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12 funders with a record of paying for “kohala”
Where the money went
North Kohala Community ResourceHawi, HICharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $566,890 · through 2024Largest: $124,076 to KOHALA UNUPA'A — after school prog
Largest: $32,000 to North Kohala Community Resource Center — to support kohala cares
Historic Hawai'I FoundationHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $211,250 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER — rehabilitation of bond memorial library and adaptive reuse to kohala heritage center
Largest: $10,000 to KOHALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — kohala elementary mlama pono garden - food and farming
Largest: $20,000 to NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER — resilient hub ($5,000); kohala cares ($5,000); north kohala eat locally grown ($5,000); and kohala radio ($5,000)
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice PauahiHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $795,027 · through 2024Largest: $247,632 to THE KOHALA CENTER INC — educational support
Largest: $100,000 to THE KOHALA CENTER — 2-year mentorship program for `aina practitioners
Hawaii Primary Care AssociationHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $274,732 · through 2024Largest: $64,996 to HAMAKUA-KOHALA HEALTH — department of health 1815 project to enhance efforts to prevent obesity, heart disease, and stroke among adults.department of health school health partnership project to increase a…
Largest: $50,000 to THE KOHALA CENTER — general operating
Largest: $25,000 to NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER — bond library restoration project
Aharo HawaiiWaianae, HICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $579,825 · through 2024Largest: $212,897 to HAMAKUA-KOHALA HEALTH CENTER INC — participation in pay for performance program (p4p): alohacare incentive payments for quality improvement activities, weinberg grant quality improvement performance payment and to f…
Largest: $10,000 to KOHALA CENTER — unrestricted gift
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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 →