Home › Foundations by state › Hawaii
Foundations that fund nonprofits in Hawaii
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 2,868 grantmakers listed 17,492 grants totaling $791.8 million to 4,742 organizations in Hawaii. 2,656 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 212 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 411 are based in Hawaii; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Hawaii organization was $7,000. Honolulu County received the most grants (10,338, from 1,729 funders), followed by Maui County (2,944) and Hawaii County (1,431). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (2,150 grants), children & youth (1,570 grants) and arts & culture (1,167 grants).
Tradewind Group Foundation (Honolulu, HI) funded the most different Hawaii organizations: 271, through 414 grants with a typical size of $4,550.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Hawaii organizations
Ranked by the number of different Hawaii organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to HI organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tradewind Group Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 71-0894475 | 414 | 271 | $4,550 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 2 | J Watumull Fund Honolulu, HI · EIN 51-0205431 | 353 | 223 | $2,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 3 | Aloha United Way Inc Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0073494 | 167 | 167 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 4 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762 | 296 | 163 | $3,000 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | Kosasa Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0313279 | 211 | 154 | $50,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | Cooke Foundation Limited Honolulu, HI · EIN 23-7120804 | 168 | 130 | $20,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | Central Pacific Bank Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 39-2068708 | 184 | 127 | $7,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 8 | Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-6006669 | 174 | 127 | $6,370 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 9 | Harold Kl Castle Foundation Kailua, HI · EIN 99-6005445 | 193 | 115 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | Altres Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 36-4942620 | 177 | 115 | $1,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | Mamoru & Aiko Takitani Foundation Inc Honolulu, HI · EIN 51-0212114 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 141 | 111 | $3,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 12 | First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0339536 | 223 | 107 | $5,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 13 | First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 23-7437822 | 134 | 104 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | Aloha Harvest Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0344209 | 101 | 101 | $33,937 | 2023 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 15 | The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc Owings Mills, MD · EIN 52-6037034 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 197 | 100 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County | 10,338 | 1,729 | $499.2 million | Top 5 funders |
| Maui County | 2,944 | 995 | $85.9 million | Top 5 funders |
| Hawaii County | 1,431 | 429 | $61.0 million | Top 5 funders |
| Kauai County | 942 | 267 | $29.9 million | Top 5 funders |
| Kalawao County | 4 | 3 | $298,800 | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 2,150 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 1,570 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 1,167 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 1,127 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 1,099 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 647 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 582 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 571 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 262 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 133 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 85 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 83 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 18 | Top 5 funders |
Want the funders that fit your organization? Grant Prospect Report, $149
Tell us your mission, county and budget. You get at least 20 ranked funders that give in your service area, ranked by fit with your mission and budget, with each one's contact, deadlines and application rules as filed with the IRS, plus matching federal opportunities from Grants.gov. PDF by email within 2 business days of payment and a complete order form.
Order a Prospect Report for Hawaii ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.