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

Start with the funders already giving to international in Hawaii, currently East-West Center Foundation, The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc, Carnegie Corporation of New York. Then look at who funds the international 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 international in Hawaii?

$13M reached 24 international organizations in Hawaii, from 88 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.

Funding · Hawaii · International

Who funds international in Hawaii

$13M reached 24 international organizations in Hawaii, from 88 funders, with no single one dominating.

$13M

granted

organizations

39%

from in-state

The short version

88 funders gave $13M to 24 international organizations in Hawaii across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
39% of that came from funders also based in Hawaii; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of international in Hawaii is East-West Center Foundation, at $3M.
The international organization drawing the most is Center for Cultural & Technical, at $4M.

Largest funders of international in Hawaii

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

1East-West Center Foundation$3M 2The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc$2M 3Carnegie Corporation of New York$702k 4Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$701k 5The Hassenfeld Family Foundation$500k 6International Coalition of Sites$480k 7The Karakin Foundation$450k 8Hawaii Dental Service Foundation$420k 9National Endowment for Democracy$414k 10The Stephen E and Isabella H Stevens$390k

International organizations in Hawaii that draw the most

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

Center for Cultural & Technical$4M Project Expedite Justice$3M Pacific Forum International$1M Population and Development$900k East-West Center Foundation$763k The Equip Foundation$665k

YWAM Ships Orange County$443k Hawaii Pacific Model United Nations$390k

How to find international funders in Hawaii

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Start with the funders already active in Hawaii
The funders giving the most to international in Hawaii are East-West Center Foundation, The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc, Carnegie Corporation of New York. A funder already writing international checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the international 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
61% of international money in Hawaii comes from funders elsewhere, so national international funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Hawaii.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in Hawaii?: Start with the funders already giving to international in Hawaii, currently East-West Center Foundation, The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc, Carnegie Corporation of New York. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Hawaii from out of state.
Who is the largest international funder in Hawaii?: East-West Center Foundation gives the most to international organizations in Hawaii, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to international in Hawaii?: $13M reached 24 international organizations in Hawaii, from 88 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.

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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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.