Hawaii · Nonprofit
EA ECOVERSITY
EA ECOVERSITY (Hawaii) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $437,746 to it, the largest being TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DBA KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS ($366,100). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $239k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $438k
- Net assets
- $103k
What Ea Ecoversity does
Mission
Ea Ecoversity's mission is to provide culturally-driven learning, training, credentialing, and other long-term societal benefits to ka lahui hawai'I.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Ho'okanaka: Ea Ecoversity's ho'okanaka program supports its mission of providing culturally-driven learning for native hawaiians. In fy 23-24, ho'okanaka engaged 10 native hawaiian non-profit staff in year-round professional development, cultural and hawaiian language training, mentorship, and more. Four interactive, asynchronous courses were developed, including hawaiian language, mo'olelo kahiko, organizational values, and hawaiian food preparation. These courses aim to perpetuate hawaiian language and culture. Additionally, a prototype of a hawaiian organizational framework and an employee portal were initiated.
$72,060 spent$30,080 earned by the program46% of program spendingKanaka culinary arts: Ea Ecoversity's kanaka culinary arts program aims to create a two-year, hybrid hawaiian culinary training program for young hawaiians aged 15-30, focusing on traditional hawaiian and locally-sourced ingredients. The program includes eight asynchronous culture-based courses, four in-person internships, a mentorship program, and hands-on food preparation opportunities across hawai'I. It also features a co-designed micro-credentialing process developed by industry experts. Eleven young hawaiians were selected from 86 applicants to launch the first kanaka culinary arts cohort in fall 2024.
$65,566 spent42% of program spendingKa papa lo'I: Ea Ecoversity's kapapa lo'I o keali'ikua'aina program supports a self-sustaining hawai'I where native hawaiians thrive through the perpetuation of traditional language and culture. In fy 23-24, staff and volunteers revitalized 5 acres of taro patches in waipi'o valley, creating year-round programming at the waipi'o taro patch complex. They offered 15 culturally-driven learning experiences and engaged over 200 learners of all ages in hawaiian language, land stewardship, and cultural practices within this legendary wahi pana.
$18,500 spent12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $156,126.
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.
Chief executive
Polanimakamae Kahakalau
Executive director (from 11/23)
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of EA ECOVERSITY’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
EA ECOVERSITY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 84% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund EA ECOVERSITY.
“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.
Where its funders are
100% of EA ECOVERSITY's grant income comes from Hawaii funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
EA ECOVERSITY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding EA ECOVERSITY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $876k on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$876k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like EA ECOVERSITY
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
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EA ECOVERSITY: 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 EA ECOVERSITY?
- EA ECOVERSITY (Hawaii) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $437,746 to it, the largest being TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DBA KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS ($366,100). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does EA ECOVERSITY have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $437,746 in grants to EA ECOVERSITY, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EA ECOVERSITY?
- TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DBA KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS is the largest funder on record, with $366,100 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EA ECOVERSITY 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 2024–2024), and the filings of 3 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