How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Hawaii?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Hawaii, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, WK Kellogg Foundation, Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Hawaii from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Hawaii?

$44M reached 87 community development organizations in Hawaii, from 187 funders. 31% came from funders also based in Hawaii.

How recent is this 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.

Funding · Hawaii · Community development

Who funds community development in Hawaii

$44M reached 87 community development organizations in Hawaii, from 187 funders, with no single one dominating.

$44M

granted

organizations

31%

from in-state

The short version

187 funders gave $44M to 87 community development organizations in Hawaii across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
31% of that came from funders also based in Hawaii; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Hawaii is Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, at $12M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Hawaii Community Lending, at $13M.

Largest funders of community development in Hawaii

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Hawaii, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$12M 2WK Kellogg Foundation$6M 3Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi$6M 4Aloha United Way Inc$1M 5The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg$1M 6Stupski Foundation$1M 7Rsf Social Finance Inc$689k 8The Nature Conservancy$668k 9Hau'Oli Mau Loa Foundation$659k 10The Trust for Public Land$645k

Community development organizations in Hawaii that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Hawaii Community Lending$13M Partners in Development Foundation$11M

77 other community development organizations$8M

Hui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili$3M Kakoo Oiwi$2M

How to find community development funders in Hawaii

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Start with the funders already active in Hawaii
The funders giving the most to community development in Hawaii are Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, WK Kellogg Foundation, Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
69% of community development money in Hawaii comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Hawaii.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Hawaii?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Hawaii, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, WK Kellogg Foundation, Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Hawaii from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Hawaii?: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund gives the most to community development organizations in Hawaii, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Hawaii?: $44M reached 87 community development organizations in Hawaii, from 187 funders. 31% came from funders also based in Hawaii.
How recent is this 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.