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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BISHOP MUSEUM

EIN 99-0161980 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)

What they do

THE BISHOP MUSEUM is THE CARETAKER of EXTENSIVE CULTURAL and NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS of HAWAII and THE PACIFIC. THE MUSEUMS EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, and RESEARCH EDUCATE HAWAIIS RESIDENTS and NON-RESIDENT VISITORS ABOUT HAWAIIS CULTURAL and NATURAL HISTORY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $56.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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 leaders33 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

41.06%of revenue went to mission work56.9% of expenses · Program services
6.57%of revenue went to fundraising9.1% of expenses
$72.16spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
24.53%of revenue went to management and office costs34.0% of expenses
$4.95in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
85.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $227,200 for DEE JAY MAILER (PRESIDENT AND CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

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$28,096,033
Mission workProgram services$11,536,44241.06% of revenue56.9% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$6,893,25124.53% of revenue34.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$1,844,6466.57% of revenue9.1% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$7,821,69427.84% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$20,274,33972.16% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 56.9% mission · 34.0% management · 9.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.16% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 61.7% mission · 31.2% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.12% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 62.7% mission · 30.0% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.91% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 60.6% mission · 31.4% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.53% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 60.1% mission · 30.7% management · 9.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.15% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 71.6% mission · 21.8% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 137.60% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 60.9% mission · 30.2% management · 8.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.62% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 52.1% mission · 39.9% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.02% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$28,096,033
Expenses$20,274,339
Annual surplus $7,821,694 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$11,536,442 · 56.9% of expenses
Management and office costs$6,893,251 · 34.0% of expenses
Fundraising$1,844,646 · 9.1% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$28,096,033
Expenses$20,274,339
Assets$100,283,281
Income$31,546,144
Contributions$23,880,761
Mission work (program services)$11,536,442
Fundraising$1,844,646
Grants given$4,672,839
Average grant$4,672,839
Management and general$6,893,251
Stocks and bonds$9,036,405
Accounting fees$57,830
Investing fees$82,012
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
DEE JAY MAILERPRESIDENT AND CEO · 40 hrs/week $227,200
GREGORY CHANGFORMER VP, CFO & TREASURER · 40 hrs/week $158,505Base $129,744 · Other $28,761
RAYMOND KONGFORMER VP, GEN COUNSEL, ASST SEC · 40 hrs/week $155,996Base $133,000 · Other $22,996
JANET BULLARDVP ADVANCEMENT & MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $126,549Base $123,759 · Other $2,790
BRANDON BUNAGVP PUBLIC PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $120,091Base $105,269 · Other $14,822
MARIE GRAJSKIVP OF COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH · 40 hrs/week $111,469Base $103,200 · Other $8,269
NICOLE SAKAIEXEC ASSISTANT & ASSISTANT SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $80,555Base $65,533 · Other $15,022
ANDREW TOUMACONTROLLER & TREASURER · 40 hrs/week $25,539Base $24,741 · Other $798

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (33)

DEE JAY MAILERPRESIDENT AND CEO

GREGORY CHANGFORMER VP, CFO & TREASURER

RAYMOND KONGFORMER VP, GEN COUNSEL, ASST SEC

JANET BULLARDVP ADVANCEMENT & MARKETING

BRANDON BUNAGVP PUBLIC PROGRAMS

MARIE GRAJSKIVP OF COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH

NICOLE SAKAIEXEC ASSISTANT & ASSISTANT SECRETARY

ANDREW TOUMACONTROLLER & TREASURER

PATRICK V KIRCHDIRECTOR

MANU KAIAMADIRECTOR

MICHAEL BRUNO2ND VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD/DIRECTOR

MICHAEL TAKAYAMADIRECTOR

NANCY LUECKDIRECTOR

KEITH HAYASHIDIRECTOR

SAM OHU GON IIIDIRECTOR

SHARON HURDDIRECTOR

TODD APO1ST VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD/DIRECTOR

VALERIE SHINTAKUSECRETARY/DIRECTOR

WAYNE PITLUCKDIRECTOR

MAENETTE BENHAMDIRECTOR

LANDON BEERSDIRECTOR

KELSI TANAKADIRECTOR

JOHN MORGANDIRECTOR

JAMES MONIZFORMER DIRECTOR

JACQUELINE MALYDIRECTOR

ERIC CODIRECTOR

ELIZABETH RICE GROSSMANDIRECTOR

EDWARD BARNABASDIRECTOR

DARLENE BLAKENEYDIRECTOR

CHIPPER WICHMANDIRECTOR

BILLY RICHARDSDIRECTOR

ANTON KRUCKYDIRECTOR

ANN BOTTICELLICHAIR OF THE BOARD/DIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1976
Location
1525 BERNICE ST, HONOLULU, HI 96817-2704
County
Honolulu
In care of
% BISHOP MUSEUM
Primary officer
KRISTOFER HELGEN, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(808) 848-4161

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
CW ASSOCIATES CPAS
NTEE classification
Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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