Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 55,282,041 | 53,711,306 | 63,320,456 | 70,935,977 | 140,729,663 | 383,979,443 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 387,684 | 265,816 | 78,719 | 82,376 | 97,670 | 912,265 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 55,669,725 | 53,977,122 | 63,399,175 | 71,018,353 | 140,827,333 | 384,891,708 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 70,305,786 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 314,585,922 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 55,669,725 | 53,977,122 | 63,399,175 | 71,018,353 | 140,827,333 | 384,891,708 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 5,207,604 | 5,566,478 | 6,298,215 | 6,672,268 | 6,071,799 | 29,816,364 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 954,908 | 1,070,382 | 765,956 | 162,188 | 710,742 | 3,664,176 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 418,402,393 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | FUNDRAISING - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 954,908. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,070,382. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 765,956. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 162,188. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 710,742. |
| PART-II LINE-10 | OTHER INCOME CONSISTS OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND FEES, HONORARIA/SERVICES, ROYALTIES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I FOUNDATION (UHF) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1955 TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR UH. TODAY IT IS THE CENTRAL FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION FOR THE UH SYSTEM, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT SERVICES TO ALL 10 UH CAMPUSES. TO DATE, THE NONPROFIT UHF HAS RAISED MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO SUPPORT UH. THE FUNDS RAISED ARE CRITICAL FOR SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF UH, ONE OF THE LARGEST DRIVERS OF HAWAI'I'S ECONOMY. THIS PRIVATE SUPPORT FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO BUILD HAWAI'I'S FUTURE WORKFORCE, HELPS ATTRACT TOP FACULTY TALENT, AND FUELS WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH AND FACILITIES. UHF HAS A NUMBER OF SPECIALISTS ON STAFF TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE FUNDRAISING AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT SERVICES. EXPERTISE AREAS INCLUDE MAJOR GIFTS, CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIVING, ANNUAL GIVING, DONOR STEWARDSHIP, CHARITABLE TAX AND ESTATE AND GIFT PLANNING. UHF ALSO MANAGES AN ENDOWMENT OF MORE THAN $462 MILLION THAT DISTRIBUTES MORE THAN $14 MILLION IN AID TO STUDENTS ACROSS 10 UH SYSTEM CAMPUSES EACH YEAR. GENEROUS GIFTS FROM DONORS AND A DISCIPLINED FOCUS ON INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES HELP THE ENDOWMENT GROW OVER THE LONG TERM, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES INTO THE FUTURE. THE TEAM ALSO MANAGES INVESTMENTS RELATED TO PLANNED GIVING, INCLUDING CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES AND CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS. THE FISCAL SERVICES UHF PROVIDES INCLUDE PROCESSING, ADMINISTERING AND MANAGING FUNDS FROM GIFTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF UH UNITS AND CAMPUSES. THE TEAM ALSO ESTABLISHES NEW ACCOUNTS AND MAINTAINS MORE THAN 7,000 SEPARATE DONOR ACCOUNTS FOR UH. THE ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT TEAM IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING LIFELONG VALUE TO OUR 310,000 + ALUMNI, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING THE UNIVERSITY'S PRIORITIES INCLUDING GROWING STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND SUPPORTING STUDENT RETENTION. BY PARTNERING CLOSELY WITH UH CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS, AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL ALUMNI GROUPS, THE TEAM DEVELOPS MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE UH ALUMNI COMMUNITY, BUILD PRIDE, NURTURE LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN RELATIONSHIPS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES HAVE FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANOTHER DUE TO THE NATURE OF BUSINESS IN HAWAII. RELATIONSHIPS WERE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE AND TRANSACTIONS OCCURRED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS ON TERMS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY KPMG LLP AND REVIEWED BY UHF'S CONTROLLER, CFO AND ASSOCIATE VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS BEFORE PRESENTATION OF A FINAL DRAFT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. UPON APPROVAL, THE FINAL RETURN IS FILED AND SIGNED OFF ELECTRONICALLY BY THE CFO. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR AND ON UHF'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | UHF HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES AND A SEPARATE FORM FOR TRUSTEES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOTH POLICIES, ALL EMPLOYEES AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND CERTIFY AN "ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM" AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE INFORMATION COMPILED BY THE CFO AND CONTROLLER. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH REGARD TO TRUSTEES ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE VP OF ADMINISTRATION/CFO AND PRESIDENT, AND BROUGHT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S AUDIT COMMITTEE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | ANNUALLY, UHF BENCHMARKS THE SALARIES OF THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, VP OF ADMINISTRATION/CFO AT OTHER INSTITUTIONALLY RELATED FOUNDATIONS NATIONWIDE, AS WELL AS NONPROFITS WITHIN THE STATE OF HAWAII. THIS IS DONE THROUGH RESEARCH OF 990S AND THROUGH SALARY SURVEYS OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES USES THIS DATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL JOB PERFORMANCE TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE DOCUMENTATION OF THESE DECISIONS IS PROVIDED TO AND FILED WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. LAST COMPENSATION STUDY/REVIEW WAS SEPTEMBER 2022. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | UHF HAS A PUBLIC INFORMATION POLICY. THIS POLICY SETS OUT THE PRACTICES OF UHF REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND DESCRIBES THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF THOSE MATERIALS WHICH WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. UHF PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990 TAX RETURN FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS, IRS TAX DETERMINATION LETTER, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, ANNUAL REPORT. THE FORM 990 TAX RETURN MAY ALSO BE VIEWED ON GUIDESTAR. ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE IS A LISTING OF UHF'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND UHF STAFF. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OUTLINED IN THE PUBLIC INFORMATION POLICY THAT ARE NOT ON THE WEBSITE ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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