Hawaii · Public charity
Maui Pono Foundation
The MAUI PONO FOUNDATION was created to help the people of our community, by the people of our community. We are committed to accountability and making sure your donations are used for what they were intended for, helping the people of maui recover and rebuild.the mission of the MAUI PONO FOUNDATION is to help the maui community recover…
- $317k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 42
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 95%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $220k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $65,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 42
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $419k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 95% of the organizations Maui Pono Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 92% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $220k | 90% |
| FY2024 | 42 | $723k | 95% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $139k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hui No'Eau | $110,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Lahaina Arts Guild | $74,000 | 3 | 25% |
| Operation Hope Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Whale Foundation | $51,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Akua SEVA INC | $29,200 | 1 | 41% |
| Island Catering LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Psf Masonry Contractors LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fuzz Box Productions LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kane's Legacy Tree Services LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Positively Kai Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hui No'Eau | $110,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Lahaina Arts Guild | $74,000 | 3 | 25% |
| Operation Hope Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Whale Foundation | $51,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Akua SEVA INC | $29,200 | 1 | 41% |
| Island Catering LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Psf Masonry Contractors LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fuzz Box Productions LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kane's Legacy Tree Services LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Positively Kai Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Luce Caro LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arcobaleno LLC Dba Sale Pepe | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maui Sunriders Bike Co Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kites Hawaii Ltd | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lahaina Music | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lahainaluna High School Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kaha Kukahi | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kaze Enterprises LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Downtown Athletic Club Hawaii | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Manakai Swimwear | $16,799 | 1 | n/a |
| Maui Shore Fishing Guides | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kaanapalli Collision Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lahaina Jewelry Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Choice Health Bar | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Monet Baniqued | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Island Dream Productions LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Krista's Tropicals | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Slip 78 LLC Dba Gungho Sailing | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Maui Sports and Fishing Supply | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lahaina Health Center Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hood Marine Ltd | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aesthetics & Cosmetics | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Baya LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Val and John Private Chefs | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Macario Pascual | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Westside Boba LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maui United Way | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mele Bintliff Stylist | $11,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Pipe Pro Services LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Edward Montgomery Fine Art | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Handmade by Heather | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Napili Kai Foundation | $9,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cool Cat Cafe LLC | $8,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Leru LLC | $8,132 | 1 | n/a |
| Go Cycling Maui | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Serenity Spa Maui LLC | $6,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Gina Kalar | $5,972 | 1 | n/a |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | $5,513 | 1 | 0% |
| Department of Education | $5,200 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Maui Pono Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Maui Economic Development Board Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Maui Pono Foundation
- How much does Maui Pono Foundation give?
- Maui Pono Foundation reported 10 itemized grants totaling $220,013, out of $317,296 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 42 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Maui Pono Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Safety & Disaster (62%), Arts & Culture (11%), Community Improvement (7%).
- Who are Maui Pono Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Hui No'Eau ($110k), Lahaina Arts Guild ($74k), Operation Hope Inc ($65k).
- Does Maui Pono Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 95% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Maui Pono Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maui Economic Development Board Inc, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Maui Pono Foundation based?
- Maui Pono Foundation is based in HI.
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