Paulele Hale Association Inc.

The Paulele Hale Association

The Paulele Hale Association, commonly called TPHA, is a Hawaii-based 501(c)(3) associated with affordable, climate-resilient housing, construction methods, public education, and the technology work that later became part of Future Proof Property Intelligence.

The organization's own site sometimes uses "Paulele Housing Association" in public-facing language. The legal and tax record uses Paulele Hale Association Inc. This profile uses the legal name for entity facts and TPHA for the public identity.

Organization at a glance

The tax facts and 2024 figures come from ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, which reproduces IRS Form 990 data. The return was filed in October 2025. Financial condition may have changed since that reporting period.

Mission and public work

TPHA's official website describes an effort to make housing more affordable while improving resistance to wildfire, extreme wind, flood, drought, and related conditions. It presents building concepts, materials, remodeling ideas, educational content, and an experimental Hawaii house.

Those performance and development claims come from the organization. A public description of a material or building method is not a code approval, product certification, engineering report, or proof of loss reduction.

The Future Proof company history places the start of TPHA's work in 2018, the first experimental house in 2021, an online education effort in 2023, and AI-tool development in 2024. The IRS ruling year and the organization's own founding timeline describe different events and should not be collapsed into one incorporation date.

Leadership in the public record

TPHA's 2024 Form 990, as summarized by ProPublica, lists Benjamin David Gilliland as chairman, Jennifer Price as treasurer, and Dawn Sena as a director. It reports no compensation from the nonprofit for those listed officers during the year.

Future Proof's February 2026 offering statement identifies Gilliland as TPHA chairman and founder and Price as its business manager and controller. Current board and staff information should be verified directly before publication because the nonprofit's website does not present a complete current governance roster.

Relationship with Future Proof

TPHA and Future Proof Property Intelligence share an origin but are not the same entity.

Future Proof is a Delaware public-benefit corporation. TPHA is a Hawaii nonprofit with federal tax-exempt status. Future Proof's SEC filing says the company acquired technology assets from TPHA in August 2025.

The filing also says the organizations had been under common control because they shared directors and governance until July 31, 2025. Their boards were then restructured. The same filing discloses related-party transactions, including debt involving TPHA.

flowchart LR
    A["TPHA nonprofit work"] --> B["Housing, materials, education, and technology"]
    B --> C["Technology asset transfer in 2025"]
    C --> D["Future Proof Property Intelligence PBC"]
    A -. "separate nonprofit entity" .-> E["Continuing TPHA mission and programs"]

The organizations have a documented relationship while remaining legally and financially separate.

This boundary matters for donors, customers, investors, partners, and readers. A donation to TPHA is not an investment in Future Proof. A Future Proof product is not automatically a charitable program. A person should confirm which entity is responsible before entering a contract, sharing data, contributing money, or relying on a service.

The experimental house and material claims

TPHA and Future Proof describe a Hawaii house used to explore fire-resistant exteriors, wind resistance, independent water, and other resilient-building ideas. Ben Gilliland discusses the project in Venture Step episode 112 as a catalyst for the broader platform.

The project is useful as a founder and organizational history. Public sources reviewed for this profile do not supply an independent engineering report, named certification, full test protocol, or comparable loss study for the house. Claims about surviving a storm or resisting a particular force should remain attributed and should not be generalized.

The same rule applies to materials described on TPHA's site. A stated test temperature or performance description needs the test method, laboratory, assembly, installation conditions, code listing, and intended use before it can support a recommendation.

Financial record and related-party disclosure

The 2024 Form 990 reported $450,029 in contributions and no program-service revenue. Expenses exceeded revenue by $20,640, while liabilities exceeded reported assets.

ProPublica flags that the return reported transactions with interested parties. That flag does not by itself establish misconduct. It means the underlying Schedule L and related disclosures should be reviewed when assessing governance.

Future Proof's offering statement separately discloses transactions and common-control history involving TPHA, Future Proof, Ben Gilliland, and affiliated entities. The filing is the appropriate source for the commercial company's account of the transfer and debt. The nonprofit's Form 990 is the appropriate source for its historical federal reporting.

Magic Window and the seller record

Future Proof's dated Magic Window preorder announcement linked to an Apple listing that previously identified The Paulele Hale Association Inc. as the seller. That Apple URL returned 404 on July 28, 2026, so the current seller and availability need a fresh store record before publication.

That public record reflects the relationship between the organizations but can confuse users about data handling and contractual responsibility. The App Store privacy section says the developer reported that physical address and email may be collected and linked to the user for app functionality.

A user should review the current privacy policy, terms, seller identity, and support route before entering personal or property information. The presence of an app in Apple's store does not validate the developer's risk or savings claims.

Why TPHA appears on Venture Step

Episode 112 examines how Gilliland's nonprofit and construction work developed into a commercial property-intelligence thesis. TPHA supplies the origin context. Future Proof supplies the current product and financing ambition.

Keeping the records separate makes the story clearer. The nonprofit experimented with resilient-housing ideas and public education. The public-benefit company acquired technology and is pursuing a commercial platform. Both remain responsible for the claims and obligations attached to their own entity.

Read Ben Gilliland and the Attempt to Turn Climate Risk Into a Construction Plan for the narrative. The Future Proof Property Intelligence Company Profile covers the commercial business and current product stage.

Official routes and verification

TPHA's official route is TPHA.org. Historical tax information is available through ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, using IRS data. The relationship with Future Proof is described in the company's SEC offering statement.

This profile was checked on July 27, 2026. Governance, finances, programs, product relationships, and tax records require refresh when later authoritative filings become available. AI assisted with research organization and drafting; source boundaries and final editorial decisions remain Dalton Anderson's.

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