How much does McInerny Foundation give?

McInerny Foundation reported 107 grants totaling $5,730,840 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 81 and 90 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.

What does McInerny Foundation fund?

By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (21%), Health (11%), Arts & Culture (6%).

Who are McInerny Foundation's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: 'Iolani School ($1.2M), Teach for America Inc ($925k), Childrens Discovery Center ($605k).

Does McInerny Foundation fund new organizations?

In FY2022, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Does McInerny Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

Which funders back the same organizations as McInerny Foundation?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Atherton Family Foundation, J Watumull Fund, Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn.

Where is McInerny Foundation based?

McInerny Foundation is based in HI.

Foundation Dossiers

Hawaii · Private foundation

McInerny Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$5.7M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 107
Grants FY2025: 90
Organizations funded FY2022: 28%
First-time grantees FY2022

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Median grant, FY2025: $35,000
Largest grant, FY2025: $250,000
Organizations funded a year: 81 to 90; FY2020 to FY2022
States reached, FY2025: 4
Total assets, FY2025: $139M
Applications: Preselected organizations only; Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 28% of the organizations McInerny Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther

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.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	102	$5.5M	28%
FY2022	90	$5.4M	28%
FY2021	85	$4.9M	46%
FY2020	81	$4.6M	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$5.8MHealth$2.9MArts & Culture$1.7MHuman Services$1.4MYouth Development$1.1MEnvironment$1.1MFood & Nutrition$590kEmployment$450kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
'Iolani School	$1,221,000	4	0%
Teach for America Inc	$925,000	4	0%
Childrens Discovery Center	$605,000	4	15%
Kapi'olani Health Foundation	$600,000	4	2%
Waikiki Health	$540,000	4	0%
Waianae Distr Comprehensive Health &	$500,001	3	0%
Punahou School	$452,000	4	0%
After-School All-Stars Hawaii	$450,000	3	7%
Parents and Children Together	$420,000	3	1%
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation	$400,000	2	11%

