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12 funders with a record of paying for “honolulu”

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Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi → Chaminade University of Honolulu: $9.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022Cooke Foundation Limited → Honolulu Academy of Arts: $1.0M across 7 grants, latest 2024The Kosasa Foundation → YMCA of Honolulu: $775K across 5 grants, latest 2023Jtb Cultural Exchange Corporation → Honolulu Festival Foundation: $380K across 4 grants, latest 2025John R Halligan Charitable Fund → Honolulu Museum of Art: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aloha United Way Inc → YMCA of Honolulu: $184K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bank of Hawaii Foundation → Honolulu Museum of Art: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024Tradewind Group Foundation → YMCA of Honolulu: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2025Cvs Foundation → Hawaii Hospital Education & Honolulu Hi: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023J Watumull Fund → Honolulu Museum of Art: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024First Insurance Company → American Heart Association: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023Pikake Foundation Inc → Honolulu Museum of Art: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2024Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi → Chaminade University of Honolulu Misc: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Kosasa Foundation → Chaminade University of Honolulu: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2023Cooke Foundation Limited → Honolulu Museum of Art: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024John R Halligan Charitable Fund → Honolulu Zoo Society: $190K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aloha United Way Inc → Honolulu Community Action Program Inc (Hcap): $141K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bank of Hawaii Foundation → YMCA of Honolulu: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023Tradewind Group Foundation → Honolulu Civil Beat Inc: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025First Insurance Company → YMCA of Honolulu: $30K across 5 grants, latest 2025Pikake Foundation Inc → Community Church of Honolulu: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024Cvs Foundation → Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu Hi: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2023Jtb Cultural Exchange Corporation → Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2025J Watumull Fund → Honolulu Theater for Youth: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Kosasa Foundation → Adult Friends for Youth: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi → YMCA of Honolulu: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2021John R Halligan Charitable Fund → Honolulu Symphony: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023Cooke Foundation Limited → Honolulu Civil Beat Inc: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aloha United Way Inc → Honolulu Habitat for Humanity: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2023Bank of Hawaii Foundation → Honolulu Academy of Arts Dba Honolulu Museum of Art: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022First Insurance Company → Honolulu Museum of Art: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025Tradewind Group Foundation → Honolulu Theatre for Youth: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025Cvs Foundation → University of Hawaii Honolulu Hi: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2022Pikake Foundation Inc → Honolulu Theatre for Youth: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024J Watumull Fund → Honolulu Biennial Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi → State of Hawaii Doe Oahu Honolulu Dist: $96K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Kosasa Foundation → Honolulu Museum of Art: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cooke Foundation Limited → Honolulu Biennial Foundation: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2023Aloha United Way Inc → Chaminade University of Honolulu: $62K across 3 grants, latest 2024Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi → City and County of Honolulu: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Kosasa Foundation → Honolulu Civil Beat Inc: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aloha United Way Inc → Honolulu Theatre for Youth: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024John R Halligan Charitable Fund → Honolulu Theatre for Youth: $48K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bank of Hawaii Foundation → Honolulu Community Action Program: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aloha United Way Inc → Honolulu Zoological Society: $39K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kosasa Foundation → Trees for Honolulu's Future: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Cooke Foundation Limited → Honolulu Theatre for Youth: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2022Cooke Foundation Limited → University of Hawaii Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aloha United Way Inc → Honolulu Museum of Art: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Kosasa Foundation → Shriners Hospital for Children - Honolulu: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2021Cooke Foundation Limited → Chaminade University of Honolulu: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022John R Halligan Charitable Fund → Honolulu Botanical Gardens: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024First Insurance Company → Trees for Honolulu's Future: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aloha