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

Start with the funders already giving to education in Hawaii, currently Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. 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?

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Hawaii, $36M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Hawaii?

$245M reached 211 education organizations in Hawaii, from 751 funders. 47% 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

$245M reached 211 education organizations in Hawaii, from 751 funders, with no single one dominating.

$245M

granted

211

organizations

47%

from in-state

The short version

751 funders gave $245M to 211 education organizations in Hawaii across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
47% 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 Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, at $36M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of Hawaii Foundation, at $95M.

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.

1Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation$36M 2Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi$31M 3Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$16M 4Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$11M 5Polynesian Cultural Center$10M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$7M 7National Philanthropic Trust$6M 8Arrillaga Foundation$5M 9Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana$4M 10Harold Kl Castle Foundation$4M

Education organizations in Hawaii that draw the most

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

University of Hawaii Foundation$95M

201 other education organizations$49M

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement$20M Punahou School$19M Brigham Young University - Hawaii$13M Chaminade University of Honolulu$12M 'Iolani School$10M

How to find education funders in Hawaii

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Start with the funders already active in Hawaii
The funders giving the most to education in Hawaii are Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. 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
53% 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 Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. 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?: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Hawaii, $36M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Hawaii?: $245M reached 211 education organizations in Hawaii, from 751 funders. 47% 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 regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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.