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Foundations That Fund Education in Hawaii

Imperigo has identified 365 funders that made 1,880 grants totaling $291.4M to 206 education organizations in Hawaii, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Hawaii

Total granted $291.4M
Funders 365
Grants 1,880
Organizations funded 206

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Hawai'i Pacific Health
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $72K · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$317K
27. Hawaii Medical Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$100K
28. Ahualani
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023 · 39.1% of their giving
$99K
29. 'OLELO Community Television
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $178K · through 2019 · 10.7% of their giving
$178K
30. Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $200K · through 2023 · 5.4% of their giving
$344K
31. Pablove Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $131K · through 2019 · 13.2% of their giving
$131K
32. Fire and Fragrance Ministries
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$70K
33. Na Wahine Paani O Punahou
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$68K
34. Punahou O-Men's Club
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$67K
35. Sublette Family Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$60K
36. Kauai Chamber of Commerce Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $80K · through 2024 · 14.7% of their giving
$80K
37. Kaanapali Ocean Resort Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024 · 17.6% of their giving
$60K
38. Kapalua Maui Charities Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2025 · 62.8% of their giving
$51K
39. Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 26.7% of their giving
$48K
40. The Southern California & Southern Nevada Teamsters JC 42 Charity Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 16.9% of their giving
$50K
41. Jtb Goodwill Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$40K
42. Maui United Way
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $178K · through 2023 · 3.8% of their giving
$188K
43. Kaanapali Ocean Resort Charitable Trust
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $35K · through 2023 · 14.1% of their giving
$50K
44. Waipahu Community Adult Day Health Center and Youth Day Care Center
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$30K
45. Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023 · 10.8% of their giving
$50K
46. California Community Foundation
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2023
$3.2M
47. Friends of Hawaii Football
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$25K
48. Friends of Hawaii Charities Inc C/O 141 Hawaii LLC
8 grants to 6 organizations · largest $38K · through 2021 · 3.9% of their giving
$127K
49. Hawaii State Teachers Association -Retired
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $23K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$23K
50. The Denver Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024
$1.4M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 14 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 education 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 education funding in Hawaii, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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