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First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$541k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
88
Grants FY2025
65
Organizations funded FY2024
32%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$47,450
Organizations funded a year
47 to 81
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$11M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 32% of the organizations First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $67k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentInternationalArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving68$531k22%
FY202465$444k32%
FY202347$439k26%
FY202262$584k34%
FY202165$652k31%
FY202066$649k38%
FY201981$539kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$1.3MHealth$815kPublic Safety & Disaster$310kArts & Culture$296kEnvironment$240kPhilanthropy$190kHuman Services$188kYouth Development$142kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
NY
MA
OH
CA
CO
MO
VA
NC
DC
HI
OK
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Hawaii Foundation$1,097,92270%
American Heart Association Inc$353,52470%
Aloha United Way Inc$138,92760%
Malama Learning Center$120,00044%
Hawaii Public Radio$112,68070%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawaii$75,87071%
Honolulu Museum of Art$60,00040%
Girl Scouts of Hawaii$58,88071%
Teach for America Inc$55,00060%
Hawaii Meals on Wheels Inc$52,85070%
Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu$52,10070%
March of Dimes Inc$44,50060%
Helping Hands Hawaii$43,10060%
St Andrew's Schools$40,00040%
The Queen's Medical Center$35,00020%
Bishop Museum$32,50050%
Kapi'olani Health Foundation$31,06570%
After-School All-Stars Hawaii$30,00060%
Maui Economic Development Board Inc$27,00050%
Hi Share$25,0001n/a
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board$25,00058%
Japan-America Society of Hawaii$24,50052%
Historic Hawai'I Foundation$23,00060%
Hawaii Foodbank Inc$21,86850%
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation$21,71351%
Hawaii Homeownership Center$21,13041%
Sustainable Coastlines Hawai'I$20,66041%
American Diabetes Association$20,33840%
Easter Seals Hawaii$20,00020%
Child and Family Service$20,00030%
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust$19,78040%
Hawaiian Humane Society$16,63560%
American Cancer Society Inc$16,30050%
Mental Health Association in Hawaii$15,00031%
Kids Chance of Hawaii$15,0003n/a
H U G S for Hawaii's Seriously Ill Children and Their Families$14,37570%
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii$13,50044%
Ihs the Institute for Human Services Inc$13,25030%
Hospice Hawaii Inc$12,75030%
Trees for Honolulu's Future$12,66025%
Imua Family Services$12,50030%
Ka Lima O Maui Ltd$12,00040%
Aloha Medical Mission$10,50031%
Hawaii Opera Theatre$10,00020%
The Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation$10,00016%
Honolulu Sertoma Club$10,000118%
Us- Japan Council$10,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii$10,00030%
Blood Bank of Hawaii$10,00010%
Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation$10,00021%
Kauai Food Bank Inc$10,00020%
The Outdoor Circle$10,00021%
Straub Foundation$10,00010%
Ohana Arts$10,00032%
Friends of Hawaii Charities Inc$10,00033%
West Maui Improvement Foundation$10,00013%
Project Vision Hawaii$9,00020%
Boy Scouts of America-Aloha Council #104$9,00020%
Hawaii Wildlife Center$8,66011%
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation$8,50030%
Oahu Waterkeeper$8,330124%
Hawaii Theatre Center$8,00030%
Na Kama Kai$7,66012%
Kupu$7,44010%
Junior Achievement of Hawaii Inc$7,00022%
Healthy Climate Communities$7,0001n/a
Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hi$7,0001n/a
Hui O Ho'Ohonua$6,55012%
The Food Basket Inc$6,50020%
Chaminade University of Honolulu$6,50020%
'Iolani School$6,00040%
Parents and Children Together$6,00030%
Hawai'I Lgbt Legacy Foundation$6,00021%
Habilitat Inc$6,00060%
Honolulu Firefighters Foundation$5,50032%
Feeding Hawaii Together$5,20020%
Le Jardin Academy Inc$5,10020%
Pacific Tsunami Museum Inc$5,00012%
Special Olympics Hawaii Inc$5,00020%
Boy Scouts of America -- Aloha Council$5,00034%
Polynesian Voyaging Society$5,00010%
Boys to Men Mentoring Network of Hawaii Incorporated$5,00014%
Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization$5,00010%
St Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii$5,00010%
Pacific International Center for High Technology Research$5,00010%
Kukui Children's Foundation$5,00011%
Hawaii Performing Arts Company Ltd$5,00011%
Young Women's Christian Association of Oahu$5,00010%
Hawaii Public Health Institute$5,00010%
Travel Visions Aloha$5,00019%
Dynamic Community Solutions$5,00010%
Children's Craniofacial Association$4,42510%
K Mark Takai Foundation$4,00027%
Aloha Harvest$4,00020%
Purple Maia Foundation$4,00020%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$4,00020%
Family Programs Hawaii$4,00040%
Japan Society Inc$3,96010%
Domestic Violence Action Center$3,50050%
Chinese Chamber of Commerce Foundation$3,50012%
Girls on the Run International Inc$3,49310%
Hawaii Exemplary State Foundation$3,20021%
Hawaii Literacy Inc$3,19030%
Fur-Angel Foundation$3,06021%
Jordan & Cara Odo Scholarship Foundation$3,0001n/a
Read to Me International Foundation$3,00011%
OneSight$2,85810%
Kawehionapua Foundation$2,5001n/a
Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii$2,5001n/a
Book Trust$2,50010%
The Gift Foundation of Hawaii$2,25011%
Saint Louis School$2,2002n/a
Hawaii Public Health Association$2,0001n/a
Kids Hurt Too Hawaii$2,00020%
Center for Tomorrow's Leaders$2,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii Inc$2,00010%
Collaborative Support Services Inc$2,00010%
Friends of the Library of Hawaii$2,00010%
Hawaii Children's Action Network$1,75030%
Nmdp Foundation$1,70310%
Kyo-Ya Hotels Foundation$1,5001n/a
National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii Inc$1,50010%
The Toddler Program$1,50020%
The Filipino Community Center Inc$1,50010%
Diamond Head Theatre$1,10020%
Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center$1,0001n/a
Silver Spoons$1,0002n/a
The Friends of Iolani Palace$1,00010%
Honolulu Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,00010%
Hawaii Rush Soccer Club$1,00010%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Crime Stoppers Honolulu Inc$1,00012%
Hamakua Youth Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Friends of Waipahu High School$1,00011%
Kauai North Shore Food Pantry$1,00011%
Taiko Arts Center$9301n/a
Ryugen Taiko$7501n/a
Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation$75011%
