-SOA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCT SERVICES
Mission
THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII(RKH) IS TO RESCUE ABANDONED, INJURED, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND HOMELESS CATS ON THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, AND TO PROVIDE URGENT MEDICAL CARE. RKH VOLUNTEERS FIGHT DAILY TO SAVE THEM FROM EUTHANASIA DUE TO OVERPOPULATION AND LACK OF RESOURCES. THE GOAL IS TO ADVOCATE AWARENESS, EDUCATE, SAVE CATS FROM HARSH CONDITIONS IN THE WILD, TNRM, ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE AND NETWORKING.
Program accomplishments
- RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII RESCUES ABANDONED, INJURED, ABUSED, HOMELESS, AND SPECIAL-NEEDS CATS AND KITTENS THROUGHOUT HAWAII. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EMERGENCY AND ROUTINE VETERINARY TREATMENT, MEDICATION, SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES, FOOD, SHELTER, FOSTER CARE, REHABILITATION, AND TRANSPORTATION. ONCE MEDICALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY PREPARED FOR PLACEMENT, CATS ARE MATCHED WITH QUALIFIED ADOPTIVE HOMES IN HAWAII AND THROUGH NONPROFIT RESCUE PARTNERS ON THE MAINLAND. DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED COORDINATING VETERINARY CARE, FOSTER SUPPORT, INTERISLAND AND MAINLAND TRANSPORTATION, AND PERMANENT PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR CATS THAT OTHERWISE FACED ILLNESS, INJURY, ABANDONMENT, OR EUTHANASIA.Expenses $188,422
- THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENED THE OPERATIONAL CAPACITY NECESSARY TO EXPAND AND SUSTAIN ITS ANIMAL-RESCUE MISSION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IMPROVING VOLUNTEER COORDINATION, ANIMAL-CARE TRACKING, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, FOSTER AND ADOPTION SUPPORT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS, AND INTERNAL PROCESSES USED TO RESPOND TO CATS AND KITTENS IN CRISIS. THESE EFFORTS IMPROVED COMMUNICATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONTINUITY OF CARE, AND THE ABILITY TO COORDINATE MEDICAL TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION, FOSTER PLACEMENT, AND PERMANENT ADOPTION ACROSS HAWAII AND WITH MAINLAND RESCUE PARTNERS.Expenses $10,129
- TO SUPPORT THE 1ST EXEMPT PURPOSE OF SAVING HAWAII KITTIES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL CARE AND SERVICES THAT TRANSFORM THESE SICK, INJURED, TORTURED, AND ABUSED CATS/KITTENS INTO A PLACEABLE POSITION. THE SUCCESS OF THE CAT/KITTEN PLACEMENT HAS BEEN ENHANCED BY THE NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP IN MANY DIFFERENT STATES ON THE MAINLAND, WHO FACILITATE ADOPTIONS IN SAFE QUALITY HOMES.Expenses $5,414
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 87-1680392
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $89,681
- Income (IRS master file)
- $230,024
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $230,024 | $226,220 | $89,681 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $182,351 | $191,195 | $92,618 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $231,470 | $219,404 | $94,894 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $237,167 | $173,262 | $85,168 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Maraya Pierro | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 87-1680392).
Questions about RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII
- What is the EIN of RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII is 87-1680392.
- Is RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII 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 RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARAYA PIERRO.
- Who are the officers and directors of RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $230,024, expenses of $226,220 and total assets of $89,681 at year end.
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