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7 funders with a record of paying for “ekolu”

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Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Hui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili: $490K across 2 grants, latest 2024Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement → Ekolu Mea Nui: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023First Nations Development Institute → 'ekolu Mea Nui: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024The People's Fund → Ekolu Mea Nui: $34K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mcinerny Foundation → Community Empowerment Resources: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021Seventh Generation Fund → Ekolu Mea Nui: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021Mana Mentor Inc → Ekolu Lindsey: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Kauluakalana: $478K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Hawaii Land Trust: $453K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Pacific American Foundation: $453K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Laiopua: $378K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Malama Huleia: $353K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Hui Hooleimaluo: $353K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Hui O Waa Kaulua: $303K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center: $253K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation → State of Hawaii Doe (Hoakea): $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation$3.6MCouncil for Native Hawaiian Advancement: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Council for Native Hawaiian A…$150KFirst Nations Development Institute: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.First Nations Development Ins…$60KThe People's Fund: $34K on this topic. Open the funder.The People's Fund$34KMcinerny Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.Mcinerny Foundation$30KSeventh Generation Fund: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.Seventh Generation Fund$30KMana Mentor Inc: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Mana Mentor Inc$5KHui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili: received $490K on this topicHui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili$490KKauluakalana: received $478K on this topicKauluakalana$478KHawaii Land Trust: received $453K on this topicHawaii Land Trust$453KPacific American Foundation: received $453K on this topicPacific American Foundation$453KLaiopua: received $378K on this topicLaiopua$378KMalama Huleia: received $353K on this topicMalama Huleia$353KHui Hooleimaluo: received $353K on this topicHui Hooleimaluo$353KHui O Waa Kaulua: received $303K on this topicHui O Waa Kaulua$303KKa Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center: received $253K on this topicKa Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage…$253KEkolu Mea Nui: received $214K on this topicEkolu Mea Nui$214K'ekolu Mea Nui: received $60K on this topic'ekolu Mea Nui$60KState of Hawaii Doe (Hoakea): received $50K on this topicState of Hawaii Doe (Hoakea)$50KCommunity Empowerment Resources: received $30K on this topicCommunity Empowerment Resources$30KEkolu Lindsey: received $5K on this topicEkolu Lindsey$5K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →