Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
“Protect, preserve, and perpetuate the natural and cultural resources of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.”
The work
What they do
Official friends group for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Funds native species restoration, trail work, cultural preservation, and education programs.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IN THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES AT THE HAWAI'I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Boots on the ground
$525KTHE GUARDIANS OF THE TRAILS YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FACILITATED THE SIXTH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM AND YOUTH WERE PAID TO WORK IN THE PARK FOR 52 WEEKS.
Read it as they filed it
THE GUARDIANS OF THE TRAILS YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FACILITATED THE SIXTH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM AND YOUTH WERE PAID TO WORK IN THE PARK FOR 52 WEEKS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$112KTHE INSTITUTE ON DEMAND PROGRAM IS A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SEMINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS SUCH AS BOTANY, GEOLOGY, AND OTHER TOPICS. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED 308 PROGRAMS AND SERVED 4,500 VISITORS.
Read it as they filed it
THE INSTITUTE ON DEMAND PROGRAM IS A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SEMINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS SUCH AS BOTANY, GEOLOGY, AND OTHER TOPICS. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED 308 PROGRAMS AND SERVED 4,500 VISITORS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$16KTHE YOUTH RANGER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CAREER PREPARATION TO YOUTH IN RURAL HAWAII.
Read it as they filed it
THE YOUTH RANGER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CAREER PREPARATION TO YOUTH IN RURAL HAWAII. YOUTH TRAIN WITH PARK RANGERS IN SIX DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITHIN THE PARK, INCLUDING INTERPRETATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, CULTURAL RESOURCES, MAINTENANCE, PROTECTION AND ADMINISTRATION. YOUTH RANGERS SERVED 42 YOUTH.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
77 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$652,187 programs, $166,758 management, $26,381 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at FHVNP? Claim this page.
Those 30 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If FHVNP is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 31The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $175,429 |
| 2012 | $133,808 |
| 2013 | $96,899 |
| 2014 | $208,572 |
| 2015 | $300,570 |
| 2016 | $439,313 |
| 2017 | $429,073 |
| 2018 | $256,708 |
| 2019 | $483,539 |
| 2020 | $289,378 |
| 2021 | $286,187 |
| 2022 | $1,279,961 |
| 2023 | $800,874 |
| 2025 | $1,043,991 |
From $175K in 2011 to $1.0M in FY25, across 14 public filings. The 2022 peak of $1.3M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
The Hawaii congressional delegation averages 99 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
77 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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29 years on the ground, 30 volunteers, 77 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.