Foundations that fund nonprofits in Honolulu, HI
835 private foundations reported 4,345 grants to organizations in Honolulu, Hawaii, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $173M in all. 276 of them are based in Honolulu.
Foundations835
Based in Honolulu276
Grants on record4,345
Their typical grant$7,000
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Foundations based in Honolulu
10 of the 276 local foundations that reported grants to Honolulu organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.
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Gave $218K in 2025
The Honda Foundation
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2025- University of Hawaii Foundation - Educational$50,000
- Hear 4 Hope - General$15,000
- Kumu Kahua Theatre - General$104
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Gave $1.5M in 2025
Tradewind Group Foundation
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2025- Hawaii Community Foundation - Exempt purposes of the organization$100,510
- Us-Japan Council - Exempt purposes of the organization$100,000
- Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation - Exempt purposes of the organization$78,745
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Gave $684K in 2024
J Watumull Fund
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2024- Kapiolani Women and Children's Cent - General educational purpose$50,000
- Honolulu Museum of Art - Fashioning aloha program$25,000
- Aloha United Way - Alice program$10,000
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Gave $541K in 2025
First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2025- University of Hawaii Foundation - Shidler college of business business night awards$47,450
- American Heart Association - Support general fund$30,000
- American Red Cross - Support general fund$25,000
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Mcinerny Foundation
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2024- Iolani School - Iolani school ka'i program$250,000
- Teach for America-Hawaii - Teach for america hawaii general operating support$225,000
- Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation - Renewing hope, rebuilding futures (10/01/2024 9/30/2025)$200,000
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Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation Inc
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawai'i Foundation - Pledge grant #6 of 7 re: kcc culinary institute of the pacific$350,000
- Iolani School - 2024 grant award to support ka'i program$100,000
- University of Hawai'i Foundation - Q2 grant award #1 of 2 re mamoru takitani agriculture innovation fund$100,000
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Gave $510K in 2025
Altres Foundation
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2025- Hawaii Mobile Museum of Tollerance - Restricted capacity building grant - education$28,750
- Hawaii Symphony Orchestra - Program support grant - youth$25,000
- Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii - Program support grant - youth$22,562
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Gave $711K in 2024
The Cades Foundation
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Food Bank - Unrestricted Gift$50,000
- University of Hawaii Foundation - Law School - Law School Scholarship Fund$50,000
- Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii - Unrestricted Gift$40,000
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Gave $5.2M in 2024
Kosasa Foundation
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaiian Community Assets - Capital support for the development of the maui hub which will house community serving organizations$500,000
- Hawaiian Islands Land Trust - Renovation of the cultural education center at waihe`e ridge on maui$250,000
- Feed the Hunger Fund - Support shift to environmentally focused loans for small food producers$200,000
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Gave $778K in 2025
Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation
Honolulu, HI · latest return: tax year 2025- University of Hawaii Foundation - Jetta zimmerman nursing$241,053
- University of Hawaii at Manoa - Scholarship$10,000
- University of Hawaii at Manoa - Scholarship$10,000
Other foundations giving most in Honolulu
Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to Honolulu organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Hawaiian Humane Society - General support$9,766
- Hawai I Foodbank Inc - General support$3,145
- Chabad Lubavitch of Hawaii - General support$1,784
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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc
Owings Mills, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corp - To support this organizations community real estate loan fund which will provide low cost loans to nonprofit…$750,000
- Aloha United Way - To support a community development project, which will help increase access to food, housing, job, and…$500,000
- Jewish Community Services of Hawaii - To support the expansion of this organizations services including basic needs assistance, counseling and…$425,000
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Gave $18.8M in 2024
Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · latest return: tax year 2024- Hospice Hawaii Dba Navian Hawaii - Community palliative care services$200,000
- Project Vision Hawaii - General operations$154,000
- Partners in Care - Partners in care- sector support$64,800
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Stupski Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Land Trust - To provide general operating support.$1,500,000
- Kalihi Palama Health Center - To provide general operating support.$1,500,000
- Hawaii Public Health Institute - To provide general operating and support the Hawaii Community Health Workers Association program and the…$940,000
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Gave $20.4M in 2024
The Freeman Foundation P-01644-00-7
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Good Food Alliance - General support$1,032,350
- East West Center Foundation - General support$300,000
