Merwin Conservancy Inc

Haiku, Hawaii - EIN 47-4653401 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 7, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 7, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Merwin Conservancy Inc reported $1,420,584 in revenue and $696,506 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $724,078 for the year. Program services took $494,133 of expenses, or 70.9%. The organization closed the year with $3,440,119 in net assets - about 59.3 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$1,420,584

Up 94.0% from $732,222 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$696,506

Revenue minus expenses: $724,078 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
70.9%

$494,133 of $696,506 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$3,440,119

Total assets $3,476,899 minus total liabilities $36,780.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$147,611

Sonnet K Coggins, Executive Di, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 7, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
6 Employees

Plus 24 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 7, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$494,133 (70.9%)
Fundraising$99,295 (14.3%)
Management and General$103,078 (14.8%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.13 - $99,295 in fundraising expenses divided by $781,370 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.14.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$781,370
Of Which Cash Contributions$707,297
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$74,073
All Other Contributions$781,370
Program Service Revenue$574,394
Investment Income$64,820
Other Revenue$0
Total Revenue (All Sources)$1,420,584
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

59.3 Months

of reserves - $3,440,119 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $58,042 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$3,476,899
Total Liabilities$36,780
Liabilities as Share of Assets1.1%
Net Assets$3,440,119

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 7, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Sonnet K Coggins - Executive Di$147,61121.19%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 7, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

19 voting members, 19 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Sonnet K CogginsExecutive Di
Mary LockPresident
Richard AndrewsVice Preside
Amber Strong MakaiauVice Preside
James PickrelTreasurer
Michael MooreSecretary
Jeanne HerbertAsst Secreta
Breeze GiannasioDirector
Mark HamiltonDirector
Li HayDirector
Vilsoni HerenikoDirector
Gabby Ahuli'I Ferreira HoltDirector
Jordan KandellDirector
Geoff LewisDirector
Lily James OldsDirector
Catherine St GermansDirector
Matthew Carlos SchwartzDirector
Molly TaylorDirector
Severine Von Tscharner FlemmingDirector
Michael WiegersDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsNo
Board Size and Independence19 voting / 19 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $0 in grants paid and filed no Schedule I for fiscal 2025. The page states that directly instead of leaving a blank grants section. Grantmaking organizations show a full recipient list in this section - recipient name, amount and stated purpose, as reported.

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$732,222-
Fiscal 2025$1,420,584+94.0%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Aug 7, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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