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Hawaii Loa Ohana at a glance

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Hawaii Loa Ohana

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
33
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$400k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.

Human Services$1.1MFood & Nutrition$885kPhilanthropy$660kHealth$547kHousing & Shelter$537kPublic Safety & Disaster$270kEducation$260kEnvironment$70kOther$0
02FY2024 · 33 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $180k
  • $50k–250k11 grants · $925k
  • $250k+2 grants · $650k
$15,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$15M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BLOOD BANK OF HAWAII$400,000
HAWAII FOOD BANK$250,000
HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY$150,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$125,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAII$125,000
CHILD & FAMILY SERVICE$125,000
STRAUB FOUNDATION$100,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$50,000
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$50,000
BISHOP MUSEUM DIGITAL FUTURE$50,000
MAUI FOOD BANK$50,000
THE FOOD BASKET$50,000
ANNE K TAYLOR FUND$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$25,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $412k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $100k → 14%HEALTH NETWORK: $5k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $100k → 14%HEALTH NETWORK: $2k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $50k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAII: $125k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%NAVIAN HAWAII: $5k → 9%NAVIAN HAWAII: $5k → 9%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

MT
NY
OH
CA
VA
TN
DC
HI
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 17 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
10

Total granted

$2.2M
$666k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+75%

Still filing today

82%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $805k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24
Food & NutritionHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterEducationAnimalsOther
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

  • HF
    HAWAII FOODBANK INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $375k · revenue +49%
  • MAUI FOOD BANK INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $350k · revenue +138%
  • CA
    CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE
    2× · 2023–2024 · $275k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • RY
    RESIDENTIAL YOUTH SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT
    one grant, 2023 · $500k · revenue +9%
  • P
    PU'UHONUA
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
  • SH
    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
    one grant, 2023 · $17k
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
Kapi'olani Health Foundation

The mission of kapi'olani health foundation is to create a healthier hawai'i.

Health
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
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
4
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
5
Ho'ola Lahui Hawaii

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

Human Services
6
Hui Pohala

Palliative care is a win-win-win-win. expanding access to palliative care benefits all parts of the healthcare system. people living with serious illness are better able to manage physical and emotional symptoms and have peace of mind that…

Health
7
Feeding Hawaii Together

To combat hunger on o'ahu by ensuring reliable access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food for all.

Human Services
8
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
9
Kaua'i Medical Clinic

Kaua'i medical clinic, an affliate of hawai'i pacific health, is a multi-specialty clinic dedicated to providing world-class care for adults and children across hawai'i and the pacific region in partnership with kapi'olani medical center…

Health
10
Kauai Food Bank Inc

The mission of the food bank is to educate, provide nutritious food for the hungry, and respond to emergencies.

Food & Nutrition
11
Pali Momi Foundation

The mission of pali momi foundation is to create a healthier hawai'i.

Health
12
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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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hawaii Foodbank Inc; the most unlike its peers is Hearts Landing Ranch. 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

28 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. 28 of the 42 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
19/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE SALVATION ARMY: $450,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYBLOOD BANK OF HAWAII: $400,000 · OtherBLOOD BANK OF HAWAIICHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE: $275,000 · OtherCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICEPU'UHONUA: $100,000 · OtherPU'UHONUA+21 more: $375,500 · Other+21 moreHAWAII FOODBANK INC: $375,000 · Food & NutritionHAWAII FOODBANK INCMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $350,000 · Food & NutritionMAUI FOOD BANK INCTHE FOOD BASKET INC: $75,000 · Food & NutritionTHE FOOD BASKET INC+3 more: $42,500 · Food & NutritionHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $650,000 · PhilanthropyHAWAII COMMUNITY …+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyRESIDENTIAL YOUTH SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT: $500,000 · Housing & ShelterRESIDENTIAL Y…+1 more: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $270,000 · Human ServicesAmerican N…CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAII: $125,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC C…+2 more: $17,000 · Human ServicesHAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: $255,000 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationStraub Foundation: $100,000 · Health
Other$1,600,500Food & Nutrition$842,500Philanthropy$660,000Housing & Shelter$510,000Human Services$412,000Education$260,000Health$100,000

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 budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $650,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRESIDENTIAL YOUTH SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT: $500,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetBLOOD BANK OF HAWAII: $400,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHAWAII FOODBANK INC: $375,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $350,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE: $275,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $270,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: $255,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAII: $125,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetStraub Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE FOOD BASKET INC: $75,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetANNE K TAYLOR FUND: $50,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetFAMILIES FORWARD: $27,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFEEDING THE FOOTHILLS: $22,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JONSSON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPEARL HARBOR AVIATION MUSEUM: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE HAWAII INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALOHA UNITED WAY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNASHVILLE SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION DBA PBS HAWAII: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII PUBLIC RADIO: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTS LANDING RANCH: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% 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.

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.

Marilyn and James Pap…Bank of Hawaii Charit…J Watumull FundEnterprise Holdings F…Chung Kun Ai Foundati…Castiglione A Casauri…The Clarence Tc Ching…The Queen's Medical C…First Hawaiian Bank F…First Insurance Compa…Tradewind Group Found…Stupski Foundation
Marilyn and James Pappas Charitable FoundationHI28.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marilyn and James Pappas Charitable Foundation · Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn · J Watumull Fund · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Chung Kun Ai Foundation · Castiglione A Casauria Foundation · The Clarence Tc Ching Foundation · The Queen's Medical Center · First Hawaiian Bank Foundation · First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation · Tradewind Group Foundation · Stupski 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 Hawaii Loa Ohana funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hawaii Loa Ohana. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%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
    0get no government money at all
    4report 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 Hawaii Loa Ohana?

    Find your warmest path to Hawaii Loa Ohana 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 42 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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