| Hawaii Agriculture Research Center |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) | 990040700 |
| Name of Organization | Hawaii Agriculture Research Center |
| Address | PO BOX 100, Kunia, HI 96759-0100 |
| Activities | Agricultural group, Horticultural group, Other scientific research activities |
| Subsection | Charitable Organization |
| Ruling Date | 11/2008 |
| Deductibility | Contributions are deductible |
| Foundation | Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public |
| Organization | Corporation |
| Exempt Organization Status | Unconditional Exemption |
| Tax Period | 06/2011 |
| Assets | $10,000,000 to $49,999,999 |
| Income | $5,000,000 to $9,999,999 |
| Filing Requirement | 990 (all other) or 990EZ return |
| Asset Amount | $11,526,404 |
| Amount of Income | $6,106,232 |
| Form 990 Revenue Amount | $6,095,757 |
| National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) | Food, Agriculture and Nutrition: Agricultural Programs |
| Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances |
| 2002 | 2006 |
|---|
| Total revenue | $4,350,738 | $18,279,998 |
| Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received | $0 | $40,602 |
| Contributions to donor advised funds | | $0 |
| Direct public support | $0 | $40,602 |
| Indirect public support | $0 | $0 |
| Government contributions (grants) | $0 | $0 |
| Program service revenue including government fees and contracts | $2,490,472 | $2,073,720 |
| Membership dues and assessments | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Interest on savings and temporary cash investments | $13,928 | $5,382 |
| Dividends and interest from securities | $0 | $317,793 |
| Net rental income or (loss) | $858,968 | $295,321 |
| Gross rents | $858,968 | $566,388 |
| Less: rental expenses | $0 | $271,067 |
| Other investment income | $27,399 | $0 |
| Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory | $0 | $14,784,249 |
| Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory | $0 | $21,252,153 |
| Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses | $0 | $6,467,904 |
| Net income or (loss) from special events and activities | $0 | $0 |
| Gross revenue | $0 | $0 |
| Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses | $0 | $0 |
| Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 |
| Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances | $0 | $0 |
| Less: cost of goods sold | $0 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $209,971 | $12,931 |
| Total expenses | $4,915,035 | $3,682,171 |
| Program services | $0 | $0 |
| Management and general | $0 | $0 |
| Fundraising | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliates | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets or fund balances at end of year | $7,748,636 | $21,383,353 |
| Excess or (deficit) for the year | $-564,297 | $14,597,827 |
| Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year | $8,312,933 | $6,466,200 |
| Other changes in net assets or fund balances | $0 | $319,326 |
| Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2006) |
| Total | Program services | Management and general | Fundraising |
|---|
| Total functional expenses | $3,682,171 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Grants paid from donor advised funds | | $0 | | |
| Other grants and allocations | | $0 | | |
| Specific assistance to individuals | | $0 | | |
| Benefits paid to or for members | | $0 | | |
| Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc. | $299,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc. | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Salaries and wages of employees not included above | $1,698,481 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributions not included above | $5,926 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Employee benefits not included above | $236,901 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxes | $152,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting fees | $42,826 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Supplies | $519,469 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Telephone | $5,138 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Postage and shipping | $483 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Occupancy | $474,680 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Equipment rental and maintenance | $7,457 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Printing and publications | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Travel | $71,517 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $231 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Interest | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion, etc. | $191,579 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other expenses not covered above | $-23,767 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Balance Sheets |
| 2002 | 2006 |
|---|
| Total assets | $11,138,682 | $22,081,330 |
| Cash - non-interest-bearing | $1,671 | $2,628 |
| Savings and temporary cash investments | $1,014,248 | $3,642,651 |
| Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts | $544,505 | $416,268 |
| Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts | $0 | $0 |
