Hawaii · Nonprofit
MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC
MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC (Hawaii) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $982,470 to it, the largest being TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DBA KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS ($677,470). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $592k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $982k
- Net assets
- $5k
What Mauka to Makai Makaha Foundation Inc does
Mission
Mauka to Makai Makaha Foundation Inc. Is a nonprofit dedicated to educating the keiki of hawaii about the ocean and teaching them various lifesaving techniques.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
Our junior lifeguards program is run on all major school breaks. The keiki are taught ocean awareness and assessment skills, various board rescue techniques, learn about hawaiian culture and values. We offer 2 programs, an older junior lifeguard program for kids ages 11-18 and a younger keiki ocean awareness program for kids under 11.
$520,739 spent$591,847 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $520,739.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $20k → $265k.
From the IRS filings of MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION 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
MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 69% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
98% 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 MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 40% — diversifying over time.
“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 MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Hawaii funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 3 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 15,520 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC
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In Hawaii
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC?
- MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC (Hawaii) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $982,470 to it, the largest being TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DBA KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS ($677,470). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $982,470 in grants to MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION INC?
- TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DBA KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS is the largest funder on record, with $677,470 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MAUKA TO MAKAI MAKAHA FOUNDATION 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.
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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 4 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