Funding by state · HI
Grantmaking in Hawaii
720 grantmakers are based in Hawaii. Together they granted $822M across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 43rd most of any state, and kept 75% of it in Hawaii. Funding here stays close to home, the 2nd most in-state of any state.
The short version
- 720 grantmakers are based in Hawaii, granting $822M across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 43rd most of any state.
- 75% of grants made by Hawaii funders stayed in Hawaii; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Hawaii is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $596M more from outside funders than Hawaii funders send out.
- Hawaii funds environment more heavily than the country, at 1.74× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Hawaii
Grantmakers headquartered in Hawaii, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Hawaii that draw the most
The nonprofits in Hawaii that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Hawaii from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Hawaii.
What Hawaii funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Hawaii's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Hawaii is most overweight on environment, at 1.74× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Hawaii, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Hawaii sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Hawaii
Who funds each cause in Hawaii, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Hawaii that reached organizations also located in Hawaii, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Hawaii a major grantmaking state?
- Hawaii ranks 43rd of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Hawaii?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Hawaii, currently Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi and Queen Emma Land Company. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Hawaii funds environment above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Hawaii grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Hawaii, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.