# Center for a Public Anthropology

Kailua, Hawaii. EIN 27-2899080.
Exempt and current.

Source: IRS public records as of October 13, 2026, as shown by the Alleviate Index. https://index.alleviate.org/org/center-for-a-public-anthropology-272899080

## At a glance

Figures come from the organization’s latest return, for the fiscal year ending December 2025, as recorded by the IRS.

- Revenue: $63,004 (FY2025)
- Assets: $19,268 (Year end)
- Required return: Form 990-EZ (The short form is allowed under $200K of receipts and $500K of assets)
- Fiscal year: January to December (Ends in December)
- Focus: Anthropology and sociology (NTEE V21, social science)
- Charity type: Publicly supported (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

## What is due, and when

Computed from the fiscal year end and the return type. Federal dates are fixed by law. The state line is the general charitable solicitation rule of Hawaii, read from the regulator’s own guidance; exemptions vary, and the regulator’s page is the authority.

- May 17, 2027: Form 990-EZ for FY2026. Fifteenth day of the fifth month after year end. May 15 falls on a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday.
- Annual: Hawaii charitable solicitation registration. Charities that solicit in Hawaii register with the state and file a report each year, unless exempt. The report is due within ten business days after the charity files its Form 990 with the IRS. A charity that files Form 990-N reports by the 15th day of the fifth month after its fiscal year ends. Regulator: Tax & Charities Division, Hawaii Department of the Attorney General (https://ag.hawaii.gov/tax/).
- Watch: Automatic revocation rule. No risk shown. Exempt status is revoked after three consecutive years without a return. The latest return on file is FY2025.

## When each return reached the IRS

IRS records of electronically filed returns show no return of this organization that can be dated. Form 990-N is not among them.

## What the IRS lists say

Three IRS lists, read each month. This is a display of what they show, not a determination of status.

- Exempt status: Listed as exempt. The IRS list of exempt organizations. As of October 13, 2026.
- Deductible donations: Listed. The IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax deductible contributions. Listed with code PC (public charity). As of October 13, 2026.
- Automatic revocation: On the list, reinstated. Revoked May 15, 2023. Posted August 14, 2023. The list shows the exemption reinstated on May 15, 2023.

## Against social science organizations of similar size, nationwide

Fewer than ten such organizations report in Hawaii, so the group is national: 272 public charities with this focus and revenue between $50K and $500K on a recent return. The shaded band is the middle half of the group.

Revenue scale from $50K to $500K. Center for a Public Anthropology at $63K, peer median at $176K.

- Revenue rank: 6th percentile (Among the 272 peers)
- Assets held: About 4 months (Of annual revenue, from public figures)
- Age: Younger than most (Approved 2024; the median peer, 2009)

## What public data cannot tell you

A 990 shows money in and money out. It cannot show whether programs, outcomes, funding and compliance live in one place, or how long a funder report takes to produce. The five pillars below are scored only by the organization itself.

- Mission & Strategic Clarity: Unscored
- Stakeholders & Positioning: Unscored
- Programs & Program Design: Unscored
- Evidence, Data & Storytelling: Unscored
- Systems, Governance & Readiness: Unscored

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