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George N Wilcox General Trust

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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2020
74
Grants FY2020
3
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0194% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2020–2025.

Education$265kHealth$128kHuman Services$110kArts & Culture$106kFood & Nutrition$90kYouth Development$90kEnvironment$79kCommunity Improvement$40kOther$0
02FY2020 · 74 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k35 grants · $199k
  • $10k–50k37 grants · $692k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $110k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ISLAND SCHOOL$60,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HAWAII$50,000
KAUAI FOOD BANK DBA KAUAI INDEPENDENT FOOD BANK$40,000
WAIKIKI HEALTH$40,000
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN$38,500
CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC UCC$30,000
HANA ARTS$30,000
CHILD & FAMILY SERVICE$25,000
KUPU$25,000
EQUINE THERAPY INC$22,500
WAIKIKI COMMUNITY CENTER$20,000
FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATER$20,000
KAUAI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC$20,000
PARENTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER$20,000
HAWAII CONFERENCE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST$20,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–20, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%KAUAI NORTH SHORE FOOD PANTRY: $20k → 9%YWCA OF KAUAI: $10k → 9%HELPING HANDS HAWAII: $15k → 9%WAIKIKI COMMUNITY CENTER: $20k → 9%YMCA OF HONOLULU: $20k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Mohala Pua School Dba Honolulu Waldorf School

See schedule o.at honolulu waldorf school, we educate each child to find meaning, passion, and purpose in life and to contribute to the creation of a better world for all. through a curriculum based on the developmental stages of the human…

Education
2
Kula Aupuni Niihau a Kahelelani Aloha (Kanaka)

Preserve niihau cultural values and language.

Education
3
Hawaii Education Institute
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4
Papahana Kuaola

Papahana kuaola's mission is to create quality educational programs focused on environmental restoration and economic sustainability fully integrated with hawaiian knowledge in order to exemplify a lifestyle respectful of kanaka, `aina,…

Environment
5
Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana

Serving and perpetuating sustainable hawaiian communities through education with aloha.

Arts & Culture
6
E Kupaku Ka Aina - the Hawaii Land Restoration Institute
Environment
7
Keiki O Ka 'Aina Preschool Inc

The mission of keiki o ka 'aina family learning centers (koka-flc) is to build strong communities by building strong families through communicating the vital importance of education, advocating for literacy, supporting parents as their…

Education
8
Kulaniakea

Advancing indigenous education by providing multi-generational dual- language (hawaiian and english) culture-based education programs.

Education
9
Hawaii Preparatory Academy

To provide exceptional learning opportunities in a diverse community honoring the traditions of hawaii. see schedule o.

Education
10
Ho'ola Lahui Hawaii

To improve the health and well-being of our community.

Human Services
11
Ho'okako'o Corporation

We empower communities to develop high quality, student-centered, and sustainable hawaiian-focused charter schools by providing exceptional educational support services, mutual accountability, and a culture of learning.

Education
12
Kapi'olani Medical Specialists

Kapi'olani medical specialists (dba hawai'i pacific health medical group) is a multispecialty provider group dedicated to providing world-class care for adults and children across hawai'i and the pacific region working in partnership with…

Health

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hanahauoli School and the most unlike its peers is Equine Therapy Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 47 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number23%0%<5yr14%2%5–10yr18%7%10–20yr18%32%20–35yr13%34%35–55yr14%26%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value23%0%<5yr14%2%5–10yr18%7%10–20yr18%27%20–35yr13%36%35–55yr14%28%55yr+

The field is 23% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/65
the rest of the field
13%
770/5,975

