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Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau

As the tourism marketing organization for the state of hawaii, the mission of the HAWAII VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU is to create sustainable, diversified, leisure and business travel demand for the hawaiian islands.

$3.9M
Granted FY2023
67
Grants FY2023
67
Organizations funded FY2023
36%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$33,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
67 to 68
FY2022 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
4
Total assets, FY2023
$18M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 36% of the organizations Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202367$3.9M36%
FY202268$2.4Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2023.

Arts & Culture$2.8MRecreation & Sports$1.1MCommunity Improvement$597kEducation$515kFood & Nutrition$511kEnvironment$275kYouth Development$237kAnimals$104kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Ironman Foundation Inc$500,000117%
Hawaii Ag and Culinary Alliance$470,00028%
Teach for America Inc$300,00010%
Hawaii International Film Festival$217,900213%
The Merrie Monarch Festival$200,00029%
Chaminade University of Honolulu$200,00010%
Historic Waimea Theater and Cultural Arts Center$186,600216%
Aloha Week Hawaii Inc Dba Aloha Festivals$177,000218%
Hawaii State Art Museum$150,0001n/a
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival$150,000233%
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All grantees of Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Ironman Foundation Inc$500,000117%
Hawaii Ag and Culinary Alliance$470,00028%
Teach for America Inc$300,00010%
Hawaii International Film Festival$217,900213%
The Merrie Monarch Festival$200,00029%
Chaminade University of Honolulu$200,00010%
Historic Waimea Theater and Cultural Arts Center$186,600216%
Aloha Week Hawaii Inc Dba Aloha Festivals$177,000218%
Hawaii State Art Museum$150,0001n/a
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival$150,000233%
Lokahi Pacific$147,48524%
Kalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society Inc$128,000243%
Hui No'Eau$125,00024%
Odkf Support Inc$120,000269%
Moanalua Gardens Foundation Inc$116,000211%
Hanapepe Economic Alliance Inc$113,000259%
Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Inc$110,000214%
Honolulu Biennial Foundation$110,00015%
Poipu Beach Foundation Inc$105,000236%
Youth in Motion$103,322266%
Kaiopua Canoe Club$101,650214%
Polynesian Football Hall of Fame$100,00025%
Ki-Ho Alu Foundation Inc$96,0002n/a
Maui Arts & Cultural Center$95,00021%
The Kauai Marathon$93,500210%
Kanu Hawaii$90,000210%
Hawaii United Okinawa Association$75,00022%
Epic Sports Foundation Inc$75,0002n/a
Accessurf Hawaii Inc$73,00026%
Hawaii Horse Owners Inc$70,0001n/a
Lana'I Culture & Heritage Center$69,000219%
The Garden Island Arts Council$68,000220%
Mauka to Makai Makaha Foundation Inc$60,0001n/a
Naalehu Theatre$52,000230%
Kahuli Leo Lea$50,00025%
Hawaii Island Pacific & Asia Cultural Celebration Inc$50,000228%
Hana Arts Inc$50,00026%
Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts$50,000122%
Arts Education for Children Group$50,000237%
Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce Foundation$50,000130%
Native Hawaiian Hospitality Assoc$50,00015%
Hawai'I Lgbt Legacy Foundation$49,00029%
Kauai Economic Development Board$43,50012%
Rice Street Business Association$38,500211%
Volcano Art Center$37,34622%
Hawaii Bicycling League$35,00015%
Kumano I Ke Ala O Makaweli$35,00018%
Friends of King Kaumualii$33,3551n/a
Kaikeha Inc$32,500243%
Maui Pops Orchestra Inc$31,00026%
Kala Foundation$30,000111%
Hawaii Agricultural Foundation$30,00022%
Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society$30,000117%
Bishop Museum$30,00010%
Ke Kai Ala Foundation$30,000122%
Maui Canoe Club$30,000158%
Anaina Hou Community Park$29,50021%
Kauai Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji$28,9002n/a
Hi'ipaka LLC$25,00010%
Malie Foundation$25,000123%
Pacific Whale Foundation$25,00011%
Kauai Japanese Cultural Society Inc$25,0001n/a
Valley Isle Road Runner Inc$24,50019%
Kailua Village Business Improvement District Inc$22,66512%
Behawaiiorg$21,0001n/a
Kona Cacao Association Inc$20,5002n/a
Ukulele Festival Hawaii$20,000119%
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement$20,00010%
The Arc of Hilo$20,00011%
Kumu Kahua Theatre Inc$20,00016%
Big Island RC&D$20,00022%
Kauai Museum Association Ltd$19,50024%
Hawaii Gay Flag Football League Inc$17,5001n/a
University of Hawaii System$15,4331n/a
Kauai Rodeo & Roping Club$15,0001n/a
Lanikai Athletic Club$15,00012%
Maui Makers Inc$15,0001n/a
North Kohala Community Resource Center$15,00013%
Moiliili Festivals$14,1381n/a
Purple Maia Foundation$13,93810%
Kauai Veterans Council$13,00016%
Arts Kauai$12,500246%
Hui O Laka$12,00012%
Ka Imi Naauao O Hawaii Nei Institute$11,0001n/a
Aha Hui E Kala Dba Lawai International Center$10,50014%
Hawaii Keiki Museum$10,00013%
Haleiwa Waialua Historical Society$10,0001n/a
The Korean American Foundation Hawaii$10,000115%
Hawaiian International Billfish Association$9,0001n/a
Hawai'I Forest Institute$8,50013%
Hawaii Book and Music Festival$8,400118%
Equine Therapy Inc$5,00012%

