Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections
To provide fiscal and support services and infrastructure for connections public charter school and to operate exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, religious and educational purposes.
Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,328,696
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $356,599
- -24.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $401,069
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $244 (2019) to $105K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $98K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Connections Public Charter School Hilo, HI | Support | $97,861 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,328,696 | $356,599 | $401,069 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $3,443,625 | $469,475 | $501,431 | $97,861 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $3,672,676 | $503,175 | $512,465 | $25,573 | 1 | $69 |
| 2022 | $3,757,627 | $542,676 | $572,357 | $105,180 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $3,824,154 | $399,077 | $315,425 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $3,816,617 | $388,744 | $359,854 | $12,000 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $3,858,009 | $392,603 | $382,509 | $244 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections
Based on IRS filings
Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hilo, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections is led by John Thatcher, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Thatcher
Chair
Director → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Olino Kotaki
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rowena Mansanas
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Walker
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Whitty
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Siegel-Stone
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Nichols
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rose Bautista
Past Director
Director → Past Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Wagner-Smith
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Heather J. McDaniel (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jacqueline Mello (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Tom Forbes (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Trousdale (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Chris Holland (2022) — Director
- Former: Libby Oshiyama (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kirk Bailey (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections
How large is Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections?
Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $357K.
What is Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections?
Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hilo, HI. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections operate?
Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections has awarded grants in Hawaii.
What is Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections's EIN?
Community Based Education Support Services-Friends of Connections's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0354795. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 25, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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