HABELE SOUTH SEAS INSTITUTE
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $70K · expenses $87K · assets $13K
- EIN
- 88-4265656
- Address
- 701 GERVAIS STREET SUITE 150244, COLUMBIA, SC 29201-3066
- Website
- HTTPS://HABELEINSTITUTE.ORG
- NTEE code
- A80
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2022
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE TO PROVIDE BROAD AND OPEN PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE HISTORY OF MICRONESIA, AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT, AND NOT INCONSISTENT WITH LAW, TO FURTHER THESE GOALS.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Mellen | EXECUTIVE DI | 2023-2025 | $156,924 | $223,847 | 2 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Sidles | PRESIDENT | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Marc Mcnamara | SECRETARY | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Scott Leis | TREASURER | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $157K · 1 employee
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEIL MELLEN | EXECUTIVE DI | 25 | $78,462 | $78,462 | $0 | $156,924 | 2 |
| SCOTT LEIS | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MARC MCNAMARA | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| ALEXANDER SIDLES | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $67K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEIL MELLEN | EXECUTIVE DI | 5 | $66,923 | - | - | $66,923 | 2 |
| ALEXANDER SIDLES | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| MARC MCNAMARA | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| SCOTT LEIS | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER SIDLES | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| MARC MCNAMARA | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| SCOTT LEIS | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| NEIL MELLEN | EXECUTIVE DI | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $70,000 | $87,171 | $12,508 | $12,508 | $70,000 | $0 | $78,462 | 1 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $80,000 | $75,321 | $31,923 | $29,679 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $25,000 | - | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $175,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HABELE OUTER ISLAND EDUCATION FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2023-2025 | 3 | $175,000 | 2025 | $70,000 | show |
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2025 · Form 990 · $87,171 spent · pay $84,821 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $78,462 | $78,462 | - | - | 90.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,359 | $6,359 | - | - | 7.3% | |
| Other (as described) | OTHER ADMIN EXPENSES | $2,300 | - | $2,300 | - | 2.6% |
| Other (as described) | SOS REGISTRATION | $50 | - | - | $50 | 0.1% |
| Total | $87,171 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $75,321 spent · pay $72,051 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $72,051 | 95.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,270 | 4.3% | |
| Total | $75,321 | 100% |