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All grantees of McInerny Foundation by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
'Iolani School	$1,221,000	4	0%
Teach for America Inc	$925,000	4	0%
Childrens Discovery Center	$605,000	4	15%
Kapi'olani Health Foundation	$600,000	4	2%
Waikiki Health	$540,000	4	0%
Waianae Distr Comprehensive Health &	$500,001	3	0%
Punahou School	$452,000	4	0%
After-School All-Stars Hawaii	$450,000	3	7%
Parents and Children Together	$420,000	3	1%
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation	$400,000	2	11%
Straub Foundation	$375,000	3	4%
Waianae Community Re-Development Corporation	$349,839	3	3%
University of Hawaii Foundation	$318,040	3	0%
Ho'Ola Na Pua	$300,000	3	2%
Hawaii Foodbank Inc	$275,000	2	0%
Island Pacific Academy Inc	$230,000	4	1%
St Andrew's Schools	$225,000	4	1%
Sacred Hearts Academy	$215,000	4	n/a
Kcaa Preschools of Hawaii	$205,000	3	3%
Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program	$200,000	4	6%
Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii	$200,000	2	2%
Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services	$200,000	2	1%
Hanahauoli School	$200,000	4	1%
Catholic Charities Hawaii	$200,000	2	0%
Assets School	$190,000	4	1%
Island School	$180,000	3	1%
Feeding Hawaii Together	$175,000	2	8%
Parker School	$170,000	4	1%
Hawaii Preparatory Academy	$150,000	3	0%
Haleakala Waldorf School	$150,000	4	1%
Hawaii Academy of Science	$150,000	3	18%
Diamond Head Theatre	$150,000	1	3%
Montessori of Maui Inc	$141,000	4	1%
Malamalama Waldorf School Inc	$140,000	4	4%
Mid-Pacific Institute	$134,000	3	0%
Honolulu Theatre for Youth	$130,000	4	2%
Re-Use Hawaii	$125,000	3	2%
Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital	$125,000	1	0%
Holy Nativity School	$125,000	4	n/a
J Walter Cameron Center	$125,000	1	n/a
Le Jardin Academy Inc	$121,000	4	0%
Helping Hands Hawaii	$120,000	4	1%
Boy Scouts of America -- Aloha Council	$110,000	2	n/a
Chaminade University of Honolulu	$103,000	2	0%
Child and Family Service	$100,000	1	0%
Honolulu Civil Beat Inc	$100,000	4	1%
Social Finance Inc	$100,000	1	n/a
Aloha Harvest	$100,000	2	1%
H U G S for Hawaii's Seriously Ill Children and Their Families	$100,000	2	5%
Hana Arts Inc	$100,000	4	7%
Saint Louis School	$100,000	2	n/a
Moanalua Gardens Foundation Inc	$100,000	2	13%
Hawaii Public Radio	$92,000	1	1%
Girl Scouts of Hawaii	$90,000	2	1%
Hawaii Opera Theatre	$85,000	4	1%
The Friends of the Palace Theater	$85,000	1	12%
The Legal Clinic	$80,000	3	5%
Castle Medical Center dba Adventist Health Castle	$75,000	1	n/a
Pali Momi Foundation	$75,000	1	8%
Hawaii Meals on Wheels Inc	$75,000	2	1%
Lawakua Charitable Fund	$75,000	1	14%
Hawaii Theatre Center	$75,000	2	2%
Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu Inc	$75,000	4	23%
Maui Preparatory Academy	$75,000	2	1%
Hawaii Agricultural Foundation	$75,000	3	2%
Hanalani Schools	$75,000	3	0%
Hawaiian Humane Society	$75,000	1	1%
Pacific & Asian Affairs Council	$73,000	2	6%
Hawaii Youth Symphony Association	$70,000	2	2%
Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu	$70,000	2	0%
Hawaii Island Adult Care Inc	$70,000	2	2%
Aloha School Early Learning Center Inc	$70,000	4	9%
Imua Family Services	$65,000	2	1%
Common Grace	$60,000	3	5%
Hawaii International Film Festival	$60,000	4	2%
Hawaii Children's Action Network	$60,000	2	2%
Hawaii Arts Alliance	$55,100	1	9%
Storybook Theatre of Hawaii	$55,000	2	49%
Hamakua Youth Foundation Inc	$55,000	3	19%
Waikiki Community Center	$55,000	2	1%
Hale Halawai Ohana O Hanalei	$50,000	1	13%
Pacific Buddhist Academy	$50,000	3	1%
The Wahiawa Center for Community Health	$50,000	1	n/a
Ka Lima O Maui Ltd	$50,000	1	1%
Manoa Heritage Center Fka Manoa Valley Cultural Heritage Found	$50,000	1	7%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui Inc	$50,000	1	2%
Bishop Museum	$50,000	2	0%
Project Vision Hawaii	$50,000	2	1%
Blood Bank of Hawaii	$50,000	1	0%
Susannah Wesley Community Center	$50,000	2	1%
Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice	$50,000	1	3%
Center for Tomorrow's Leaders	$50,000	1	5%
Lanakila Pacific	$50,000	1	1%
Goodwill Industries of Hawaii Inc	$50,000	1	0%
Adult Friends for Youth	$50,000	2	2%
Maui Academy of Performing Arts	$50,000	1	1%
Hookuaaina	$50,000	1	8%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawaii	$50,000	1	1%
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust	$50,000	3	0%
Na Hoaloha-Maui Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers	$48,000	4	5%
Alliance for Drama Education	$47,000	2	16%
Waimea Country School	$46,300	4	2%
Downtown Art Center	$40,000	2	9%
Hawaii Public Health Institute	$40,000	1	1%
East-West Center Foundation	$40,000	1	3%
National Tropical Botanical Garden	$40,000	1	n/a
Kids Hurt Too Hawaii	$40,000	2	10%
Accessurf Hawaii Inc	$40,000	1	7%
Carden Academy of Maui	$40,000	1	1%
Hale Opio Kauai Inc	$35,000	1	n/a
Hana Health	$35,000	1	0%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii Inc	$35,000	1	1%
Japan-America Society of Hawaii	$30,400	2	2%
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana and Kentucky	$30,000	1	0%
Reef Guardians Hawaii	$30,000	2	8%
Hospice of Hilo	$30,000	1	n/a
Community Empowerment Resources	$30,000	1	1%
YWCA of Hawaii Island	$30,000	1	1%
Domestic Violence Action Center	$30,000	1	1%
Hospice Hawaii Inc	$25,000	1	0%
808 Cleanups	$25,000	1	8%
Angel Flight West Inc	$25,000	2	0%
The Food Basket Inc	$25,000	1	n/a
Maryknoll Schools	$25,000	1	n/a
Hui No'Eau	$25,000	1	1%
Compassion & Choices	$25,000	1	0%
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum	$21,540	1	n/a
Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation	$20,000	1	6%
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra	$20,000	1	0%
Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture	$20,000	1	0%
Malama Pono Health Services Fka Malama Pono-Kauai AIDS Project	$20,000	1	1%
Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence	$19,500	1	3%
The Hawaii School for Girls	$15,000	1	0%
Aloha Medical Mission	$15,000	1	2%
Honolulu Printmakers	$15,000	1	5%
Chamber Music Hawaii	$15,000	1	1%
Kauai North Shore Food Pantry	$15,000	1	5%
Friends of the Future	$15,000	1	0%
Oahu Choral Society	$15,000	1	86%
Friendship Club	$10,000	1	25%
Boys to Men Mentoring Network of Hawaii Incorporated	$10,000	1	8%
East Hawaii Cultural Council	$10,000	1	3%
Nisei Veterans Memorial Center	$10,000	1	1%
Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream	$10,000	1	0%
Hawaii Montessori Inc	$10,000	1	2%
The Mediation Center of the Pacific Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii	$10,000	1	1%
Navy Hale Keiki School Inc	$8,000	1	0%
Hawaii Council for Humanities	$8,000	1	1%
Ibounce Up Inc	$5,000	1	4%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.1M), not named here.

McInerny Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 136 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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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 136.

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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.

Atherton Family FoundationHI152.9× affinity77 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Atherton Family Foundation · J Watumull Fund · Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn · Aloha United Way Inc · Kosasa Foundation · First Hawaiian Bank Foundation · Central Pacific Bank Foundation · Cooke Foundation Limited · George N Wilcox General Trust · Tradewind Group Foundation · First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable 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 McInerny Foundation

How much does McInerny Foundation give?: McInerny Foundation reported 107 grants totaling $5,730,840 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 81 and 90 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
What does McInerny Foundation fund?: By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (21%), Health (11%), Arts & Culture (6%).
Who are McInerny Foundation's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: 'Iolani School ($1.2M), Teach for America Inc ($925k), Childrens Discovery Center ($605k).
Does McInerny Foundation fund new organizations?: In FY2022, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does McInerny Foundation accept unsolicited applications?: Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as McInerny Foundation?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Atherton Family Foundation, J Watumull Fund, Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn.
Where is McInerny Foundation based?: McInerny Foundation is based in HI.