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Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Hawaii

Imperigo has identified 113 funders that made 645 grants totaling $37.5M to 66 animal welfare organizations in Hawaii, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Hawaii

Total granted $37.5M
Funders 113
Grants 645
Organizations funded 66

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Pacific Animal Initiatives
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $337K · through 2023 · 21.4% of their giving
$1.2M
2. Aloha United Way Inc
28 grants to 9 organizations · largest $159K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$1.2M
3. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $3.3M · through 2023
$6.3M
4. Kaanapali Ocean Resort Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 16.2% of their giving
$55K
5. Petco Love
17 grants to 7 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$762K
6. Flipper Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $31K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$31K
7. Greater Good Charities
16 grants to 8 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$221K
8. Petsmart Charities Inc
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $150K · through 2023
$896K
9. The Gift Foundation of Hawaii
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $38K · through 2019 · 6.4% of their giving
$62K
10. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $434K · through 2024
$1.8M
11. Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $64K · through 2019 · 1.4% of their giving
$140K
12. Dogs Trust USA Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2021 · 3.0% of their giving
$44K
13. Hawai'i Pacific Health
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$75K
14. Pledgeling Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $293K · through 2024
$309K
15. National Air Traffic Controllers Association Charitable Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$14K
16. Kaanapali Ocean Resort Charitable Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023 · 4.2% of their giving
$15K
17. Chive Charities
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020 · 3.3% of their giving
$10K
18. The Arcadia Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 1.3% of their giving
$25K
19. Wailea Community Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$10K
20. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
39 grants to 24 organizations · largest $114K · through 2024
$625K
21. Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020
$21K
22. Friends of Hawaii Charities Inc C/O 141 Hawaii LLC
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $17K · through 2020
$22K
23. Hawaii Dental Service
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021
$50K
24. Give Lively Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $110K · through 2023
$123K
25. Sonance Cares Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023
$10K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Hawaii, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 13 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering animal welfare work, with an address in Hawaii. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable animal welfare funding in Hawaii, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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