Mahalo
Honolulu, HI

HAWAII LITERACY INC

EIN 23-7198698
Education & Youth Development Literacy & Reading Children & youth Low-income Immigrants & refugees
Mission

To empower Hawaii's children and adults with essential reading, writing, and lifelong learning skills to strengthen themselves, families and communities.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About HAWAII LITERACY INC

Hawaii Literacy, founded in 1971, is a long-established 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free, community-based literacy services across Hawai‘i. Its core programs include Adult Literacy (one-on-one tutoring), a multi-stop Bookmobile, English Language Learner (ELL) classes, Family Literacy Libraries in public housing, and Digital Literacy training. The organization focuses on people with the lowest literacy skills—children, families in affordable housing and shelters, immigrants and adult learners—while training volunteers and partnering with local funders and agencies to expand reach. Hawaii Literacy reports a multi-hundred-thousand-dollar operating budget (recent filings report approximately $1.01M revenue and $890K expenses for 2024) and is an active, donor-facing charity with a public website and recent local media coverage. The EIN 23-7198698 was confirmed against public nonprofit filings and nonprofit data services and matches the organization operating as Hawaii Literacy in Honolulu. In the past 2–3 years the charity has continued and expanded Bookmobile routes, launched digital literacy programming, and received local grant support to maintain and grow services.

Notable achievements

Bookmobile reach (2023–2024)

The Bookmobile is a major outreach mechanism: in 2023 it served approximately 6,500 children and parents and lent/gifted over 16,000 books; in 2024 additional funding enabled visits to multiple high-need Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island sites, distributing thousands more books and serving thousands of keiki and adults.

50th anniversary and cumulative impact

Celebrating five decades of service (founded 1971), Hawaii Literacy reports having helped roughly 40,000 adults and youth build reading and writing skills through its programs, marking a significant sustained impact on statewide literacy access.

Launch of Digital Literacy program

As part of its recent program expansion, Hawaii Literacy launched foundational digital literacy classes and a model focused on connectivity and culturally informed training to help bridge the technology gap for low-literacy adults and to support students’ academic success.

At a glance

Total assets
$147K
Annual revenue
$1.0M
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
23-7198698
Location
Honolulu, HI
On Mahalo since
May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated a Three-Star charity on Charity Navigator with high accountability/finance disclosure elements reported on its tax filings.
Regular grantee/partner of local foundations and corporate supporters (examples include major Hawaii-based foundations and corporate donors) that have funded Bookmobile operations, family library sites, and program expansion.
Featured in local media for its Bookmobile and program work (local broadcast and community news coverage highlighting program outputs and fundraising drives).

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