- Kupu - Hawaii Youth Conserv Corps Summer Program - General support$250,000
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The Simons Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawaii - Scope-Aloha$352,230
- University of Hawaii - Microbial metabolic transformation of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter$345,375
- University of Hawaii - Scope-Aloha and gradients$284,718
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Gave $36.3M in 2025
Gates Family Foundation
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2025- American Red Cross of Hawaii - Unrestricted$30,000
- Punahou School - Scholarships/Fellowships$30,000
- Hawaii Public Radio - Unrestricted$12,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Community Foundation - Community foundations$5,000
- Moanalua High School Music Boosters Association - Educational institutions and related activities$1,000
- Alzheimer's Association Aloha Chapter - Diseases, disorders, medical disciplines$755
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Soto Academy$9,000
- Linapuni Elementary School$6,000
- University of Hawaii Foundation$5,800
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii International Film Festival - Supporting the production of the makawalu film to raise awareness and build skills of native hawaiian-driven…$810,000
- Kula No Na Po'e Hawaii - Executing a community planning process to address the needs of kupuna (older adults) to age safely in place…$203,000
- Papa Ola Lokahi - Weaving indigenous and western perinatal care: toward culturally responsive maternal and infant health…$166,667
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawaii Foundation - Matching gifts$5,000
- Hawaii Community Foundation - Matching gifts$2,125
- Iolani School - Matching gifts$225
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Arrillaga Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawai'i Foodbank - Keiki school pantry program$50,000
- Kapi'olani Health Foundation - Abbie vara pediatric services fund$50,000
- Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Hawaii - General support$35,000
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Gave $10.8M in 2024
The William G Irwin Charity Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawaii Foundation - Purchase of capital equipment for nursing school$200,000
- Domestic Violence Action Center - Replacement of outdated equipment$157,493
- Lunalilo Home - Modernization of lunalilo home$103,631
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- East-West Center - Support for academic research$315,000
- University of Hawai'i Foundation - Support for academic research$134,000
- Pacific Islanders in Communications - Support for strategic planning$75,000
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Gave $5.8M in 2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Catholic Community Foundatio - Matching Gifts$5,000
- Hawaii Community Foundation - Matching Gifts$500
- Hawaii Catholic Community Foundatio - Matching Gifts$250
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Gave $12.4M in 2024
The Northrop Grumman Foundation
Falls Church, VA · latest return: tax year 2024- Iolani School - General operating grants & matching gifts.$1,250
- Univ of Hawaii Fdn - General operating grants & matching gifts.$1,250
- Mid-Pacific Institute - General operating grants & matching gifts.$200
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The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Kapiolani Health Foundation - Martha B. smith cancer & infusion center at kapiolani medical center for women & children$5,000,000
- The Queens Medical Center - The queen's medical center - west oahu cancer center expansion$5,000,000
- The Queens Medical Center - The queens medical center & clarence t.c. ching ecmo program excellence and viability appraisal$1,635,796
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawaii - Ocean stewardship and research$480,833
- Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii - Ocean stewardship and research$180,000
- University of Hawaii Foundation - Ocean stewardship and research$178,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- The Hawaii Community Foundation - Core support for the maui strong fund to support both immediate and long-term recovery needs related to the…$500,000
- Pai Foundation - General support$100,000
- Peoples Fund - General support$75,000
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Gave $90.3M in 2024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Parents and Children Together - To provide general operating support for a place-based approach to improve well-being through comprehensive…$300,000
- Hawaii Executive Collaborative - To support the rediscovering hawai'is soul initiative$50,000
- Hawaii Community Foundation - To support the friends of hakalau forest refuge management endowment$10,000
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Honolulu organizations several of these foundations fund
Organizations in Honolulu that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| University of Hawaii Foundation | 17 | $2,480,667 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | 15 | $1,294,112 |
| Hawaii Foodbank Inc | 12 | $722,951 |
| Iolani School | 10 | $590,305 |
| Parents and Children Together | 9 | $747,761 |
| Hawaii Public Radio | 9 | $133,947 |
| Kapiolani Health Foundation | 8 | $5,189,878 |
| Aloha United Way | 8 | $2,359,323 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii | 8 | $160,433 |
| Helping Hands Hawaii | 8 | $70,668 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations with a Honolulu, HI address. Local foundations often give mostly close to home and are usually the most realistic first prospects for a small nonprofit; large national foundations listed here may fund only a few institutions in the city. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Open a profile for all of a funder's grants and any application instructions.
Of these 835 foundations, 274 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
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