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Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Hawaii

Imperigo has identified 209 funders that made 1,526 grants totaling $113.0M to 222 arts & culture organizations in Hawaii, with a median grant of $19K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Hawaii

Total granted $113.0M
Funders 209
Grants 1,526
Organizations funded 222

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

121. Pacific Whale FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 25.0% of their giving
$75K
122. Aina MomonaRegrantor
10 grants to 9 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$238K
123. The Cultural ConservancySacred Land FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023 · 25.1% of their giving
$63K
124. The Queen's Medical CenterRegrantor
15 grants to 9 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$456K
125. Hiki OlaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $49K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$49K
126. Maui Pono FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $34K · through 2025 · 7.7% of their giving
$83K
127. Kala FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $24K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$31K
128. Hawaii Association of Independent SchoolsRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 13.7% of their giving
$40K
129. Tony Finau Foundation FKA Finau Youth FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$60K
130. Oweesta CorporationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2023 · 2.0% of their giving
$275K
131. Women's Fund of Hawai'iRegrantor
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 9.3% of their giving
$55K
132. National Park FoundationRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $380K · through 2024
$1.4M
133. Rsf Social Finance IncRegrantor
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$944K
134. National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $37K · through 2023 · 8.6% of their giving
$52K
135. Hoiwai FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023 · 66.7% of their giving
$20K
136. Hawaii Investment ReadyRegrantor
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $90K · through 2020 · 3.4% of their giving
$116K
137. The Carnegie Hall CorporationRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $28K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$152K
138. Pro Publica IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $99K · through 2025 · 1.7% of their giving
$174K
139. Pacific Islanders in CommunicationsRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $21K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$88K
140. Association of Children's Museums IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2020 · 4.3% of their giving
$60K
141. Creative WestRegrantor
8 grants to 6 organizations · largest $44K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$138K
142. First Nations Development InstituteRegrantor
11 grants to 7 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$371K
143. Na Pu'uwai IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$11K
144. Conservation International FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $258K · through 2024
$419K
145. Aio FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$35K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture 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 arts & culture 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 arts & culture funding in Hawaii, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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