Cooke Foundation Limited
Historical FunderHonolulu, Hawaii · EIN 23-7120804 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$1.4M
Organizations funded56
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$27.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | ELIZABETH LENTZ-HILL |
|---|---|
| Address | 827 FORT STREET MALL, HONOLULU HI 96813 |
| Phone | 8085665543 |
| ELENTZHILL@HCF-HAWAII.ORG | |
| Form and materials | GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE. AS PART OF THE ONLINE APPLICATION, AN ORGANIZATION MUST PROVIDE A PROFILE. THE ORGANIZATION PROFILE IS TO BE CERTIFIED ANNUALLY & INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDES - 1) IRS 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER; 2) NUMBER OF FULL-TIME, PART-TIME STAFF & REGULAR VOLUNTEERS; 3) ORGANIZATION MISSION; 4) SERVICE LOCATION; 5) TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED; 6) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & 7) BOARD OF DIRECTORS LIST. THE GRANT APPLICATION CONSISTS OF 4 SECTIONS - 1) PROGRAM OVERVIEW; 2) PROGRAM INFORMATION; 3) TOTAL PROGRAM BUDGET & 4) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS & CERTIFICATION. FOR PROGRAM INFORMATION, THE APPLICANT MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING - 1) ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION; 2) PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY; 3) PROJECT OVERVIEW; 4) ACTIVITIES & EXPECTED RESULTS & 5) FUNDING PLAN. IF APPLICABLE, AN ADDENDUM FOR CAPITAL REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING - 1) CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & 2) CONSTRUCTION. |
| Deadlines | AUGUST 1 & MARCH 1 OF THE FISCAL YEAR. |
| Restrictions | PART 1 OF 3-THE FOUNDATION'S PRIORITY INTERESTS ARE ARTS, CULTURE, & HUMANITIES; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; & HUMAN SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION MAY MAKE GRANTS IN OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, BUT UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS OUTSIDE ITS PRIORITY INTERESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS OR MUST APPLY THROUGH A FISCAL SPONSOR WITH 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS CLASSIFIED UNDER SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE IRC. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT GENERALLY FUND LOANS, ENDOWENTS, FUNDS FOR RE-GRANTING, CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS OR SIMILAR ONE-TIME EVENTS, RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS OR DIRECT CASH PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside Hawaii.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu Museum of Art | Honolulu, HI | Homa beretania campus capital improvements (pmnt 5 of 5) | $200,000 |
| Punahou School | Honolulu, HI | Punahou school academy learning commons | $200,000 |
| Honolulu Academy of Arts | Honolulu, HI | Annual grant - unrestricted general support | $100,000 |
| Hanahauoli School | Honolulu, HI | Annual grant - unrestricted general support | $50,000 |
| Manoa Heritage Center | Honolulu, HI | Annual grant - unrestricted general support | $50,000 |
| Hawaii Symphony Orchestra | Honolulu, HI | Hawaii symphony orchestra 2025-26 season | $30,000 |
| Molokai Land Trust | Kaunakakai, HI | Annual grant - unrestricted general support | $25,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Annual grant - unrestricted general support | $25,000 |
| 808 Cleanups | Honolulu, HI | Expanding stewardship opportunities for all | $20,000 |
| Downtown Art Center | Honolulu, HI | Downtown art center's art exhibitions for fy 2026 | $20,000 |
| Feeding Hawaii Together | Honolulu, HI | Expanding capacity to meet growing food insecurity | $20,000 |
| Hamakua Youth Foundation | Honokaa, HI | Hamakua youth center | $20,000 |
| Hana Arts | Hana, HI | Hana arts academy | $20,000 |
| Hawaii Foodbank | Honolulu, HI | Food 4 keiki school pantry program | $20,000 |
| Honolulu Civil Beat Inc | Honolulu, HI | Economic inequality reporting (year 1) | $20,000 |
| Hospice of Hilo | Hilo, HI | Family centered community grief support for east hawaii | $20,000 |
| Kupu | Honolulu, HI | Kupu community program | $20,000 |
| Lyman House Memorial Museum | Hilo, HI | Lyman mission house restoration | $20,000 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program | Hana, HI | Ma ka hana ka olelo hawaii | $20,000 |
| Neighborhood Housing Community Development Corporation | Kapaa, HI | Beyond housing program | $20,000 |