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 60 of the 73 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
60/60
Grantees still filing
48/60
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HAWAII — $50,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HAWAIICHURCH OF THE PACIFIC UCC — $30,000 · OtherCHURCH OF THE PACIFIC UCCCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE — $25,000 · OtherCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICETHE NATURE CONSERVANCY — $20,000 · OtherHAWAII CONFERENCE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST — $20,000 · OtherSPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER OF HAWAII — $20,000 · OtherKAUAI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD — $20,000 · OtherAMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS (AKA AMERICAN RED CROSS OF HAWAII) — $15,000 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS HAWAII INC — $15,000 · OtherKAUAI FOOD BANK INC — $40,000 · OtherKAUAI FOOD BANK INCKAUAI PLANNING & ACTION ALLIANCE INC — $20,000 · Other+24 more — $144,000 · Other+24 moreISLAND SCHOOL — $70,500 · EducationISLAND SCHOOLCHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU — $20,000 · EducationCHAMINADE UNIVERSITY…Teach for America Inc — $15,000 · EducationTeach for America In…Kauai Christian Academy — $10,000 · EducationKauai Christian Acad…ALOHA SCHOOL EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC — $10,000 · EducationALOHA SCHOOL EARLY L…KCAA PRESCHOOLS OF HAWAII — $8,000 · Education'IOLANI SCHOOL — $6,500 · EducationMONTESSORI OF MAUI INC — $6,000 · Education+7 more — $33,500 · Education+7 moreWAIKIKI HEALTH — $40,000 · HealthWAIKIKI HEALT…EQUINE THERAPY INC — $22,500 · HealthEQUINE THERAP…PARENTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER — $20,000 · HealthPARENTS AND C…KOKUA KALIHI VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY SERVICES — $15,000 · HealthKOKUA KALIHI …MALAMA PONO HEALTH SERVICES FKA MALAMA PONO-KAUAI AIDS PROJECT — $10,000 · HealthMALAMA PONO H…LANAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — $10,000 · HealthLANAI COMMUNI…HANA ARTS INC — $30,000 · Arts & CultureHANA ARTS …THE FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATER — $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE FRIEND…STORYBOOK THEATRE OF HAWAII — $15,000 · Arts & CultureSTORYBOOK …BISHOP MUSEUM — $10,000 · Arts & CultureBISHOP MUS…HAWAII CHILDRENS THEATRE — $8,000 · Arts & CultureHAWAII CHI…HONOLULU THEATRE FOR YOUTH — $7,500 · Arts & CultureHONOLULU T…YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF HONOLULU — $20,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN…WAIKIKI COMMUNITY CENTER — $20,000 · Human ServicesWAIKIKI C…KAUAI NORTH SHORE FOOD PANTRY — $20,000 · Human ServicesKAUAI NOR…HELPING HANDS HAWAII — $15,000 · Human ServicesHELPING H…YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KAUAI — $10,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG WOM…NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN — $38,500 · EnvironmentHAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST — $15,000 · EnvironmentREEF GUARDIANS HAWAII — $5,000 · EnvironmentKUPU — $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentMA KA HANA KA IKE BUILDING PROGRAM — $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF HAWAII — $10,000 · Youth Development
Other$419,000Education$179,500Health$117,500Arts & Culture$90,500Human Services$85,000Environment$58,500Youth Development$50,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetISLAND SCHOOL — $70,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HAWAII — $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetKAUAI FOOD BANK INC — $40,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWAIKIKI HEALTH — $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN — $38,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHANA ARTS INC — $30,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE — $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKUPU — $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEQUINE THERAPY INC — $22,500 over 1y, 12% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY — $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF HONOLULU — $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKAUAI PLANNING & ACTION ALLIANCE INC — $20,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetSPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER OF HAWAII — $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU — $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATER — $20,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetWAIKIKI COMMUNITY CENTER — $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetKAUAI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD — $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPARENTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER — $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKAUAI NORTH SHORE FOOD PANTRY — $20,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetMA KA HANA KA IKE BUILDING PROGRAM — $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetHAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST — $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetKOKUA KALIHI VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY SERVICES — $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHELPING HANDS HAWAII — $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS HAWAII INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTeach for America Inc — $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTORYBOOK THEATRE OF HAWAII — $15,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KAUAI — $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMALAMA PONO HEALTH SERVICES FKA MALAMA PONO-KAUAI AIDS PROJECT — $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF HAWAII — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKauai Christian Academy — $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHAWAII PUBLIC RADIO — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALOHA SCHOOL EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC — $10,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetBISHOP MUSEUM — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLANAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPacific & Asian Affairs Council — $8,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetKCAA PRESCHOOLS OF HAWAII — $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAWAII CHILDRENS THEATRE — $8,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetREADING IS FUNDAMENTAL HONOLULU INC — $7,500 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetHONOLULU THEATRE FOR YOUTH — $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE — $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF HAWAII INC — $7,500 over 1y, 4.8% of budget'IOLANI SCHOOL — $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONTESSORI OF MAUI INC — $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLE JARDIN ACADEMY INC — $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHALEAKALA WALDORF SCHOOL — $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST ANDREW'S SCHOOLS — $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HAWAII SCHOOL FOR GIRLS — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREEF GUARDIANS HAWAII — $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

McInerny Foundation--Atherton Family Found…J Watumull FundFirst Hawaiian Bank F…Cooke Foundation Limi…Bank of Hawaii Charit…Central Pacific Bank …Kosasa FoundationTradewind Group Found…Aloha United Way IncFirst Insurance Compa…The Harry and Jeanett…
McInerny Foundation--HI93× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: McInerny Foundation-- · Atherton Family Foundation · J Watumull Fund · First Hawaiian Bank Foundation · Cooke Foundation Limited · Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn · Central Pacific Bank Foundation · Kosasa Foundation · Tradewind Group Foundation · Aloha United Way Inc · First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization George N Wilcox General Trust funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    15report 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

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 73 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $1.2M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2020, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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