Hawaii Book and Music Festival

Private foundation Kaneohe, HI EIN: 30-0261277

Hawaii Book and Music Festival is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kaneohe, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it made $64K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $58.

Hawaii Book and Music Festival at a glance

Total assets
$6,995
-27.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$86,854
-43.8% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$63,762
-57.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$71,520
-54.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$6,995$86,854$71,520$63,762$58—
2024$9,662$154,431$156,269$150,871——
2023$15,058$38,143$25,088———
2022$9,515$46,568$39,385$32,010—$99
2021$6,146$65,884$65,171$57,687——
2020$5,433$47,300$54,039——$99

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hawaii Book and Music Festival is led by Doug Chin, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Doug Chin

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey A Aldrich

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Wisch

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Perkinson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lyla Berg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Cosseboom

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Mark A Blackburn (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Ron Cox (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Yvonne Hunter (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ben Nisimoto (2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe Bock (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Alana Eagle (2022) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Amanno Ige (2021) — Honorary Chair
  • Former: Douglas Chin (2021) — Chair
  • Former: David Deluca (2020) — Chairman
  • Former: Lynne Waihee (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Momi Akimseu (2020) — Director
  • Former: Vladinir Kholunov (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Hawaii Book and Music Festival

How large is Hawaii Book and Music Festival?

Hawaii Book and Music Festival reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $87K.

What is Hawaii Book and Music Festival?

Hawaii Book and Music Festival is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kaneohe, HI. It holds $7K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Hawaii Book and Music Festival's EIN?

Hawaii Book and Music Festival's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0261277. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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