Where it is load-bearing

Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 13 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 74 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Ironman Foundation Inc: $500,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetHawaii Ag and Culinary Alliance: $470,000 over 2y, 8.4% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $300,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHawaii International Film Festival: $217,900 over 2y, 13% of budgetThe Merrie Monarch Festival: $200,000 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetChaminade University of Honolulu: $200,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHistoric Waimea Theater and Cultural Arts Center: $186,600 over 2y, 16% of budgetAloha Week Hawaii Inc Dba Aloha Festivals: $177,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetKona Coffee Cultural Festival: $150,000 over 2y, 33% of budgetLokahi Pacific: $147,485 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetKalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society Inc: $128,000 over 2y, 43% of budgetHui No'Eau: $125,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetOdkf Support Inc: $120,000 over 2y, 69% of budgetMoanalua Gardens Foundation Inc: $116,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetHanapepe Economic Alliance Inc: $113,000 over 2y, 59% of budgetHawaii Performing Arts Festival Inc: $110,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetHonolulu Biennial Foundation: $110,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetPoipu Beach Foundation Inc: $105,000 over 2y, 36% of budgetYouth in Motion: $103,322 over 2y, 66% of budgetKaiopua Canoe Club: $101,650 over 2y, 14% of budgetPolynesian Football Hall of Fame: $100,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetMaui Arts & Cultural Center: $95,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Kauai Marathon: $93,500 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetKanu Hawaii: $90,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetHawaii United Okinawa Association: $75,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetAccessurf Hawaii Inc: $73,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetLana'I Culture & Heritage Center: $69,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetThe Garden Island Arts Council: $68,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetNaalehu Theatre: $52,000 over 2y, 30% of budgetKahuli Leo Lea: $50,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetHawaii Island Pacific & Asia Cultural Celebration Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 28% of budgetHana Arts Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetHawaii Academy of Recording Arts: $50,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetArts Education for Children Group: $50,000 over 2y, 37% of budgetHawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetNative Hawaiian Hospitality Assoc: $50,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetHawai'I Lgbt Legacy Foundation: $49,000 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetKauai Economic Development Board: $43,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetRice Street Business Association: $38,500 over 2y, 11% of budgetVolcano Art Center: $37,346 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetHawaii Bicycling League: $35,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetKumano I Ke Ala O Makaweli: $35,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetKaikeha Inc: $32,500 over 2y, 43% of budgetMaui Pops Orchestra Inc: $31,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetKala Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetHawaii Agricultural Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetHawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society: $30,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetBishop Museum: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 74.

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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.

Council for Native Ha…Hawaii Council for Hu…Atherton Family Found…Kosasa FoundationJ Watumull FundFirst Hawaiian Bank F…Cooke Foundation Limi…Tradewind Group Found…Central Pacific Bank …Trustees of the Estat…Fred Baldwin Memorial…The Harry and Jeanett…
Council for Native Hawaiian AdvancementHI106× affinity49 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement · Hawaii Council for Humanities · Atherton Family Foundation · Kosasa Foundation · J Watumull Fund · First Hawaiian Bank Foundation · Cooke Foundation Limited · Tradewind Group Foundation · Central Pacific Bank Foundation · Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools · Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation 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 Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau

How much does Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau give?
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau reported 67 grants totaling $3,905,194 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 67 and 68 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
What does Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (44%), Recreation & Sports (17%), Community Improvement (9%).
Who are Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: The Ironman Foundation Inc ($500k), Hawaii Ag and Culinary Alliance ($470k), Teach for America Inc ($300k).
Does Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Hawaii Council for Humanities, Atherton Family Foundation.
Where is Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau based?
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau 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 92 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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