| Grants receivable | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) | | $0 |
| Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts | $0 | $0 |
| Inventories for sale or use | $0 | $0 |
| Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $3,568,762 | $109,940 |
| Investments - publicly-traded securities | | $10,252,399 |
| Investments - other securities | $0 | $0 |
| Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation | $0 | $0 |
| Investments - other | $216,200 | $16,200 |
| Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation | $5,733,372 | $4,109,690 |
| Other assets, including program-related investments | $59,924 | $3,531,554 |
| Total liabilities | $3,390,046 | $697,977 |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $884,400 | $424,622 |
| Grants payable | $0 | $0 |
| Deferred revenue | $0 | $140,844 |
| Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees | $0 | $0 |
| Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 | $0 |
| Mortgages and other notes payable | $2,262,636 | $132,511 |
| Other liabilities | $243,010 | $0 |
| Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $11,138,682 | $22,081,330 |
| Total net assets or fund balances | $7,748,636 | $21,383,353 |
| Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings | 8 |
| Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships? | No |
| Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization? | No |
| Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy? | Yes |
| Other Information |
| Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year? | Yes |
| Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year? | No |
| Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization? | No |
| Direct and indirect political expenditures | $0 |
| Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? | No |
| Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members? | No |
| Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? | No |
| Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members | $750,000 |
| Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures | $2,633 |
| Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices | $0 |
| Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures | $2,633 |
| Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above? | No |
| If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year? | Yes |
| Initiation fees and capital contributions | $0 |
| Gross receipts for public use of club facilities | $0 |
| At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? | No |
| Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911 | $0 |
| Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912 | $0 |
| Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955 | $0 |
| Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year? | |
| Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958 | $0 |
| Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization | $0 |
| At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction? | No |
| Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract? | No |
| Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year? | No |
| Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006 | 62 |
| Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2006) |
| Unrelated business income | Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514 | Related or exempt function income |
|---|
| Business code | Amount | Exclusion code | Amount |
|---|
| Total | | $454,952 | | $15,396,867 | $2,387,577 |
| Program service revenue |
| Program service revenue 1 | Scientific research and development services | $454,952 | 00 | $0 | $1,618,768 |
| Program service revenue 2 | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Program service revenue 3 | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Program service revenue 4 | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Program service revenue 5 | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Medicare/Medicaid payments | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Fees and contracts from government agencies | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues and assessments | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $750,000 |
| Interest on savings and temporary cash investments | 000000 | $0 | Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1) | $5,382 | $0 |
| Dividends and interest from securities | 000000 | $0 | Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1) | $317,793 | $0 |
| Net rental income or (loss) from real estate |
| debt-financed property | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| not debt-financed property | 000000 | $0 | Real property rental income that does not depend on the income or profits derived by the person leasing the property and is excluded by section 512(b)(3) | $295,321 | $0 |
| Net rental income or (loss) from personal property | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Other investment income | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory | 000000 | $0 | Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A)) | $14,784,249 | $0 |
| Net income or (loss) from special events | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory | 000000 | $0 | 00 | $0 | $0 |