| Ocean Alliance Project | Honolulu, HI | Koaview:: a community based approach to coral restoration & ecological monitoring | $20,000 |
| Parker School | Kamuela, HI | Broadening foundations for excellence | $20,000 |
| Rotary District 5000 Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Centennial park waikiki phase 2 construction project | $20,000 |
| Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run Foundation Inc | Lawai, HI | Keala kids: youth mental & physical health prevention programs | $20,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | New & traditional korean music in honolulu: a collaboration between university of hawaii-dept of music, hawaii symphony & seoul national… | $20,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Blackness belonging hi | $20,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | The manoa mirror, new student-led, mobile-first community news organization in hawaii, aimed at deepening & broadening the state's public… | $20,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Empowering maui farmers: diversifying agriculture for economic recovery & resiliency | $20,000 |
| Young of Heart Workshop | Honolulu, HI | Hoomau na maka o ka aina | $20,000 |
| Kauai Habitat for Humanity | Eleele, HI | Partial funding for (3) americorps ft positions - construction & homeowner services | $18,000 |
| When We Shine Foundation | Kula, HI | Building a strong foundation in early childhood education: what's missing? | $18,000 |
| Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture | Kapaau, HI | Kohala agri-advocates: growing leaders, shaping policies by the hawaii institute of pacific agriculture | $17,000 |
| Uvsc | Haiku, HI | Financial assistance program for low-income cancer patients | $15,500 |
| Hawaii Nature Center Inc | Honolulu, HI | Hawaii nature center school programs-engaging title i K-6 students | $15,300 |
| Chamber Music Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Chamber music hawaii 2024-25 season | $15,000 |
| Hawaii Youth Symphony Association | Honolulu, HI | Envisioning a hawaii where music is a right | $15,000 |
| Hawaiian Volcano Education and Resilience Institute | Volcano, HI | Youth development for disaster resilience | $15,000 |
| Island School | Lihue, HI | Hooulu i ke ola o na pua: "to enrich the lives of children" | $15,000 |
| Palama Settlement | Honolulu, HI | Palama settlement community services: combating food insecurity | $15,000 |
| Hawaii Council for the Humanities | Honolulu, HI | Try think - 2025 | $14,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Fish pono - save our reefs | $13,500 |
| Acton Digital Inc | Honolulu, HI | Empowering native hawaiian youth & kupuna through education & technology | $10,000 |
| Aloha Diaper Bank | Kaneohe, HI | Essentials (diapers, wipes, potty kids) for vulnerable children | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Children's Justice Center of Oahu | Honolulu, HI | Hoola na manao (hope and healing project) | $10,000 |
| Hale Halawai Ohana O Hanalei | Hanalei, HI | Junior leaders program (jlp) | $10,000 |
| Hawaiian Legacy Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Eddie kamae songbook translation & education outreach | $10,000 |
| Historic Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Preservation trades training: wooden window maintenance & repair | $10,000 |
| Kauai Food Bank Inc | Lihue, HI | Keiki cafe | $10,000 |
| The Episcopal Church in Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Renovation of the preaching station at church of the holy cross, at malaekahana, hawaii | $10,000 |
| Malama Pa Akea O Waimalu | Honolulu, HI | Documenting the royal fishponds of puuloa | $7,900 |
| Doe-Kalaheo High School | Kailua, HI | Hale halawai project | $5,000 |
| Innovations Public Charter School | Kona, HI | Growing beauty and learning: edible gardens at innovations pcs middle school | $5,000 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | Mountain View, HI | Ko pele huakai ana - mountain view elementary school | $5,000 |
| Parts Per Trillion Foundation | Waialua, HI | Little fire ant detector dog project | $5,000 |
| Kauai Robotics Alliance | Lihue, HI | Kauaibots first robotics program | $4,000 |
| The Sewing Hui | Haiku, HI | Christmas stockings for keiki | $3,150 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,401,350 | 56 |
| 2023 | $1,540,367 | 46 |
| 2022 | $1,435,979 | 71 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523179349104102
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7120804
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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