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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “hawaii”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to HAWAII AG AND CULINARY ALLIANCE — to support the michael ginor scholarship fund in memory of michael ginor, whose work to connect hawaii and israel through education, agriculture, cuisine and diplomacy will leave a…
Aloha United WayHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
171 matching grants · $8.9M · through 2024Largest: $42,611 to NAVIAN HAWAII FORMALLY HOSPICE HAWAII — general operating grant
Largest: $150,000 to HAWAII HOSPITAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (HHERF) — to retrofit doe classrooms for healthcare pathways in partnership with hawaii 3r's, g70 and hawaii pacific health [6363; pc]
Largest: $1,396 to HOSPICE HAWAII (NAVIAN HAWAII) — exempt purposes of the organization
Largest: $250,000 to Hawaii Community Foundation — program support
Largest: $100,000 to HAWAII FOODBANK — general operations of the hawaii foodbank located in kalihi servicing oahu and kauai
Largest: $25,000 to University of Hawaii Cancer Center — to support phase i of the "expanding cancer research and treatment for hawaii's people" project to bring early clinical research trials to hawaii and the pacific region.
Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION — japan-hawaii initiative on risk, resilience & sustainability
Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION — groundbreaking & sustainable chemistry research to tackle forever chemicals in hawaii and beyond
Largest: $1,000 to UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION — miss hawaii scholarship
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice PauahiHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
64 matching grants · $20.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION — educational support
Largest: $83,412 to HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — bank of hawaii foundation scholarship fund for 2022 - 2023 academic year
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. 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 →