Environment grants for nonprofits in Hawaii
203 private foundations reported 446 environment grants to organizations in Hawaii on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $34.7M in all. 57 of them are based in Hawaii.
Foundations203
Grants on record446
Total granted$34.7M
Their typical grant$10,000
Foundations that fund environment in Hawaii
20 of the 203: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of environment grants to Hawaii organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Pacific Whale Foundation, Wailuku - General support$2,301
- 808 Cleanups, Honolulu - General support$552
- Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, Honolulu - General support$545
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Patagoniaorg
Ventura, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Hui O Ko'olaupoko, Kailua - To support environmental projects.$10,000
- Huli Hawaii Inc, Honolulu - To support environmental projects.$10,000
- Ke Kula Nui O Waimanalo, Waimanalo - To support environmental projects.$10,000
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawaii, Honolulu - Ocean stewardship and research$480,833
- Kuaaina Ulu Auamo, Kaneohe - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$200,000
- Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, Honolulu - Ocean stewardship and research$180,000
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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc
Owings Mills, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Aloha United Way, Honolulu - To support lahaina land trust's efforts to advance community real estate ownership opportunities in lahaina,…$100,000
- Hookuaaina, Kailua - To support the successful transition of the foundation's maunawili land parcels to hookuaaina for…$35,000
- Hookuaaina, Kailua - To support the successful transition of the foundation's maunawili land parcels to ho'okua'aina for…$25,000
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Stupski Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Public Health Institute, Honolulu - To provide general operating and support the Hawaii Community Health Workers Association program and the…$940,000
- Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, Waimea - To provide general operating support.$300,000
- Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture, Kapaau - To provide general operating support.$175,000
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation, Honolulu - To support sustainability in 10 focus fisheries, build sustainable seafood demand, rebuild depleted fish…$1,868,000
- Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation, Honolulu - To support the sustainability of jumbo flying squid and mahi-mahi in Peru by aligning supply chains in…$550,000
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawaii, Honolulu - In support of smart sensors integrated into a subsea telecommunications cable in the vanuatu-new caledonia…$1,881,916
- Merwin Conservancy Inc, Haiku - Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operational support.$500
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawaii at Mnoa, Honolulu - To support the expansion and interconnection of aapi studies through environmental humanities lenses that…$625,000
- Kuaina Ulu Auamo, Kneohe - To support place-based environmental heritage initiatives and network convenings, and organizational…$500,000
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation, Honolulu - Environment and Science$1,000,000
- Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu - Environment and Science$100,000
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Gave $46.7M in 2024
The Marisla Foundation
Laguna Beach, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo - General support$400,000
- Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu - General support$30,000
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Manitou Fund
White Bear Lake, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo - General operating$25,000
- Reef Guardians Hawaii, Princeville - General operating$25,000
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Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation
Sandy, UT · latest return: tax year 2024- Sustainable Coastlines Hawai'i, Honolulu - General Financial Support$17,500
- Garden Island Resource Conservation & Development, Lihue - General Financial Support$10,000
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Gave $90.3M in 2024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Community Foundation, Honolulu - To support the friends of hakalau forest refuge management endowment$10,000
- Na Koa Manu Conservation Inc, Pukalani - To support the maui forest bird recovery project$10,000
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Gave $36.3M in 2025
Gates Family Foundation
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2025- Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, Honolulu - Unrestricted$10,000
- The Kohala Center Inc, Kamuela - Unrestricted$7,500
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo - Matching contribution (general operating support)$750
- Pacific Whale Foundation, Wailuku - Matching contribution (general operating support)$185
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Kealakekua - Environmental quality, protection and beautification$100
- Regenerative Education Centers, Kahului - Environmental quality, protection and beautification$100
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Hawaii Foundation, Honolulu - Ocean conservation$7,700,000
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Sergey Brin Family Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Elemental Excelerator Inc, Honolulu - General operating support$3,000,000
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Gave $112.2M in 2024
Wal-Mart Foundation
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation, Honolulu - Nature$1,200,000
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The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Elemental Excelerator Inc, Honolulu - In support of a national funding vehicle to scale critical decarbonization technologies for climate and…$500,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Hawaii organizations that received environment grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| National Tropical Botanical Garden Kalaheo | 4 | $426,073 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation Honolulu | 3 | $7,888,000 |
| Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation Honolulu | 3 | $4,618,000 |
| Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii Honolulu | 3 | $198,045 |
| Pacific Rim Conservation Honolulu | 3 | $130,027 |
| Elemental Excelerator Inc Honolulu | 2 | $3,500,000 |
| University of Hawaii Honolulu | 2 | $2,362,749 |
| Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization Kamuela | 2 | $300,156 |
| Kuaaina Ulu Auamo Kaneohe | 2 | $200,124 |
| Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture Kapaau | 2 | $175,061 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Hawaii that we classify as environment, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 203 foundations, 71 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.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.