Funding · Hawaii · Employment
Who funds employment in Hawaii
Funding is concentrated: Waianae Community Re-Development alone draws 70% of every employment grant dollar in Hawaii. Most of it comes from outside Hawaii: only 26% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 46 funders gave $5M to 15 employment organizations in Hawaii across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 26% of that came from funders also based in Hawaii; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in Hawaii is Stupski Foundation, at $1M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Waianae Community Re-Development, at $3M.
Largest funders of employment in Hawaii
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in Hawaii, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in Hawaii that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in Hawaii
- 1Start with the funders already active in Hawaii
The funders giving the most to employment in Hawaii are Stupski Foundation, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg, Aloha United Way Inc. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
74% of employment money in Hawaii comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Hawaii.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Hawaii?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in Hawaii, currently Stupski Foundation, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg, Aloha United Way Inc. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Hawaii from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in Hawaii?
- Stupski Foundation gives the most to employment organizations in Hawaii, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in Hawaii?
- $5M reached 15 employment organizations in Hawaii, from 46 funders. 26% 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
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.