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Chan Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$130k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Philanthropy$328kEducation$279kHealth$261kArts & Culture$164kPublic Safety & Disaster$125kYouth Development$105kEnvironment$71kFood & Nutrition$69kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $119k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
APEX FOR YOUTH$40,000
ART PRODUCTION FUND$19,800
Individual grant recipient$19,600
HAWAIIAN LAND TRUST$10,000
THE NEW SCHOOL PARSONS$10,000
WAVE OF HARMONY FOUNDATION$10,000
ELIZABETH STREET GARDEN$10,000
PACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION$5,000
J WALTER CAMERON CENTER$5,000
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

US giving: 71% of grant dollars ($1.1M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 29% that went abroad ($455k) is mapped below.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $35k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 71% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10k → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $25k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
OH
CA
DC
HI
AL

Beyond the US: 29% of all-years giving ($455k)

2 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
Canada$234k · 19 grants
Afghanistan$221k · 7 grants
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

47%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$726k · 13 repeat orgs$832k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
49

Total granted

$726k
$787k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+14%

Still filing today

62%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
PhilanthropyFood & NutritionHealthHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • AF
    APEX FOR YOUTH INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $145k · revenue +5%
  • TN
    The New School
    2× · 2019–2020 · $77k · revenue +12%
  • HI
    HOFFMAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
    3× · 2021–2024 · $60k · revenue +188%

Funded once

  • MF
    MAKAI FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $100k · 31% of their budget
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $76k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF BC CANCER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $58k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Kuakini Foundation

The mission of kuakini foundation is to improve the health status of the community by: providing comprehensive health care services and programs at reasonable cost; continuously improving the quality of health care services and programs;…

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2
The People's Fund

Hawai`i people`s fund supports, funds, and amplifies the work of hawai`i- based grassroots organizations challenging systems of oppression.

Human Services
3
Kaialahui Foundation

To empower hawaiis farming community to enhance food production and distribution through education, collaboration and advocacy.

Food & Nutrition
4
Lai Hauola

To preserve the immediate and long-term health and wellbeing of lahaina's diverse communities and precious natural resources.

Food & Nutrition
5
Aloha Harvest

To rescue quality food to nourish and strengthen our community.

Food & Nutrition
6
Kukio Hoomana Fund

The kuki'o ho'omana fund seeks to uplift and enrich our hawai'i island community through intentional investments in curated local organizations focusing on youth empowerment, affordable housing, environmental preservation, cultural…

Philanthropy
7
Hawaii Agricultural Foundation

To promote agriculture and farming, and to enhance environmental stewardship in the state of hawaii, through agriculture research, education, training, management and public outreach.

Food & Nutrition
8
Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action

Catalyze community empowerment and systemic change towards valuing people and aina ahead of corporate profits.

Community Improvement
9
University of Hawaii Foundation

To unite donors' passions with the university of hawai'i's (uh) aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing investments to benefit uh, the people of hawai'i and our future generations.

Education
10
Hawaii Public Radio

The mission of hawai'i public radio is to serve the people of hawai'i by informing with essential news, inspiring through the power of music and the arts, and connecting through conversations and convenings.

—
11
Waikiki Health

To provide high quality medical and social services that are affordable and accessible for everyone regardless of ability to pay.

Health
12
Feed Hawaii

Feed hawaii's mission is to support a sustainable regional food system by providing essential services and resources for local food producers and increasing community access to fresh healthy food.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Maui United Way; the most unlike its peers is Wave of Harmony Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 70 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
19/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NEW SCHOOLPARSONS: $127,000 · OtherTHE NEW SCHOOLPARSONSFRIENDS OF HAWAII CHARITY: $113,835 · OtherFRIENDS OF HAWAII CHARITYIndividual grant recipient: $76,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFRIENDS OF BC CANCER FOUNDATION: $57,744 · OtherFRIENDS OF BC CANCER FOUNDATIONVANCOUVER CHINATOWN FOUNDATION: $44,832 · OtherSIERRA CLUB OF BC FOUNDATION: $43,800 · OtherFRIENDS OF BC CANCER FOUNDATION US: $40,000 · OtherCANUCK PLACE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $36,000 · OtherHUI NO KE OLA PONO INC: $35,000 · Other+45 more: $384,428 · Other+45 moreAPEX FOR YOUTH INC: $145,000 · Community ImprovementAPEX FOR YOUTH …FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $92,500 · Community ImprovementFIDELITY INVEST…The New School: $77,000 · EducationThe New S…HOFFMAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $60,000 · EducationHOFFMAN I…MAKAI FOUNDATION: $100,000 · AnimalsMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $25,000 · AnimalsFRIENDS OF HAWAII CHARITIES INC: $46,988 · PhilanthropyMAUI UNITED WAY: $25,000 · PhilanthropyHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyCHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE GIFT FOUNDATION OF HAWAII: $5,146 · PhilanthropyART PRODUCTION FUND INC: $69,800 · Arts & CultureWAVE OF HARMONY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE: $35,000 · Food & NutritionGROW SOME GOOD: $10,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $800 · Food & Nutrition
Other$958,639Community Improvement$237,500Education$137,000Animals$125,000Philanthropy$107,134Arts & Culture$79,800Food & Nutrition$45,800

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAPEX FOR YOUTH INC: $145,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetMAKAI FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $92,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe New School: $77,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetART PRODUCTION FUND INC: $69,800 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetHOFFMAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF HAWAII CHARITIES INC: $46,988 over 2y, 16% of budgetHUI NO KE OLA PONO INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE: $35,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetFAMILY REACH FOUNDATION: $31,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMAUI UNITED WAY: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $17,300 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELIZABETH STREET GARDEN INC: $14,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetGROW SOME GOOD: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetLATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAVE OF HARMONY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTHE GIFT FOUNDATION OF HAWAII: $5,146 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLYMOUTH HOUSING GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALOHA SECTION PGA FOUNDATION: $1,800 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetMAUI HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREEHOUSE: $1,205 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY LUNCH ON CAPITOL HILL: $800 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOPERATION SACK LUNCH: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST HARVEST EMM: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds APEX FOR YOUTH INC ↗
  • Who funds MAKAI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ↗
  • Who funds The New School ↗
  • Who funds ART PRODUCTION FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds HOFFMAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF HAWAII CHARITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HUI NO KE OLA PONO INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY REACH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MAUI UNITED WAY ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds ELIZABETH STREET GARDEN INC ↗
  • Who funds GROW SOME GOOD ↗
  • Who funds LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WAVE OF HARMONY FOUNDATION ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN9.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Chan Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Chan Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Chan Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Chan Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 70 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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