Mission
The Hawaii Food Industry Association actively promotes the interests of Hawaii's food and beverage retailers and suppliers through highly effective government relations and advocacy, member's education, industry and community relations.
Public Charity
HAWAII FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
HAWAII FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in HONOLULU, HI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.0M revenue, $1.7M expenses, $1.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 3 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $83K.
EIN: 990209507
HONOLULU, HI
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$1.8M
Grants Given3
Grant Total$83K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Hawaii Food Industry Association
How Hawaii Food Industry Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$78
Produce the made in hawaii festival to promote hawaii made products in sponsorship with private and public sponsors
$18
Workshops and committee activities for members and others to maintain high standards of efficiency and integrity in the food industry
$4
Publish educational magazine with information relative to industry updates and new and revised government laws
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
Donation to provide food for the needy.
$15,000
DONATON TO THE LAHAINA STRONG FUND FOR RESIDENTS THAT LOST THEIR HOMES IN THE LAHAINA FIRE.
$58,193
Sponsorship of 2017 Kauai Coffee Agricultural Business Plan Competition.
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Aaron Pennington
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Alexis Chapman
DIRECTOR
Bahman Sadeghi
DIRECTOR
Blake Yokotake
DIRECTOR
Bryce Zane
DIRECTOR
Byron Chong
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.0M | $1.7M | $1.8M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $805K | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $491K | $570K | $1.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $491K to $2.0M (+314%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in HI.
HI
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.