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Waikiki School PTO

Public charity · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 27-3516920 Website

Waikiki School PTO is a public charity focused on Education, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29K in total assets.

Waikiki School PTO at a glance

Total assets
$29,490
-68.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$32,738
-70.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$101,849
+3.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Waikiki School PTO funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Honolulu

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2019) to $85K (2020). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $85K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$29,490$32,738$101,849——
2024$92,063$112,639$98,348——
2023$77,772$136,280$141,336——
2022$85,797$137,274$88,111——
2021$36,634$20,493$58,718——
2020$74,859$193,892$265,928$85,2561
2019$146,895$326,684$282,736$42,1211

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Waikiki School PTO is led by Chelsa Sheets, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chelsa Sheets

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dolly Bahn

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Kusuda

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Lukey

    Co-Treasurer

    Co Treasurer → Former Treasurer, 2024

    Former Treasurer → Co-Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheyanne Thomson

    Co Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frances Higashi

    Co Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Anub

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelsea Leitner

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Catherine Bahn (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Whitney Mahoney (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kawai Mar (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Brandie Kasula (2023–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Erin Neal (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Daniela Spoto (2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Lydi Bernal (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jodie Domina (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Karl Van Zandt (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Jackson (2019–2021) — President

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 Waikiki School PTO

How large is Waikiki School PTO?

Waikiki School PTO reported $29K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $33K.

What is Waikiki School PTO?

Waikiki School PTO is a public charity focused on Education, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $29K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Waikiki School PTO operate?

Waikiki School PTO has awarded grants in Hawaii.

What is Waikiki School PTO's EIN?

Waikiki School PTO's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3516920. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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