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Who funds employment in Hawaii

Funding is concentrated: Waianae Community Re-Development Corporation alone draws 41% of every employment grant dollar in Hawaii.

$59M
granted
65
organizations
39%
from in-state

The short version

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

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Hawaii

    The funders giving the most to employment in Hawaii are The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See 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.

  3. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    61% 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 The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools. 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?
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc gives the most to employment organizations in Hawaii, $14M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in Hawaii?
$59M reached 65 employment organizations in Hawaii, from 176 funders. 39% 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

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.