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Laulima Foundation

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.

$15k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Education$475kHuman Services$104kPhilanthropy$58kHealth$30kFood & Nutrition$29kArts & Culture$22kYouth Development$20kHousing & Shelter$9kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
'IOLANI SCHOOL$10,000
CONSUELO ZOBEL ALGER FOUNDATION$3,000
INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC$1,000
T GEORGE PARIS IRONWORKERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND$500
SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF HAWAII$250
HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT$250
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 (FY17–22, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HOSPICE MAUI: $3k → 9%CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAII: $10k → 9%HALE KIPA: $4k → 9%FEEDING HAWAII TOGETHER - THE PANTRY: $5k → 9%AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS HAWAII: $2k → 9%T GEORGE PARIS AND VIOLET SUNDAY PARIS FOUNDATION: $500 → 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 edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$542k · 17 repeat orgs$224k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +43% since the first grant, against +16% for the ones you funded once.

17 repeat relationships — 3 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
35

Total granted

$542k
$219k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+16%

Still filing today

82%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
EducationHuman ServicesHealthFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsArts & CultureOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • 'S
    'IOLANI SCHOOL
    7× · 2018–2024 · $333k · revenue +57%
  • CA
    CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE
    4× · 2017–2021 · $52k · revenue +50%
  • CU
    CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU
    4× · 2017–2023 · $44k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • HC
    HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
  • PS
    PUNAHOU SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +41%
  • SC
    ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +36%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your 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
E Kupaku Ka Aina - the Hawaii Land Restoration Institute
Environment
2
Hawaii - American Nurses Association Foundation
Environment
3
Hawaii Education Institute
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4
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
5
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
6
Na Kua Aina O Waimanalo
Arts & Culture
7
Hawaii Maritime Center
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8
Hawaii Book and Music Festival
Arts & Culture
9
Hui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili

To re-establish the systems that sustain our community through educational initiatives and land-based practices that cultivate abundance, regenerate responsibilities, and promote collective health and well being.

Community Improvement
10
Hawaii Association of Independent Schools

The hawai'i association of independent schools (hais) advocates on behalf of independent education in hawaii, provides services that strengthen individual schools and engages them to achieve educational quality and excellence for all…

Education
11
Hoa Aina O Makaha

Hoa aina o makaha (land of makaha shared in friendship) is more than a destination farm or nonprofit organization. the embrace of a sanctuary is felt by whoever enters the gates and a sense of belonging usually follows. once a barren piece…

Unclassified
12
Kalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society Inc

In 1972, kumu hula george lanakilakekiahiali`i na`ope and kahu wendell silva created our organization to preserve hawaiian culture through dance. from that idea they formed the kalihi-palama culture & arts society, inc. (kpcas) to provide…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hale Kipa Inc and the most unlike its peers is Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation. 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 42 years old; the field is 15. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number24%0%<5yr14%10%5–10yr18%18%10–20yr18%10%20–35yr12%30%35–55yr13%33%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value24%0%<5yr14%3%5–10yr18%8%10–20yr18%2%20–35yr12%11%35–55yr13%76%55yr+

The field is 24% 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%0/45
the rest of the field
13%
856/6,554

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

43 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. 43 of the 55 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/43
Grantees still filing
34/43
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

'IOLANI SCHOOL — $333,450 · Education'IOLANI SCHOOLCHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU — $43,500 · EducationCHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULUPUNAHOU SCHOOL — $25,000 · EducationPUNAHOU SCHOOLST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION — $25,000 · EducationST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL FOUNDATIONASSETS SCHOOL — $16,000 · Education+3 more — $16,000 · EducationCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE — $51,500 · OtherCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICEHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $50,000 · OtherHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATIO…HANAHAUOLI SCHOOL — $10,000 · OtherHANAHAUOLI SCHOOLDYNAMIC COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS — $8,000 · Other'IO SOCIETY — $7,500 · OtherCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES — $7,500 · Other+23 more — $46,100 · Other+23 moreHO'OLA NA PUA — $25,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAII — $10,000 · Human ServicesFEEDING HAWAII TOGETHER — $5,000 · Human ServicesHALE KIPA INC — $3,500 · Human ServicesHOSPICE MAUI INC — $2,500 · Human Services+2 more — $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER — $20,000 · HealthIMUA FAMILY SERVICES — $2,500 · HealthEASTER SEALS HAWAII — $2,500 · Health+1 more — $500 · HealthHAWAII AG AND CULINARY ALLIANCE — $20,000 · Food & NutritionHAWAII FOODBANK INC — $2,500 · Food & NutritionTHE FOOD BASKET INC — $1,000 · Food & NutritionYOUTH IMPACT PROGRAM INC — $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentHonolulu Civil Beat Inc — $6,750 · Arts & CultureMAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER — $5,000 · Arts & CultureHAWAII KEIKI MUSEUM — $2,000 · Arts & Culture
Education$458,950Other$180,600Human Services$48,000Health$25,500Food & Nutrition$23,500Youth Development$15,000Arts & Culture$13,750

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 budget'IOLANI SCHOOL — $333,450 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE — $51,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU — $43,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPUNAHOU SCHOOL — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION — $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHO'OLA NA PUA — $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHAWAII AG AND CULINARY ALLIANCE — $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetASSETS SCHOOL — $16,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH IMPACT PROGRAM INC — $15,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION — $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHANAHAUOLI SCHOOL — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAII — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDYNAMIC COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS — $8,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHonolulu Civil Beat Inc — $6,750 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFEEDING HAWAII TOGETHER — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDIAMOND HEAD THEATRE — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHALE KIPA INC — $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKAUAHEA INC — $3,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS HAWAII INC — $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCONSUELO ZOBEL ALGER FOUNDATION — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR OHANA — $2,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetHOSPICE MAUI INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMUA FAMILY SERVICES — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAWAII FOODBANK INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION — $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEASTER SEALS HAWAII — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKa Lima O Maui Ltd — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALOHA MEDICAL MISSION — $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHAWAII CHILDREN'S ACTION NETWORK — $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHAWAII KEIKI MUSEUM — $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetAFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS HAWAII — $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIHS THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKuleana Education Inc — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FOOD BASKET INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPLASH AQUATICS INC — $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetKapi'olani Health Foundation — $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

First Insurance Compa…Tradewind Group Found…J Watumull FundAloha United Way IncCentral Pacific Bank …Bank of Hawaii Charit…Atherton Family Found…The Harry and Jeanett…McInerny Foundation--First Hawaiian Bank F…Chung Kun Ai Foundati…The Queen's Medical C…
First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable FoundationHI45× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

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 Laulima Foundation 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%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Laulima Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Laulima Foundation 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 55 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Source object · view filing

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