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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
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Neil Mellen EXECUTIVE DI2023-2025 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Alexander Sidles PRESIDENT2023-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Marc Mcnamara SECRETARY2023-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Scott Leis TREASURER2023-2025 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $157K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEIL MELLEN EXECUTIVE DI25 $78,462$78,462$0 $156,9242
SCOTT LEIS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
MARC MCNAMARA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
ALEXANDER SIDLES PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $02
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $67K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEIL MELLEN EXECUTIVE DI5 $66,923-- $66,9232
ALEXANDER SIDLES PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
MARC MCNAMARA SECRETARY1 $0-- $02
SCOTT LEIS TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALEXANDER SIDLES PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
MARC MCNAMARA SECRETARY1 $0-- $02
SCOTT LEIS TREASURER1 $0-- $02
NEIL MELLEN EXECUTIVE DI5 $0-- $02

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,000$87,171 $12,508$12,508 $70,000$0 $78,4621-
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,000$75,321 $31,923$29,679 $80,000- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HABELE OUTER ISLAND EDUCATION FUND Public charity Exact 2023-2025 3$175,000 2025$70,000
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2025 · Form 990 · $87,171 spent · pay $84,821 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$87,171100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $75,321 spent · pay $72,051 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $72,051 95.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,270 4.3%
Total$75,321100%

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