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Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Hawaii

Imperigo has identified 130 funders that made 509 grants totaling $77.9M to 89 community improvement organizations in Hawaii, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Hawaii

Total granted $77.9M
Funders 130
Grants 509
Organizations funded 89

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

82. Hika'alani FKA NaonealaaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $37K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$37K
83. Pvblic Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022 · 13.9% of their giving
$50K
84. Kanu HawaiiRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2022 · 50.0% of their giving
$34K
85. The Queen's Medical CenterRegrantor
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $85K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$330K
86. Ndn Collective IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $400K · through 2023
$435K
87. The Nature ConservancyRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $258K · through 2024
$1.1M
88. Hawaii Council for HumanitiesRegrantor
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $19K · through 2023 · 3.7% of their giving
$64K
89. Nareit FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$100K
90. Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K
91. Rsf Social Finance IncRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$620K
92. Institute for Governance and Sustainable DevelopmentRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $82K · through 2019 · 2.1% of their giving
$82K
93. American Academy of PediatricsRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $62K · through 2024
$171K
94. Women's Fund of Hawai'iRegrantor
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$30K
95. The Aspen Institute IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $160K · through 2024
$360K
96. The Queen's Health SystemsRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$6K
97. Urgent Action Fund for Feminist ActivismRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$58K
98. Hawaii Community LendingRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022
$220K
99. University of the Nations Kona IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$61K
100. Oweesta CorporationRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2023
$113K
101. Public Schools of Hawaii FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2020 · 2.1% of their giving
$40K
102. Lele AlohaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$13K
103. North Carolina Museum of Life & Science IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$10K
104. Reverb IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2024
$51K
105. Faith in Public Life IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2019 · 1.4% of their giving
$18K
106. University of Hawaii FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024
$150K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement 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. 10 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 community improvement 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 community improvement funding in Hawaii, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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