How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Hawaii?

Start with the funders already giving to education in Hawaii, currently Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Hawaii from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in Hawaii?

Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools gives the most to education organizations in Hawaii, $142M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Hawaii?

$626M reached 387 education organizations in Hawaii, from 1,234 funders. 59% 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 · Education

Who funds education in Hawaii

$626M reached 387 education organizations in Hawaii, from 1,234 funders, with no single one dominating.

$626M

granted

387

organizations

59%

from in-state

The short version

1,234 funders gave $626M to 387 education organizations in Hawaii across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
59% of that came from funders also based in Hawaii; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Hawaii is Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools, at $142M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of Hawaii Foundation, at $218M.

Largest funders of education in Hawaii

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

1Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools$142M 2Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation$44M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$28M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$24M 5Stupski Foundation$14M 6National Philanthropic Trust$12M 7The Waterhouse Charitable Trust$12M 8Thomas J Vincent Foundation Inc$10M 9Hau'Oli Mau Loa Foundation$9M 10The Queen's Medical Center$9M

Education organizations in Hawaii that draw the most

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

377 other education organizations$231M

University of Hawaii Foundation$218M Punahou School$42M Chaminade University of Honolulu$28M

How to find education funders in Hawaii

1
Start with the funders already active in Hawaii
The funders giving the most to education in Hawaii are Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
41% of education money in Hawaii comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Hawaii.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Hawaii?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Hawaii, currently Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Hawaii from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Hawaii?: Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools gives the most to education organizations in Hawaii, $142M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Hawaii?: $626M reached 387 education organizations in Hawaii, from 1,234 funders. 59% 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.

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.