Hawaii · Nonprofit
NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION
NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION (Hawaii) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $33,000 to it, the largest being HAWAII COUNCIL FOR HUMANITIES ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $481k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $33k
- Net assets
- $749k
What North Hawaii Heritage Foundation does
Mission
The mission of the honoka'a heritage center is to collect, research, preserve, celebrate and share the unique history and heritage of the people and cultures of honoka'a and surroundings.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
We offer educational exhibits and cultural programming, along with access to an extensive community archive, including oral history transcripts, photographs and other images, and a library of historical records. We also serve as a visitor center for the area, working with local businesses to provide information on local sights, selling local products in our mission-related gift shop, and promoting honoka'a as a destination. Permanent exhibitsour permanent exhibits provide our local community and visitors with historical and cultural information on the north hamakua area of hawaii island. We are open to the public 5 days a week and with no charge. Our volunteers are available for questions.educational programswe offer resources to researchers including our body of archival documents and assistance in locating additional resources. We host field trips to all local schools (k-12 and university). We offer programming such as guest services and workshops. Visitor centerwe offer guests/visitors information on the local area attractions, directions, and recommendations. There were 5,712 visitors in 2025. Our volunteers are available for questions.
$91,579 spent71% of program spendingYear-long cultural program (may 2025-february 2026) honoring hawaii island's plantation heritage and diverse communities. Activities include cultural history nights featuring traditional food, music, and storytelling, and the annual fair and parade in honokaa with local entertainment, exhibits, and family events. Promotes cultural preservation, community engagement, and appreciation of hawaii's multicultural history. There were 4,350 attendees in 2025.
$37,813 spent29% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $129,392.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2022 to 2023, from $19k to $407k (+2077%).
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: 2025 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
59% of NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 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.
Chief executive
Nicole Garcia
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $13k → $15k.
From the IRS filings of NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION’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
NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 30% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
30% 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 NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 62% · 2023 67% — 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.
Where its funders are
NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION draws 55% of its grant income from funders outside Hawaii, across 4 states in all.
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
NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters 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 NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE 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
60% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
88%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE 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 NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
- NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION (Hawaii) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $33,000 to it, the largest being HAWAII COUNCIL FOR HUMANITIES ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $33,000 in grants to NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
- HAWAII COUNCIL FOR HUMANITIES is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NORTH HAWAII HERITAGE 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 5 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