Kaneohe, HI

Women Speaking Out

EIN 26-2389151

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Domestic Violence & Survivor Support Women & girls Children & youth

Mission

Prevention is key. Women Speaking Out gives a voice to the women and youth of Hawaiʻi by empowering them with education, innovative action, and opportunities to speak out and take a stand against dating violence.

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

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About Women Speaking Out

Women Speaking Out is a Hawaiʻi-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 26-2389151) focused on preventing dating and domestic violence through education, peer training, mentorship, and community events. The organization delivers school- and community-based programs — including conferences, workshops, and self-defense training — aimed at building self-esteem, promoting healthy relationships, and teaching intervention techniques.

In the last 2–3 years WSO has expanded programming for at-risk girls with a new mentorship track and an inaugural Girls Court retreat, run community self-defense events (including a widely reported 2023 class), and increased fundraising and grant support to scale its youth-focused prevention work. WSO reports raising over $100,000 for student-focused programming and states it has impacted multiple thousands of women and girls through its initiatives.

Notable achievements

Fundraising milestone

Raised more than $100,000 to support student-focused events such as the annual Speak Love Conference and educational workshops.

Program launches

Launched a mentorship program for young women and held an inaugural Girls Court retreat designed to prevent or reduce female juvenile delinquency by promoting healthy attitudes and behaviors.

Community self-defense initiative

Organized free self-defense classes and public safety trainings in partnership with local groups to provide life‑saving skills and outreach to survivors and at-risk teens (notably active in 2023).

At a glance

Total assets: $650K
Annual revenue: $650K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 26-2389151
Location: Kaneohe, HI
Website: wsohawaii.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Recipient of recent foundation grants, including notable awards from the Thrive Causemetics Foundation (major grant in 2024) and The Gift Foundation of Hawaii (2023) to support youth programming.

Featured in local media coverage for community self-defense and awareness events (coverage in 2023 highlighting outreach efforts).

Listed and profiled on nonprofit data platforms (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Charity Navigator / GuideStar listings) and maintains annual Form 990 filings as a registered 501(c)(3).

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