A CUP OF COLD WATER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

A CUP OF COLD WATER

EIN 46-3174599 · Human Service Organizations (P20)

What they do

OFTEN TIMES, WE MUST LOOK INTO OUR PAST and TAKE A REFLECTIVE JOURNEY BACK INTO TIME to HELP US REMEMBER OUR SACRED DUTIES and REMIND US WHAT is RADICALLY IMPORTANT to OUR GOD. A CUP of COLD WATER is A SIMPLE BUT SACRED BACKYARD MISSION. WE ARE REMINDED THAT EXTREME GRATITUDE, INVIGORATED BY THE GRACE of GOD, REFUELS OUR SOULS and HELPS SEND US AGAIN and AGAIN INTO THE HARD REALITY of GOING WHERE THE NEED IS. ONE of THE SACRED DUTIES of THE DEACON IN THE ANCIENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH WAS to DISTRIBUTE FOOD and to CARE for THE POOR. IN 258 A.D, LAURENCE WAS ONE DEACON WHO TOOK HIS ASSIGNMENT SERIOUSLY. AS A TRUSTED DEACON of BISHOP SIXTUS II of ROME, LAURENCE WAS ENTRUSTED WITH THE ENTIRE TREASURY of THE ROMAN CHURCH WHEN BISHOP SIXTUS II WAS JAILED BY THE ROMAN EMPEROR VALERIAN. LAURENCE THEN GAVE THE ENTIRE TREASURY to THE POOR and SICK. WHEN EMPEROR VALERIAN LEARNED THAT LAURENCE HAD BEEN GIVEN THE TREASURY of THE CHURCH, HE HAULED THE DEACON INTO COURT and DEMANDED HE TURN OVER THE TREAS

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Of every $100 spent, about $62.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

102.84%of revenue went to mission work62.7% of expenses · Program services

0.00%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$163.96spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

61.12%of revenue went to management and office costs37.3% of expenses

$2.25in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$162,149

Mission workProgram services$166,751102.84% of revenue62.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$99,10561.12% of revenue37.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$10.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$265,857163.96% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 62.7% mission · 37.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 163.96% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 95.9% mission · 4.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 26.12% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 64.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 208.22% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 63.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.26% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 62.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.15% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.13% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 71.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.66% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 74.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.77% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$162,149

Expenses$265,857

Annual shortfall $103,708 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$166,751 · 62.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$99,105 · 37.3% of expenses

Fundraising$1 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$162,149

Expenses$265,857

Assets$599,472

Income$162,149

Contributions$160,553

Mission work (program services)$166,751

Fundraising$1

Grants given$172,637

Average grant$43,159

Management and general$99,105

Accounting fees$759

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (13)

AL ANDREWSDIRECTOR

CATHRYN PAXTON-HAINESDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT

CHERYL TIPTONDIRECTOR

CHUCK SPENCEDIRECTOR,TREASUR,INFO OFFICER

DR ARLEEN RICALDEDIRECTOR

JEAN FIDDESDIRECTOR & SECRETARY

JOHN DECKERDIRECTOR & FINANCIAL LIAISON

JOSEPH CASCIODIRECTOR & ACCOUNTING LIAISON

KIT HARTDIRECTOR & COMMUNICATIONS COOR

LAURA LILLY-FAHERTYDIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT

MARILYNN HIRASHIMADIRECTOR & SUPPLY COORDINATOR

REV JOHN HAUOLI TOMOSODIRECTOR & CLERGY REPRES.

RTREV ROBERT L FITZPATRICKDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2014
Location: 2140 MAIN ST, WAILUKU, HI 96793-1637
County: Maui
In care of: % BONNY WILSON
Primary officer: CATHRYN PAXTON-HAINES, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Phone(808) 419-1637

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RUSSELL YAMANE & ASSOC CPAS INC
NTEE classification: Human Service Organizations (P20)
IRS tax category: Human Service Organizations
Grant-giving organization: Yes