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Honolulu Civil Beat Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Media, Communications Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$5.23M (2022)

Expenses
$4.86M (2022)

Total Assets
$4.14M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$596k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,226,718
Expenses
$4,857,221
Net Income
$369,497
Net Assets
$3,539,519
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,070,944
97.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $471
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$25
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $155,328
3.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,793,419
57.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,135,321
Total Liabilities $595,802
Net Assets $3,539,519
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patti Epler (General Manager) $166,144 $0 $17,078
Benjamin Nishimoto (Director Of Philanthropy) $139,296 $0 $15,367
Kimberlie Gamel (Managing Editor) $135,381 $0 $15,132
John Hill (Investigations Editor) $114,858 $0 $6,892
Nathan Eagle (Deputy Editor) $108,549 $0 $13,522
Kevin Dayton (Reporter Senior) $100,762 $0 $27,511
Michael Mohr (Direc/Sec/Treas) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Omidyar (Director/Pres) $0 $0 $0
Randy Ching (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,574,284
Expenses
$4,055,421
Net Income
$518,863
Net Assets
$3,170,022
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,571,369
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $523
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,392
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,324,729
57.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,542,480
Total Liabilities $372,458
Net Assets $3,170,022
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patti Epler (General Manager) $171,904 $0 $17,459
Benjamin Nishimoto (Director Of Philanthropy) $142,741 $0 $15,576
Kimberlie Gamel (Managing Editor) $126,719 $0 $11,803
John Hill (Investigations Editor) $111,512 $0 $5,316
Nathan Eagle (Deputy Editor) $104,416 $0 $13,277
Michael Mohr (Direc/Sec/Treas) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Omidyar (Director/Pres) $0 $0 $0
Randy Ching (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,473,068
Expenses
$3,815,258
Net Income
$657,810
Net Assets
$2,651,159
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,469,314
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,273
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,481
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,330,351
61.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,052,945
Total Liabilities $401,786
Net Assets $2,651,159
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patti Epler (General Manager) $166,413 $0 $16,790
Benjamin Nishimoto (Director Of Philanthropy) $138,138 $0 $14,778
Nathan Eagle (Deputy Editor) $103,375 $0 $13,134
Randy Ching (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Omidyar (Director/Pres) $0 $0 $0
Michael Mohr (Direc/Sec/Treas) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,261,435
Expenses
$3,725,190
Net Income
$536,245
Net Assets
$1,993,349
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,253,881
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,814
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,740
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,350,284
63.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,346,754
Total Liabilities $353,405
Net Assets $1,993,349
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patti Epler (General Manager) $152,583 $0 $14,307
James Simon (Managing Editor) $131,564 $0 $16,243
Benjamin Nishimoto (Director Of Philanthropy) $123,750 $0 $12,866
John Hill (Editor) $100,866 $0 $4,804
Randy Ching (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Omidyar (Director/Pres) $0 $0 $0
Michael Mohr (Direc/Sec/Treas) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,093,959
Expenses
$3,494,544
Net Income
$599,415
Net Assets
$1,457,104
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,091,952
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $978
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,029
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,132,680
61.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,807,677
Total Liabilities $350,573
Net Assets $1,457,104
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patti Epler (General Manager) $147,207 $0 $21,384
James Simon (Managing Editor) $128,047 $0 $13,636
Benjamin Nishimoto (Director Of Philanthropy) $117,500 $0 $9,400
Randy Ching (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Omidyar (Director/Pres) $0 $0 $0
Michael Mohr (Direc/Sec/Treas) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,402,449
Expenses
$3,503,520
Net Income
-$2,101,071
Net Assets
$857,689
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,385,935
98.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $737
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,777
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,987,310
56.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,147,440
Total Liabilities $289,751
Net Assets $857,689
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patti Epler (General Manager) $140,197 $0 $21,181
Benjamin Nishimoto (Dir. Philanthropy) $105,417 $0 $8,433
Pierre Omidyar (Director/Pres) $0 $0 $0
Randy Ching (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Mohr (Direc/Sec/Treas) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,116,814
Expenses
$2,158,054
Net Income
$2,958,760
Net Assets
$2,958,760
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,881,233
95.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $134
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$43,133
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $278,580
5.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $999,632
46.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,071,397
Total Liabilities $112,637
Net Assets $2,958,760

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