Hawaii Public Television Foundation Dba Pbs Hawaii$68540%
Sertoma Inc$50010%
Westridge School for Girls Inc$40010%
Kaimuki Christian Church$2501n/a
Pacific Buddhist Academy$25010%
Lanakila Pacific$25010%
Kumu Kahua Theatre Inc$24820%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$10020%
Head for the Cure Foundation$10010%
Pali Momi Foundation$10010%
Compassion International Incorporated$1001n/a
Catholic Charities Hawaii$10010%
Palolo Kwannon Temple$1001n/a
Punahou School$10010%
Hawaii United Okinawa Association$10010%
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Inc$10010%
Oahu Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anim$10010%
Minnesota Chamber Foundation$10010%
Feed the Children Inc$10010%
Mililani Presbyterian Church$1001n/a
Cancer Research Institute Inc$10010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$5010%
The Wilderness Society$5010%
River of Life Mission$501n/a
National Parks Conservation Association$5010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$5010%
Breast Cancer Hawaii Inc$501n/a
National Alliance on Mental Illness Hawaii$3610%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($495k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Hawaii Foundation: $1,097,922 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $353,524 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAloha United Way Inc: $138,927 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMalama Learning Center: $120,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetHawaii Public Radio: $112,680 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Hawaii: $75,870 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetHonolulu Museum of Art: $60,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGirl Scouts of Hawaii: $58,880 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHawaii Meals on Wheels Inc: $52,850 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Honolulu: $52,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $44,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHelping Hands Hawaii: $43,100 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSt Andrew's Schools: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Queen's Medical Center: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBishop Museum: $32,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKapi'olani Health Foundation: $31,065 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAfter-School All-Stars Hawaii: $30,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMaui Economic Development Board Inc: $27,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHawaii Island Economic Development Board: $25,000 over 5y, 8.3% of budgetJapan-America Society of Hawaii: $24,500 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetHistoric Hawai'I Foundation: $23,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetHawaii Foodbank Inc: $21,868 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Schools of Hawaii Foundation: $21,713 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetHawaii Homeownership Center: $21,130 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetSustainable Coastlines Hawai'I: $20,660 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $20,338 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEaster Seals Hawaii: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChild and Family Service: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHawaiian Islands Land Trust: $19,780 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHawaiian Humane Society: $16,635 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $16,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMental Health Association in Hawaii: $15,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetH U G S for Hawaii's Seriously Ill Children and Their Families: $14,375 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetJapanese Cultural Center of Hawaii: $13,500 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetIhs the Institute for Human Services Inc: $13,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHospice Hawaii Inc: $12,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrees for Honolulu's Future: $12,660 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetImua Family Services: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKa Lima O Maui Ltd: $12,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAloha Medical Mission: $10,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetHawaii Opera Theatre: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetHonolulu Sertoma Club: $10,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetUs- Japan Council: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Hawaii: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Bank of Hawaii: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHawaii Children's Cancer Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 145.

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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.

Aloha United Way IncHI126.9× affinity62 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aloha United Way Inc · Tradewind Group Foundation · J Watumull Fund · Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn · Atherton Family Foundation · Central Pacific Bank Foundation · McInerny Foundation-- · Kosasa Foundation · First Hawaiian Bank Foundation · The Queen's Medical Center · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · Friends of Hawaii Charities Inc

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.

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About First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation

How much does First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation give?
First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation reported 88 grants totaling $540,780 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 47 and 81 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (33%), Health (21%), Public Safety & Disaster (8%).
Who are First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: University of Hawaii Foundation ($1.1M), American Heart Association Inc ($354k), Aloha United Way Inc ($139k).
Does First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Aloha United Way Inc, Tradewind Group Foundation, J Watumull Fund.
Where is First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation based?
First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation is based in HI.

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 197 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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