Accepts applications
Can I apply?
Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $1,455,170 | $1,646,067 | $1,528,113 | $16,034,277 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 76% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWAII COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIESHONOLULU, HI | TRY THINK - 2025 | $14,000 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Wrenn | PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Catherine Cooke | VICE PRES/TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Dunford | VICE PRES/TREAS/TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Amber Makaiau | VICE PRES/TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $16,034,277 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $662,091 | $1,785,622 | $1,662,715 | $16,225,174 | $16,225,174 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $797,912 | $1,692,320 | $1,555,575 | $16,988,102 | $16,988,102 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,279,053 | $1,787,046 | $1,660,305 | $17,882,510 | $17,882,510 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $459,783 | $1,797,393 | $1,678,069 | $18,390,503 | $18,390,503 |
| FISH PONO - SAVE OUR REEFS |
| $13,500 |
| 2025 |
| YOUNG OF HEART WORKSHOPHONOLULU, HI | KIPUKA MATERIAL CULTURE PROJECT | $13,200 | 2022 |
| HAWAII CRAFTSMENHONOLULU, HI | HAWAII CRAFTSMEN EXHIBITION PROGRAMS | $12,500 | 2024 |
| KA OHANA O KALAUPAPAKALAUPAPA, HI | ESTABLISHING A DOCENT PROGRAM FOR KALAUPAPA | $12,000 | 2021 |
| HALEAKALA CONSERVANCYPUKALANI, HI | ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN ASTRONOMY AT HALEAKALA | $11,000 | 2023 |
| KA LIMA O MAUIWAILUKU, HI | UNITING KA LIMA O MAUI SERVICES ON ONE CAMPUS | $10,000 | 2021 |
| ALOHA DIAPER BANKKANEOHE, HI | ESSENTIALS (DIAPERS, WIPES, POTTY KIDS) FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN | $10,000 | 2025 |
| KULIA NA MAMOHONOLULU, HI | THE KAPAEMAHU PROJECT | $10,000 | 2023 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF HAWAIIHONOLULU, HI | TRUSTEE INITIATED - SPECIAL INITIATIVE FOR PREVENTION OF THE EXTINCTION OF HAWAII FOREST BIRDS | $10,000 | 2022 |
| THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN HAWAIIHONOLULU, HI | RENOVATION OF THE PREACHING STATION AT CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS, AT MALAEKAHANA, HAWAII | $10,000 | 2025 |
| THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDHONOLULU, HI | KANEOHE PALI TO LOI | $10,000 | 2021 |
| HONOLULU THEATRE FOR YOUTHHONOLULU, HI | HTY'S SUPER AUNTY | $10,000 | 2023 |
| KAUAI FOOD BANK INCLIHUE, HI | KEIKI CAFE | $10,000 | 2021 |
| KAUAI PLANNING AND ACTION ALLIANCELIHUE, HI | KAUAI RESILIENCE PROJECT | $10,000 | 2021 |
| PALAMA SETTLEMENTHONOLULU, HI | PRESERVING 125 YEARS OF PALAMA SETTLEMENT HISTORY | $10,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATIONHONOLULU, HI | GROUNDBREAKING & SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH TO TACKLE FOREVER CHEMICALS IN HAWAII AND BEYOND | $10,000 | 2024 |
| RE-USE HAWAIIHONOLULU, HI | RE-USE HAWAII CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT | $10,000 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCYTHE PLAINS, VA | PROTECTING ENDANGERED SEABIRDS ON MAUI FROM MAN-MADE THREATS | $10,000 | 2021 |
| NA KAMA KAIWAIANAE, HI | INSPIRING SAFE OCEAN PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGH TRAD HAWAIIAN VALUES | $10,000 | 2022 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN'S JUSTICE CENTER OF OAHUHONOLULU, HI | HOOLA NA MANAO - HOPE AND HEALING | $10,000 | 2023 |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS HAWAII INCHONOLULU, HI | MENTORING HAWAII'S AT-RISK YOUTH | $10,000 | 2022 |
| CHAMBER MUSIC HAWAIIHONOLULU, HI | CHAMBER MUSIC HAWAII CONCERT SEASON, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | $10,000 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCYTHE PLAINS, VA | PROTECTING KAUAI'S ENDANGERED BIRDS | $10,000 | 2024 |
| HAWAII MEALS ON WHEELS INCHONOLULU, HI | MEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE REPLACEMENT | $10,000 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Caroline Bond Davis | VICE PRES/SEC/TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Fred Cowell | VICE PRES/TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202501329349102385
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421279349102227
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202301309349103475
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202231269349101143
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.