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Foundations That Fund Human Services in Hawaii

Imperigo has identified 269 funders that made 1,506 grants totaling $95.1M to 182 human services organizations in Hawaii, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Hawaii

Total granted $95.1M
Funders 269
Grants 1,506
Organizations funded 182

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Aloha United Way Inc
113 grants to 32 organizations · largest $572K · through 2024 · 13.7% of their giving
$7.7M
2. Lanakila Pacific Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$5.2M
3. Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools
53 grants to 19 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$10.5M
4. David C Ai Charitable Trust
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $675K · through 2025 · 47.3% of their giving
$1.3M
5. Hawaii Justice Foundation
35 grants to 6 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 15.7% of their giving
$1.2M
6. Hawaii Youth Services Network
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $339K · through 2021 · 64.7% of their giving
$770K
7. The Arcadia Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $480K · through 2024 · 30.7% of their giving
$610K
8. Kauai United Way
41 grants to 8 organizations · largest $24K · through 2024 · 37.5% of their giving
$577K
9. Catholic Womens Guild Hawaii
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $528K · through 2019 · 89.1% of their giving
$528K
10. Hawaii Island United Way Inc
44 grants to 11 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 22.8% of their giving
$457K
11. Hui Huliau
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 11.4% of their giving
$500K
12. Pohai Nani Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $215K · through 2024 · 49.8% of their giving
$244K
13. Friends of Hawaii Charities Inc C/O 141 Hawaii LLC
40 grants to 27 organizations · largest $27K · through 2021 · 12.0% of their giving
$394K
14. Maui United Way
40 grants to 13 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$479K
15. Alohacare
14 grants to 9 organizations · largest $220K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$553K
16. Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation
22 grants to 21 organizations · largest $133K · through 2020 · 5.9% of their giving
$601K
17. Windward Spouse Abuse Shelter C/O Kmh LLP
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $120K · through 2020 · 28.2% of their giving
$150K
18. Hawai'i Pacific Health
27 grants to 9 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 8.0% of their giving
$370K
19. The Loveall Foundation for Children
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $110K · through 2023 · 33.1% of their giving
$110K
20. The Gift Foundation of Hawaii
6 grants to 6 organizations · largest $70K · through 2023 · 14.4% of their giving
$140K
21. Hawaii Dental Service
17 grants to 8 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$575K
22. The Garden Club of Honolulu
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $18K · through 2021 · 49.2% of their giving
$43K
23. Kaanapali Ocean Resort Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 14.7% of their giving
$50K
24. Kaanapali Ocean Resort Charitable Trust
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 14.1% of their giving
$50K
25. Oahu Cemetery Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2024 · 15.2% of their giving
$44K

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

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