United Way Inc → Shriner's Hospitals for Children - Honolulu: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aloha United Way Inc → Honolulu Police Community Foundation: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2023Aloha United Way Inc → Shriners Hospitals for Children Honolulu: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Kosasa Foundation → Honolulu Civil Beat: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2020Bank of Hawaii Foundation → Honolulu Zoological Society: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Tradewind Group Foundation → Honolulu Festival Foundation: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2025Tradewind Group Foundation → Honolulu Zoo Society: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2025Bank of Hawaii Foundation → Honolulu Police Community Foundation: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2023Aloha United Way Inc → Reality Church of Honolulu: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023First Insurance Company → Honolulu Firefighters Foundation: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2025Tradewind Group Foundation → Japanese American Citizens League of Hawaii Honolulu Chapter: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.Trustees of the Estate of Ber…$12MCooke Foundation Limited: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Cooke Foundation Limited$1.4MThe Kosasa Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Kosasa Foundation$1.4MJohn R Halligan Charitable Fund: $613K on this topic. Open the funder.John R Halligan Charitable Fu…$613KAloha United Way Inc: $600K on this topic. Open the funder.Aloha United Way Inc$600KJtb Cultural Exchange Corporation: $388K on this topic. Open the funder.Jtb Cultural Exchange Corpora…$388KBank of Hawaii Foundation: $273K on this topic. Open the funder.Bank of Hawaii Foundation$273KTradewind Group Foundation: $122K on this topic. Open the funder.Tradewind Group Foundation$122KFirst Insurance Company: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.First Insurance Company$100KCvs Foundation: $66K on this topic. Open the funder.Cvs Foundation$66KJ Watumull Fund: $57K on this topic. Open the funder.J Watumull Fund$57KPikake Foundation Inc: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Pikake Foundation Inc$50KChaminade University of Honolulu: received $9.9M on this topicChaminade University of Honolulu$9.9MChaminade University of Honolulu Misc: received $1.8M on this topicChaminade University of Honolul…$1.8MYMCA of Honolulu: received $1.2M on this topicYMCA of Honolulu$1.2MHonolulu Academy of Arts: received $1.0M on this topicHonolulu Academy of Arts$1.0MHonolulu Museum of Art: received $741K on this topicHonolulu Museum of Art$741KHonolulu Festival Foundation: received $390K on this topicHonolulu Festival Foundation$390KAdult Friends for Youth: received $200K on this topicAdult Friends for Youth$200KHonolulu Zoo Society: received $199K on this topicHonolulu Zoo Society$199KHonolulu Civil Beat Inc: received $160K on this topicHonolulu Civil Beat Inc$160KHonolulu Community Action Program Inc (Hcap): received $141K on this topicHonolulu Community Action Progr…$141KHonolulu Theatre for Youth: received $139K on this topicHonolulu Theatre for Youth$139KHonolulu Symphony: received $110K on this topicHonolulu Symphony$110KState of Hawaii Doe Oahu Honolulu Dist: received $96K on this topicState of Hawaii Doe Oahu Honolu…$96KHonolulu Biennial Foundation: received $72K on this topicHonolulu Biennial Foundation$72KHonolulu Habitat for Humanity: received $65K on this topicHonolulu Habitat for Humanity$65KHawaii Hospital Education & Honolulu Hi: received $50K on this topicHawaii Hospital Education & Hon…$50KHonolulu Academy of Arts Dba Honolulu Museum of Art: received $50K on this topicHonolulu Academy of Arts Dba Ho…$50KCity and County of Honolulu: received $50K on this topicCity and County of Honolulu$50KHonolulu Zoological Society: received $49K on this topicHonolulu Zoological Society$49KHonolulu Community Action Program: received $45K on this topicHonolulu Community Action Progr…$45KTrees for Honolulu's Future: received $38K on this topicTrees for Honolulu's Future$38KAmerican Heart Association: received $33K on this topicAmerican Heart Association$33KUniversity of Hawaii Foundation: received $20K on this topicUniversity of Hawaii Foundation$20KHonolulu Police Community Foundation: received $19K on this topicHonolulu Police Community Found…$19KCommunity Church of Honolulu: received $19K on this topicCommunity Church of Honolulu$19KShriners Hospital for Children - Honolulu: received $16K on this topicShriners Hospital for Children…$16KHonolulu Botanical Gardens: received $15K on this topicHonolulu Botanical Gardens$15KShriner's Hospitals for Children - Honolulu: received $12K on this topicShriner's Hospitals for Childre…$12KShriners Hospitals for Children Honolulu: received $11K on this topicShriners Hospitals for Children…$11KHonolulu Civil Beat: received $10K on this topicHonolulu Civil Beat$10KHawaii Pacific University Honolulu Hi: received $9K on this topicHawaii Pacific University Honol…$9KHonolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce: received $8K on this topicHonolulu Japanese Junior Chambe…$8KUniversity of Hawaii Honolulu Hi: received $7K on this topicUniversity of Hawaii Honolulu Hi$7KReality Church of Honolulu: received $7K on this topicReality Church of Honolulu$7KHonolulu Firefighters Foundation: received $6K on this topicHonolulu Firefighters Foundation$6KHonolulu Theater for Youth: received $5K on this topicHonolulu Theater for Youth$5KJapanese American Citizens League of Hawaii Honolulu Chapter: received $5K on this topicJapanese American Citizens Leag…$5K
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