Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
“Protect, preserve, and perpetuate the natural and cultural resources of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.”
29 years on the ground, 77 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Official friends group for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Funds native species restoration, trail work, cultural preservation, and education programs.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The guardians of the trails youth internship program
$525K, 62% of spendingThe 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.
The institute on demand program is a series of educational…
$112K, 13% of spendingAnd 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.
The youth ranger internship program provides education
$16K, 2% of spendingAnd 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…
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. If it’s out of date, tell us. 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.
Find your way inThe filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap 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 (none on record for 2024). 2022, at $1.3M, stands well above the other years on file.
Their ground
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The Hawaii congressional delegation averages 99 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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