Hawaii · Nonprofit
FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC
FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC (Hawaii) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $91,400 to it, the largest being COUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT ($56,400). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $228k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $91k
- Net assets
- $19k
What Festivals of Aloha Inc does
Mission
Festivals of aloha, inc. Curates authentic cultural experiences that foster community engagement, preserve heritage, and celebrate both the traditional and contemporary arts, music, and customs of hawaii.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
The organization offers multiple culturally rich programs that preserve tradition, foster community, and celebrate the diverse heritage of maui. Among them is the emma farden sharpe hula festival, which honors the legacy of a beloved maui kumu hula and highlights hula as a cultural expression that connects people spiritually and emotionally. The festivals of aloha showcases hawaiian culture across the islands with local crafts, food, entertainment, and hula, strengthening cultural pride. Wailuku first friday brings residents and visitors together each month for a lively street party that supports local businesses and artists. Additional programs include the prince kuhio maui hoolaulea, celebrating the humanitarian legacy of prince jonah kuhio; the na kamehameha pau parade and hoolaulea, which honors king kamehameha through a regal parade and festivities; and the lahaina obon, a japanese cultural festival that honors ancestors and promotes unity and healing. Together, these programs create meaningful opportunities for cultural engagement, learning, and community connection. Festivals of aloha serves residents, cultural practitioners, local businesses, and visitors across hawaii.…
$189,451 spent$69,172 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $189,451.
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 FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC’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
FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 62% 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
62% 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 FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC.
“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
62% of FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC'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
FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC
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In Hawaii
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% 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 FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC: 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 FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC?
- FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC (Hawaii) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $91,400 to it, the largest being COUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT ($56,400). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $91,400 in grants to FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC?
- COUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT is the largest funder on record, with $56,400 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FESTIVALS OF ALOHA INC 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 FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 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