Honolulu, HI

MAKAUILA

EIN 27-2294683

Education & Youth Development Language, Culture & Exchange Indigenous communities

Mission

To promote the Hawaiian language and perspective by producing and distributing native-Hawaiian educational language and cultural multimedia content, and to train and support Hawaiian-language broadcast media practitioners.

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

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About MAKAUILA

This profile is for MAKAUILA (EIN 27-2294683). The EIN and organization identity were verified against public Form 990 filings and major nonprofit databases and grant records to ensure this profile refers to the correct operating 501(c)(3) based in Honolulu, HI.

MAKAUILA (Makauila, Inc.) operates as a media and cultural-education nonprofit focused on Hawaiian-language broadcast and multimedia production. In recent years the organization has produced and distributed Hawaiian-language programming (including work tied to the long-running Hawaiian-language news/feature programming produced with ʻAha Pūnana Leo and broadcast partners) and has run training and capacity-building activities for Hawaiian-language media practitioners. Financially the organization reported program-driven revenues and program expenses consistent with multi-hundred-thousand- to million-dollar annual operations in filings through 2024, and it has received state and philanthropic awards/grants in the past several years to support its programming.

Notable achievements

Sustained program-scale operations

Reported program-service revenue and annual operations at a scale of over $1M in the most recent public filing year, enabling ongoing production and distribution of Hawaiian-language media.

Long-running Hawaiian-language broadcast production

Originated and sustained production support for Hawaiian-language news and cultural programming used by broadcast partners and community outlets, helping normalize ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi in mainstream media.

Secured public and philanthropic support

Awarded government and foundation grants in recent years to underwrite production and training activities, demonstrating recognized public value and funding partnerships.

At a glance

Total assets: $915K
Annual revenue: $1.3M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 27-2294683
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

Recognized 501(c)(3) public charity (tax-exempt since 2011) with regular Form 990 public filings.

Listed and profiled in major nonprofit databases and grant-publication documents used by funders and donors.

Documented partnerships and broadcast relationships with ʻAha Pūnana Leo and local Hawaiian media outlets that amplify Hawaiian-language programming.

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