About Us
About our Program
CrimeStoppers Honolulu - CrimeStoppers Honolulu, Inc was formed in February 1981 as a registered 501 (c) 3 nonprofit corporation. It is governed by a Board of Directors made up of about 15-20 unpaid volunteers. The Board is diverse and made up of retired police officials, business leaders, professional experts and community members. The Board gives freely of their time because they believe this program makes a difference in creating a safer community.
The program operates in partnership with the Honolulu Police Department, the media, and the community. We strive to support a network all working to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in our community.
A dedicated group of volunteers help to take phone calls and issue tip numbers to identify the caller when they call back. Information can also be reported to us through a similar automated process over the internet with the Web Tips form.
Student CrimeStoppers - We created Student CrimeStoppers to expand our community outreach in March 1997. This program aids law enforcement and school officials in reducing criminal activity and related problems in schools, on school grounds, and in the nearby communities. We have responded to situations involving the possession of illegal drugs and weapons, and destruction of property. We work to make our schools a safer place for our children.
Animal CrimeStoppers - We created Animal CrimeStoppers in partnership with the Hawaiian Humane Society in 2001. We believe there is a correlation between violence against animals and potential violence toward people. We work together with the Hawaiian Humane Society on calls regarding cruelty and mistreatment of animals, because animals depend on humans for their well-being. The focus of this program is to educate the public about animal cruelty as well as to identify, investigate and arrest offenders through the use of anonymous tips.
Mission Statement
We make our community and schools safer by soliciting anonymous information helpful to law enforcement and school administrators.
Who is Involved
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Kim | Coordinator |
| Lee Donohue | President |
| Keoni Vaughn | Vice President |
| Rick Osborne | Secretary |
| Jon Nakamoto | Treasurer |
| Dave Benson | Board Member |
| Kim Buffett-Feigenspan | Board Member |
| Albert "Spike" Denis | Board Member |
| Vlad Devens | Board Member |
| Gary Farkas | Board Member |
| Kelly Ho | Board Member |
| Liz Ibazebo | Board Member |
| Brian Ishikawa | Board Member |
| Patrick Leonard | Board Member |
| Deneen Nakashima | Board Member |
| Shirlene Ostrov | Board Member |
| Kathy Sakamoto | Board Member |
| Sanj Sappal | Board Member |
| Deborah Sharkey | Board Member |
| Tracy Tsuhako | Board Member |
| Gary Yanagihara | Board Member |
Governance and Oversight
Crime Stoppers Honolulu, Inc. is governed by its Board of Directors, made up of about 15-20 unpaid volunteers. Crime Stoppers Honolulu, Inc. does not pay a salary or any other form of compensation to its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors hold monthly meetings to review the program's operations.
The Board of Directors has also implemented policies related to appropriate conduct, conflicts of interest, whistleblower, and document retention. Directors are prohibited from using the program for political activities, and are also prohibited from conducting transactions that would result in a conflict of interest.
Finances
We are a nonprofit corporation and rely on donations and fundraising to finance our operations. Your donations are important, and we deeply appreciate your support.
All donations received by Crime Stoppers Honolulu, Inc. are spent for the benefit of the community. In our last fiscal year 92.7 percent of our expenditures were spent on program activities (i.e. operations). Program activities include paying out tip reward payments, operating our tip messaging service, promoting our services to the public, maintaining our website, processing tip information received, training, and equipment and supplies. 6.7 percent of our expenditures were for management and general (i.e. overhead). Management and general include tax return preparation, insurance, license & fees, and maintaining our PO box. The remaining 0.6 percent of our expenditures were for fundraising activities, to help pay for our operations. We strive to manage our funds wisely and prudently.
We file annual tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, and operate on a fiscal year ending on June 30. The following are our tax returns from past years.
2016IRSForm990forFiscalYearEndingJune302017.pdf
2015IRSForm990forFiscalYearEndingJune302016.pdf
2014IRSForm990forFiscalYearEndingJune302015.pdf
2013IRSForm990forFiscalYearEndingJune302014.pdf
IRS Form W-9
The following IRS Form W-9 certifies our taxpayer identification number, for federal tax purposes.