Hawaii · Nonprofit
KAIAULU INITIATIVES
KAIAULU INITIATIVES (Hawaii) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being THE PEOPLE'S FUND ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $15k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $11k
What Kaiaulu Initiatives does
Mission
Kaiaulu Initiatives is regreening and rebuilding lahaina one tree and one person at a time through education, training, community networking & sustainability while incorporating hawaiian cultural practices.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Reforestation and aina restoration our reforestation program is the foundation of Kaiaulu Initiatives' work, restoring lahaina's upland watershed through hands-on native planting, invasive species removal, and water system development. Since our founding in 2023, we have coordinated over 150 volunteer workdays, engaging more than 1,200 community members to plant and maintain over 4,000 native trees and shrubs, including a'ali'I, koa, wiliwili, and ulu. Volunteers have collectively contributed over 6,000 hours of service toward regenerating the landscape, rebuilding soil health, and strengthening the ecological and cultural integrity of lahaina's uplands. Each planting event strengthens both the ecosystem and the community. The return of native species improves soil stability, increases groundwater recharge, and reduces wildfire risk, while participants report a renewed sense of hope, healing, and purpose. By integrating traditional land- management practices, this program has transformed the aina into living classrooms and safe spaces for cultural reconnection. In the short term, we plan to replant and stabilize 25 acres of priority watershed area by the end of 2026. Install…
The first program described on its most recent Form 990-EZ.
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 KAIAULU INITIATIVES’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.
Where its funders are
100% of KAIAULU INITIATIVES'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
KAIAULU INITIATIVES runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,152 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,152 environment nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like KAIAULU INITIATIVES
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.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KAIAULU INITIATIVES?
- KAIAULU INITIATIVES (Hawaii) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being THE PEOPLE'S FUND ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does KAIAULU INITIATIVES have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to KAIAULU INITIATIVES.
- Who is the largest funder of KAIAULU INITIATIVES?
- THE PEOPLE'S FUND is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KAIAULU INITIATIVES 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 1 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