| Other revenue | 000000 | $0 | Income from an activity that is not regularly carried on (section 512(a)(1)) | $-5,878 | $18,809 |
| Statements About Activities (for 2006) |
| Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities | $0 |
| Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures? | |
| Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? | |
| Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds? | |
| Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966? | |
| Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person? | |
| Enter the total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year | $0 |
| Enter the aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year | $0 |
| Enter the total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts | $0 |
| Enter the aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year | $0 |
| Support Schedule |
| 2001 | 2005 |
|---|
| Total | $0 | $0 |
| Gifts, grants, and contributions received | $0 | $0 |
| Membership fees received | $0 | $0 |
| Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose | $0 | $0 |
| Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975 | $0 | $0 |
| Net income from unrelated business activities not included above | $0 | $0 |
| Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf | $0 | $0 |
| The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge | $0 | $0 |
| Other income | $0 | $0 |
| Organizations performing similar types of work |
| Id | Name | Address | State | Established | Total Income |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaii Agriculture Research Center | PO BOX 100, Kunia, HI 96759-0100 | HI | 2008-11 | $6,106,232 |
| 2 | Corn Processing Investment Fund Inc | 4712 S Technopolis Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57106-4246 | SD | 2004-10 | $1,153,913 |
| 3 | Bath County Agricultural Extension Foundation Inc | 2914 East Hwy 60, Owingsville, KY 40360 | KY | 2002-11 | $879,253 |
| 4 | Farm Institute | 14 Aero Ave, Edgartown, MA 02539 | MA | 2000-10 | $794,036 |
| 5 | Wool Trust Foundation | 9785 Maroon Cir Ste 360, Centennial, CO 80112-2692 | CO | 2002-02 | $595,439 |
| 6 | Agricultural Air Research Council Inc | 1001 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 1100, Washington, DC 20004-2505 | DC | 2005-03 | $312,750 |
| 7 | Stags Leap District Winegrowers | PO BOX 3236, Yountville, CA 94599-3236 | CA | 1999-10 | $285,719 |
| 8 | South Central New Nexico Boll | 1946 S Valley Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88005-3146 | NM | 1999-02 | $278,977 |
| 9 | Southern Peanut Farmers Federation | PO BOX 8805, Dothan, AL 36304-0805 | AL | 2002-12 | $216,772 |
| 10 | Henry County Fair Association Inc | 14220 Highway 69 N, Cottage Grove, TN 38224-5514 | TN | 2003-06 | $190,265 |
| 11 | Palmetto Agribusiness Council | 602 Meeting St Ste B, West Columbia, SC 29169-7590 | SC | 2000-07 | $163,699 |
| 12 | Friends Of The Agricultural Extension Foundation Inc | 3125 Agricultural Center Dr, St Augustine, FL 32092-0572 | FL | 2003-09 | $59,868 |
| 13 | Midwest Energy Cooperative | PO BOX 127, Cassopolis, MI 49031-0127 | MI | 2001-04 | $68,240,188 |
| 14 | Little Falls Corn Pool | 17936 Heron Rd, Little Falls, MN 56345-6579 | MN | 2003-04 | $32,951,944 |
| 15 | Del-Co Water Company Inc | 6658 Olentangy River Rd, Delaware, OH 43015-9211 | OH | 1974-09 | $25,214,792 |
| 16 | Food Allergy Initiative Inc | 515 Madison Ave Rm 1912, New York, NY 10022-5440 | NY | 1997-09 | $8,370,243 |
| 17 | California Agricultural Leadership Foundation | 1300 National Dr Ste 180, Sacramento, CA 95834-1992 | CA | 1965-02 | $5,001,002 |
| 18 | Farm Foundation | 1301 W 22nd St Ste 615, Oak Brook, IL 60523-3373 | IL | 1933-06 | $4,841,251 |
| 19 | Agriculture And Land Based Training Association | PO BOX 6264, Salinas, CA 93912-6264 | CA | 2001-09 | $3,280,859 |
| 20 | New York State Wine And Culinary Center Inc | 800 S Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424-2213 | NY | 2006-06 | $2,873,892 |
| 21 | Possum Kingdom Water Supply Corporation | 1170 Willow Rd, Graford, TX 76449-3193 | TX | 2002-09 | $2,117,315 |
| 22 | American Mushroom Cooperative | 5 Station Ave Ste 205, Berwyn, PA 19312-1385 | PA | 2004-09 | $2,105,578 |
| 23 | Textile Exchange, Rebecca Calahan | 822 Baldridge, O Donnell, TX 79351-3025 | TX | 2003-10 | $2,010,944 |
| 24 | Farm Foundation Nfp | 1301 W 22nd St Ste 615, Oak Brook, IL 60523-3373 | IL | 2009-08 | $1,840,648 |
| 25 | Pearl River Central Water Asso | PO BOX 419, Mcneill, MS 39457-0419 | MS | 2003-07 | $1,719,622 |
| 26 | Hawaii Agricultural Foundation | PO BOX 236010, Honolulu, HI 96823-3519 | HI | 2007-12 | $110,366 |
| 27 | Hawaii Florists And Shippers Association | PO BOX 5640, Hilo, HI 96720-8640 | HI | 2004-04 | $63,695 |
| 28 | Mohala Farms | PO BOX 204, Waialua, HI 96791-0204 | HI | 2006-01 | $47,975 |
| 29 | Palolo Valley Agricultural District Association | 2801 Lai Rd Apt P, Honolulu, HI 96816-3505 | HI | 2006-04 | $17,274 |
| 30 | North Shore Micro-Enterprises, North Shore Country Market Pupukea Organics | Po Box 1153, Haleiwa, HI 96712 | HI | 1998-03 | $0 |
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