Hawaii · Nonprofit
AIO FOUNDATION
AIO FOUNDATION (Hawaii) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,287,818 to it, the largest being THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION INC ($368,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $139k
- Funders on record
- 29
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $131k
What Aio Foundation does
Mission
The corporation is organized exclusively for the following charitable and educational purposes: (a) to celebrate and showcase great hawaii students as role models for their academic and athletic efforts, accomplishments, study and success; (b) to turn the national pastime of baseball into "a child's lesson for all time" through programs which contribute to the health, education and welfare of hawaii's children; (c) to sponsor academic competitions, including but not limited to the hawaii state spelling bee, that enhance the educational experience of hawaii's children; (d) to provide inspiration for adults and children to become responsible for themselves; (e) to bring together like-minded companies and community organizations who are committed to the future of hawaii's youth and education; (f) to contribute to the resolution of the problem of the shortage of housing for hawaii's homeless and low-income families; (g) to facilitate the coalescence of public and private organizations and
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
See program description reported on lines 4a
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Kupa'a Foundation Aio Foundation has partnered with Kupa'a Foundation, a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) which launched Overstory, Hawaii's first solutions journalism platform that serves Hawaii's people and places by exploring the systems and solutions behind our most pressing issues.
$35,038 spentof which $35,000 as grants45% of program spendingRising Tide Rising Tide is an annual cohort of small business owners selected by Central Pacific Bank to participate in a program which provides educational resources, events, networking opportunities, and access to co-working spaces. The goal is to foster connections and provide support for local entrepreneurs and businesses to grow. Members can be featured on the Rising Tide website and social media to showcase their business. Rising Tide represents the idea that when we support each other, the entire community benefits. Central Pacific Bank aims to open doors for small businesses in Hawaii through this inclusive program.
$20,000 spent26% of program spendingHawaii state Spelling Bee A program in the State of Hawaii that assists and facilitates the spelling bee competitions. The program also serves to assist the State's eligible winners to attend the regional and national competitions.
$13,392 spent17% of program spendingKahauiki village
$5,601 spent7% of program spendingHui mahi'ai aina
$2,549 spent3% of program spendingNaalehu theatre
$1,025 spent1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $77,605.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $15M to $260k (−98%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 23%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of AIO FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Duane Kurisu
Director/chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $8k → $60k.
3 of 29 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AIO FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 28 of 29 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AIO FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 29% of grant income and the top three 62%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 42% · 2019 54% · 2020 40% · 2021 93% · 2022 79% · 2023 93% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
13% of AIO FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 31% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
54% of AIO FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Hawaii funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $30k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AIO FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 15,520 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 15,520 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like AIO FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Hawaii
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Mahi'ai Development LLC · disregarded
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AIO FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AIO FOUNDATION?
- AIO FOUNDATION (Hawaii) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,287,818 to it, the largest being THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION INC ($368,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AIO FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 29 organizations giving $1,287,818 in grants to AIO FOUNDATION, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AIO FOUNDATION?
- THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $368,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AIO FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Hawaii. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 29 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing