KULIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $806K · expenses $851K · assets $3.2M
- EIN
- 88-3201428
- Address
- 2340 OMILO LN, HONOLULU, HI 96819-2434
- Website
- WWW.KULIAACADEMY.ORG
- NTEE code
- B12
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2022
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE MISSION OF KULIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN HAWAII BY PROVIDING CHARITABLE, FINANCIAL, AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. THE FOUNDATION ADVANCES STUDENT SUCCESS BY SECURING AND DISTRIBUTING RESOURCES THROUGH FUNDRAISING, GRANT SUPPORT, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, DONATED SERVICES AND MATERIALS, AND OTHER OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE THAT HELP SUSTAIN HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, AND EFFECTIVE SCHOOL OPERATIONS.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Gokce | DIRECTOR | 2024 | $67,281 | $67,281 | 1 |
| Omer Gokce (former) | Director | 2022-2023 | $176,808 | $252,646 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Robert Littman | PRESIDENT | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Roger Epstein | VICE PRESIDE | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ceyda Sablak | SECR/TREASUR | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert Litman (former) | President | 2022-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $67K · 7 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMAR GOKCE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $67,281 | $0 | $0 | $67,281 | 1 |
| DR ROBERT LITTMAN | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROGER EPSTEIN | VICE PRESIDE | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CEYDA SABLAK | SECR/TREASUR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $177K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMER GOKCE | Director | 40 | $157,599 | $0 | $19,209 | $176,808 | 1 |
| ROBERT LITMAN | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROGER EPSTEIN | Vice President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CEYDA SABLAK | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $76K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMER GOKCE | Director | 40 | $71,036 | - | $4,802 | $75,838 | 1 |
| ROBERT LITMAN | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROGER EPSTEIN | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CEYDA SABLAK | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $334K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $806,279 | $850,843 | $3,235,067 | $9,769 | $781,593 | $0 | $17,307 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $580,443 | $526,697 | $3,349,091 | $54,333 | $580,443 | $0 | $157,599 | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $98,181 | $97,594 | $8,423 | $587 | $98,181 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $100,075 | $91,652 | $8,423 | $8,423 | $100,075 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $60,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAROLD K L CASTLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “KULIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION” | 2023 | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 | $50,000 | show |
| KOSASA FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “KULIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION” | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $850,843 spent · pay $118,192 · grants $334,377 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $334,377 | $334,377 | - | - | 39.3% | |
| Occupancy | $192,145 | $154,736 | $37,409 | - | 22.6% | |
| Interest | $122,609 | $98,087 | $24,522 | - | 14.4% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $72,233 | $50,563 | $14,446 | $7,224 | 8.5% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $26,323 | $26,323 | - | - | 3.1% | |
| Other employee benefits | $21,802 | $15,261 | $4,360 | $2,181 | 2.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $18,332 | $18,332 | - | - | 2.2% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $17,307 | $12,115 | $3,461 | $1,731 | 2.0% | |
| Office expenses | $13,883 | $12,495 | $1,388 | - | 1.6% | |
| Fees: management | $10,006 | $10,006 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,850 | $4,795 | $1,370 | $685 | 0.8% | |
| Other (as described) | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | $4,574 | $2,287 | $2,287 | - | 0.5% |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES | $3,580 | $3,580 | - | - | 0.4% |
| Fees: other services | $2,764 | $1,935 | $553 | $276 | 0.3% | |
| Insurance | $2,096 | $1,677 | $419 | - | 0.2% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $1,700 | $1,003 | $697 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK FEES | $262 | $262 | - | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $850,843 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $526,697 spent · pay $311,973 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $157,599 | $110,319 | $31,520 | $15,760 | 29.9% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $84,914 | $59,440 | $16,983 | $8,491 | 16.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $78,291 | $78,291 | - | - | 14.9% | |
| Other (as described) | In Kind Expense: Lease | $63,199 | $63,199 | - | - | 12.0% |
| Other employee benefits | $54,030 | $37,821 | $10,806 | $5,403 | 10.3% | |
| Office expenses | $26,529 | $23,876 | $2,653 | - | 5.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Occupancy | $19,301 | $15,441 | $3,860 | - | 3.7% |
| Payroll taxes | $15,430 | $10,801 | $3,086 | $1,543 | 2.9% | |
| Other (as described) | In Kind Expense: Prof. Serv. | $7,980 | $7,980 | - | - | 1.5% |
| Other (as described) | Contract & Professional Fees | $5,000 | $5,000 | - | - | 0.9% |
| Insurance | $4,520 | $3,616 | $904 | - | 0.9% | |
| All other expenses | $3,713 | $3,007 | $706 | - | 0.7% | |
| Fees: other services | $2,975 | $2,082 | $595 | $298 | 0.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $1,729 | $1,023 | $706 | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $767 | $767 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $720 | $360 | $360 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $526,697 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $97,594 spent · pay $92,223 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $92,223 | 94.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,981 | 3.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,390 | 2.4% | |
| Total | $97,594 | 100% |