Hawaii · Public charity
University of Hawaii Foundation
To unite donors' passions with the university of hawai'I's (uh) aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing investments to benefit uh, the people of hawai'I and our future generations.
- $20M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $20M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $106,564
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $18,594,524
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 12
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.1B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations University of Hawaii Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $356k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $20M | 33% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $19M | 50% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $15M | 90% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $13M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $12M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $12M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $9.8M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $7.4M | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii System | $113,452,899 | 9 | n/a |
| Department of Education | $661,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Hawaii Workforce Pipeline Inc | $364,045 | 3 | 30% |
| Cultivate Hawaii Workforce Collaborative LLC | $200,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Kauai Economic Development Board | $200,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Vibrant Hawaii | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii | $106,564 | 1 | 1% |
| Kupu | $102,468 | 3 | 0% |
| Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Adult Friends for Youth | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii System | $113,452,899 | 9 | n/a |
| Department of Education | $661,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Hawaii Workforce Pipeline Inc | $364,045 | 3 | 30% |
| Cultivate Hawaii Workforce Collaborative LLC | $200,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Kauai Economic Development Board | $200,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Vibrant Hawaii | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii | $106,564 | 1 | 1% |
| Kupu | $102,468 | 3 | 0% |
| Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Adult Friends for Youth | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Center for Tomorrow's Leaders | $50,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Ahiki Acres LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seeds of Honua | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Tree Farm LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gava Grow LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Awawa Farms LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Old Koloa Regenerative Farm | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Goall LLC | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Association of Moving Image Archivists | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
University of Hawaii Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 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: Harold Kl Castle Foundation · Aloha United Way Inc · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · Stupski Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About University of Hawaii Foundation
- How much does University of Hawaii Foundation give?
- University of Hawaii Foundation reported 9 itemized grants totaling $19,568,210, out of $20,208,422 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 12 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does University of Hawaii Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (99%), Employment (1%), Community Improvement (0%).
- Who are University of Hawaii Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Hawaii System ($113M), Department of Education ($662k), Hawaii Workforce Pipeline Inc ($364k).
- Does University of Hawaii Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as University of Hawaii Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Harold Kl Castle Foundation, Aloha United Way Inc, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc.
- Where is University of Hawaii Foundation based?
- University of Hawaii Foundation is based in HI.
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