Funding search · EIN 050629872 · Honolulu, HI
The Kahiau Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 10
- grants reported
- $605,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $75,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 10 reported grants, largest first.
- $110,000
Equality Now · New York, NY · 2022
To support achieving legal & systematic change that addresses violence & discrimination
- $100,000
Equality Now · New York, NY · 2024
To support achieving legal & systematic change that addresses violence & discrimination
- $100,000
Equality Now · New York, NY · 2023
To support achieving legal & systematic change that addresses violence & discrimination
- $100,000
Friends of Haunama Bay · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Conservation of coastal and marine environments, emphasizing stewardship of the natural resources of haunama bay nature preserve
- $100,000
Friends of Haunama Bay · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Conservation of coastal and marine environments, emphasizing stewardship of the natural resources of haunama bay nature preserve
- $50,000
Earthleagueinternational · Losangeles, CA · 2024
Protectourplanetfromcriminalexploitation.Acorepartofachievingthismissionisthecomprehensiveintelligencewegatherromthefieldonmajorenvironmentalcriminalsandtransnationaltraffickingnetworks.
- $15,000
Bishopmuseum · Honolulu, HI · 2024
ImmerseyourselfinHawaii'srichcultureandheritageatthepremiernaturalandculturalhistorymuseuminthestate.
- $10,000
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Committed to the preservation and education of the hawaiian culture through hula.
- $10,000
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Committed to the preservation and education of the hawaiian culture through hula.
- $10,000
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Committed to the preservation and education of the hawaiian culture through hula.
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