Funding search · EIN 990293514 · Honolulu, HI
Pacific Islanders in Communications
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 59
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
licensingdigitalproductionspecialcompletionacquisitionaquisitionpost
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Rock Salt Media3 grants · $150,000
- The Queens Flowers Llc3 grants · $110,000
- Kanaka Pakipika Llc1 grant · $85,000
- Wnet2 grants · $85,000
- Making Waves Films Llc2 grants · $72,000
- The Film Collaborative2 grants · $70,000
- Every Day in Kaimuki Llc1 grant · $50,000
- Latino Public Broadcasting1 grant · $50,000
- Niu Doc Llc2 grants · $50,000
- Center for Independent Documentary1 grant · $49,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 59 reported grants, largest first.
- $85,000
Kanaka Pakipika Llc · Haleiwa, HI · 2021
Completion licensing fee
- $80,000
The Queens Flowers Llc · Mililani, HI · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $60,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2021
Co-production and pic special project licensing fees
- $55,000
Rock Salt Media · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Pic special project licensing fee
- $55,000
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $50,000
Latino Public Broadcasting · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Co-production
- $50,000
Every Day in Kaimuki Llc · Haleiwa, HI · 2021
Pic special project licensing fee
- $50,000
Making Waves Films Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Post-production licensing fee
- $49,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2021
Digital licensing fee & pic special project licensing fee
- $48,123
Rock Salt Media · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Pic special project licensing fee
- $46,877
Rock Salt Media · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Pic special project licensing fee
- $40,000
Doc Society · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Pic special project licensing fee
- $40,000
Essential Islanders Llc · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Production licensing fee
- $30,000
Firelight Media · New York, NY · 2023
Pic special project licensing fee
- $30,000
Niu Doc Llc · Lemon Grove, CA · 2023
Production licensing fee
- $30,000
Ninth Island Documentary Llc · Mililani, HI · 2022
Production licensing fee
- $30,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2021
Production licensing fee
- $29,000
Chris a Johns Media Llc · Gainesville, FL · 2021
Post-production lincensing fee
- $25,000
Rooy Media Llc · Frederick, MD · 2023
Production licensing fee
- $25,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2023
Pic special project licensing fee
- $22,000
Hula Girl Productions Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Production development fee
- $22,000
Making Waves Films Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Completion licensing fee
- $21,000
Hawaii Women in Filming · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Digital acquisition licensing fee
- $21,000
The Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2022
Digital licensing fee & pic special project licensing fee
- $21,000
Terra Carrere Llc · Miami Beach, FL · 2021
Pic special project licensing fee
- $20,000
What Took You So Long · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Production licensing fee
- $20,000
Kukini Studios Llc · Waialua, HI · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $20,000
Niu Doc Llc · El Cerrito, CA · 2022
Production licensing fee
- $20,000
Rooy Media Llc · Frederick, MD · 2022
Production licensing fee
- $20,000
Hula Girl Productions Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Production licensing fee
- $19,000
Lonely George Films Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Digital licensing fee
- $18,010
Olona Media Llc · Mililani, HI · 2022
Aquisition licensing fee
- $17,000
A Little Startup Llc · Haleiwa, HI · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $17,000
Lehua Films Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
Center of Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
Eat the Fish Llc · Dededo, GU · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
Sina Films Llc · Rio Vista, CA · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
The Queens Flowers Llc · Mililani, HI · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
A Hurt Like Mine Llc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
Lumos Media Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Production licensing fee
- $15,000
Manoa Film and Media Company Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
Synergetic Distribution · El Segundo, CA · 2022
Aquisition licensing fee
- $15,000
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
The Popolo Project · Honolulu, HI · 2022
R&d licensing fee
- $15,000
The Ali'I King Llc · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
The Queens Flowers Llc · Mililani, HI · 2021
Digital licensing fee
- $15,000
World Wide Wallace Llc · Hanalei, HI · 2021
Digital licensing fee
- $12,000
Hawaii Women in Filmmaking · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Digital acquisition licensing fee
- $10,000
Filmmakers Collaborative · Melrose, MA · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $10,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2022
Production licensing fee
- $8,000
Island Soldier Llc · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Completion licensing fee
- $7,000
Ksg Dba Kai Media · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $7,000
Mighty Island Llc · Tumon, GU · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $7,000
Kamaaina Creations Llc · Pearl City, HI · 2021
Digital licensing fee
- $6,740
Lonely George Films Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $6,000
A Hurt Like Mine Llc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $6,000
The Ali'I King Llc · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Digital licensing fee
- $6,000
Makawalu Films Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Digital licensing fee
- $6,000
Mara Films Llc · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Digital licensing fee
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