NA LEI ALOHA FOUNDATION
EIN 54-2119445 · Private Grantmaking Foundations (T20)
What they do
NA LEI ALOHA FOUNDATIONS MISSION and GOALS ARE to ENCOURAGE HARMONY IN DIVERSITY to BUILD CARING COMMUNITIES THAT VALUE and LIVE THE ALOHA SPIRIT, BE A CONVENER and CATALYST THROUGH PROVIDING EXPERIENCES to EFFECT POSITIVE ACTION, CULTIVATE KNOWLEDGE of OUR INTERCONNECTEDNESS THAT RESULTS IN PEOPLE FEELING A DEEP SENSE of RESPONSIBILITY, BELONGING, and CARING for ONE ANOTHER, and to SUPPORT SHINNYO-EN HAWAII IN WORKING for THE GENERAL WELFARE and PROSPERITY of ALL PEOPLE.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.
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CHARLENE FLANTERCO-EXEC DIRE
CHIEKO STEELECO-EXEC DIRE
ATSUSHI MATSUNAGABOARD CHAIR
CRAIG YAMAMOTOSECRETARY/TR
HIROKUNI MASUDADIRECTOR
MASAHARU FUKAIDIRECTOR
YOSHIE TAKASUGIDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2004
- Location
- 1441 KAPIOLANI BLVD SUITE 909, HONOLULU, HI 96814
- County
- Honolulu
- In care of
- CHIEKO STEELE
- Primary officer
- CHIEKO STEELE, CO-EXEC DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CPA HAWAII LLP
- NTEE classification
- Private Grantmaking Foundations (T20)
- IRS tax category
- Private Grantmaking Foundations
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes