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Historic Hawai'I Foundation

To preserve and encourage the preservation of historic buildings, objects, and sites relating to the history of hawaii; to promote an awareness of and respect for all that is historically significant and architecturally distinctive in our state; and through these efforts, to keep alive and intact for the enrichment of present and future…

$616k
Granted FY2024still arriving
19
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$70k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$1.6MReligion$843kEnvironment$389kCommunity Improvement$185kHousing & Shelter$180kHuman Services$130kRecreation & Sports$70kEducation$50kOther$0
02FY2024 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k14 grants · $335k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $281k
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEMPLE CHILDREN LLC$70,000
THE KOHALA CENTER INC$56,250
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS 759 HILO$55,000
PAPAE O HULEIA$50,000
KUHAU INC SIG ZANE DESIGNS$50,000
MALAMA HULEIA$40,000
MALAMA LOKO EA FOUNDATION$37,500
HUI MALAMA O KANEIOLOUMA$37,500
HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER$25,000
NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER$25,000
CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL$25,000
AINA MOMONA$25,000
FOUNDATION FOR MARYKNOLL SCHOOL$25,000
HONPA HONGWANJI HAWAI'I BETSUIN$25,000
KAULUAKALANA$22,650
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $130k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%PAPAE O HULEIA: $50k → 9%PAEPAE O HEEIA: $30k → 9%YWCA OF OAHU: $50k → 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.
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 22% of Historic Hawai'I Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 100% of the giving stays in HI; by stated purpose, 76%.

Historic Hawai'I Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 4.3% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 37 repeat orgs$793k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

37 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 24 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

37
14

Total granted

$2.7M
$548k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+13%

Still filing today

59%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $245k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentHuman ServicesEducationInternationalOther
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

  • PH
    PEARL HARBOR AVIATION MUSEUM
    2× · 2017–2020 · $133k · revenue +21%
  • NK
    NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
    3× · 2018–2024 · $110k · revenue +3%
  • TF
    THE FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATER
    2× · 2020–2021 · $103k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • HM
    HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ARTgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $75k · revenue +27%
  • MC
    MOKUAIKAUA CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $75k
  • HC
    HAWAII CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $70k
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
E Kupaku Ka Aina - the Hawaii Land Restoration Institute
Environment
2
Na Mamo o Kawa

to rehabilitate, curate, and steward the natural and cultural resources of Kawa to honor the past, benefit the present, and preserve for the future generations of Ka'u, the Island of Hawaii and all humankind.

Environment
3
Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens
Philanthropy
4
Ka Ha O Ka Aina
Environment
5
Hui Aloha Kiholo

Our mission is to protect, perpetuate, and enhance the cultural and natural landscape of the kiholo bay area through collaborative management and active community stewardship.

Arts & Culture
6
Hiikua a Hiialo Cultural Foundation
Arts & Culture
7
Na Hoa Aloha O Ka Pu Uhonua O Honaunau

For the benefit and inspiration of ALL, Na Hoa Aloha o ka Pu'uhonua o Honaunau participates with NPS and other partners to protect and preserve cultural and natural resources, guided by the aacestral knowledge of South Kona.

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8
Malama Kua Aina
Environment
9
Ke Ao Halii

The mission is to protect and preserve the natural and cultural resources of the hana moku and the customary and traditional practices of native hawaiians of the region; to preserve and manage the area's natural, cultural, scenic, historic…

Environment
10
Lanikuhonua Cultural Institute
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11
The Haiku Aina Permaculture Initiative
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12
Hanalei River Heritage Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Kauluakalana; the most unlike its peers is Pacific Tsunami Museum Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

30 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. 30 of the 57 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
21/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MOANALUA COMMUNITY CHURCH: $100,000 · OtherMOANALUA COMMUNITY CHURCHHAWAIIAN SUN INVESTMENTS: $100,000 · OtherHAWAIIAN SUN INVESTMENTSDAIFUKUJI SOTO MISSION: $100,000 · OtherDAIFUKUJI SOTO MISSIONKOHALA KOBOJI MISSION: $95,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF LILIUOKALANI GARDENS: $83,400 · OtherBENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS 759 HILO: $80,000 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR MARYKNOLL SCHOOL: $75,000 · OtherTHE FRIENDS OF IOLANI PALACE: $75,000 · OtherMOKUAIKAUA CHURCH: $75,000 · OtherHAMAKUA JODO MISSION: $75,000 · OtherWAIOLI HUIIA CHURCH: $75,000 · OtherHAWAII CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $70,000 · OtherTEMPLE CHILDREN LLC: $70,000 · OtherCENTRAL UNION CHURCH: $60,000 · Other+20 more: $661,250 · Other+20 moreHANA BUDDHIST TEMPLE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION: $162,000 · Arts & CultureHANA BUDDHIST TEMPLE PRESERVATIO…PEARL HARBOR AVIATION MUSEUM: $133,334 · Arts & CulturePEARL HARBOR AVIATION MUSEUMTHE FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATER: $103,000 · Arts & CultureTHE FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATE…HAWAIIAN MISSION CHILDREN'S SOCIETY: $100,000 · Arts & CultureHAWAIIAN MISSION CHILDREN'S SOCI…Pacific Tsunami Museum Inc: $82,000 · Arts & CulturePacific Tsunami Museum IncHONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART: $75,000 · Arts & CultureHONOLULU MUSEUM OF ARTDAUGHTERS OF HAWAII: $65,000 · Arts & CultureDAUGHTERS OF HAWAIIEAST HAWAII CULTURAL COUNCIL: $58,000 · Arts & CultureEAST HAWAII CULTURAL COUNCILTHE LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION: $56,250 · Arts & CultureTHE LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATI…Hale Puna: $50,000 · Arts & CultureHAWAII THEATRE CENTER: $50,000 · Arts & CultureKONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $46,500 · Arts & CultureNORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $110,000 · Community ImprovementNORTH KOH…MALAMA HULEIA: $80,000 · Community ImprovementMALAMA HU…KAULUAKALANA: $72,650 · Community ImprovementKAULUAKAL…KAUPO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC: $35,000 · Community ImprovementKAUPO COM…THE KOHALA CENTER: $111,250 · EnvironmentAINA MOMONA: $50,000 · EnvironmentHULIAUAPAA: $25,000 · EnvironmentPAEPAE O HE'EIA: $80,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU: $50,000 · Human ServicesMALAMA LOKO EA FOUNDATION: $37,500 · PhilanthropyPACIFIC AMERICAN FOUNDATION: $30,000 · International
Other$1,794,650Arts & Culture$981,084Community Improvement$297,650Environment$186,250Human Services$130,000Philanthropy$37,500International$30,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHANA BUDDHIST TEMPLE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION: $162,000 over 3y, 84% of budgetPEARL HARBOR AVIATION MUSEUM: $133,334 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTHE KOHALA CENTER: $111,250 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetNORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $110,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATER: $103,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetHAWAIIAN MISSION CHILDREN'S SOCIETY: $100,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetPacific Tsunami Museum Inc: $82,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetBENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS 759 HILO: $80,000 over 2y, 62% of budgetMALAMA HULEIA: $80,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetPAEPAE O HE'EIA: $80,000 over 2y, 9.0% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR MARYKNOLL SCHOOL: $75,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetHONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART: $75,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF IOLANI PALACE: $75,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetKAULUAKALANA: $72,650 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetDAUGHTERS OF HAWAII: $65,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetEAST HAWAII CULTURAL COUNCIL: $58,000 over 4y, 16% of budgetTHE LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION: $56,250 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetHale Puna: $50,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAINA MOMONA: $50,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetHAWAII THEATRE CENTER: $50,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetKONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $46,500 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetMALAMA LOKO EA FOUNDATION: $37,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetKAUPO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC: $35,000 over 1y, 91% of budgetPACIFIC AMERICAN FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHAWAII PREPARATORY ACADEMY: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHULIAUAPAA: $25,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetHamakua Youth Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetHAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHILO HAWAII VISITOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 9.7% 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 HANA BUDDHIST TEMPLE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds PEARL HARBOR AVIATION MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds THE KOHALA CENTER ↗
  • Who funds NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds THE FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATER ↗
  • Who funds HAWAIIAN MISSION CHILDREN'S SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Pacific Tsunami Museum Inc ↗
  • Who funds BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS 759 HILO ↗
  • Who funds MALAMA HULEIA ↗
  • Who funds PAEPAE O HE'EIA ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR MARYKNOLL SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds THE FRIENDS OF IOLANI PALACE ↗
  • Who funds KAULUAKALANA ↗
  • Who funds DAUGHTERS OF HAWAII ↗
  • Who funds EAST HAWAII CULTURAL COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds THE LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Hale Puna ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU ↗
  • Who funds AINA MOMONA ↗
  • Who funds HAWAII THEATRE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds KONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗

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.

Hawaii Council for Hu…Atherton Family Found…Trustees of the Estat…The Harry and Jeanett…Cooke Foundation Limi…Council for Native Ha…Deupree Family Founda…Kosasa FoundationFirst Insurance Compa…Tradewind Group Found…J Watumull FundBank of Hawaii Charit…
Hawaii Council for HumanitiesHI36.6× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hawaii Council for Humanities · Atherton Family Foundation · Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · Cooke Foundation Limited · Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement · Deupree Family Foundation · Kosasa Foundation · First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation · Tradewind Group Foundation · J Watumull Fund · Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn

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 Historic Hawai'I Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Historic Hawai'I Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%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
    9report 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.

    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 57 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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