Hawaii · Nonprofit
PIHANA KA IKENA
PIHANA KA IKENA (Hawaii) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $62,000 to it, the largest being GARMAR FOUNDATION ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $231k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $62k
- Net assets
- $179k
What Pihana Ka Ikena does
Mission
The purpose of Pihan Ka Ikena is to perpetuate traditional Hawaiian healing arts and culture through education and practical application. The mission is to address health, social and econimic disparities afflicting Native Hawaiians through education of Hawaiian cultural practices.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Pihana Ka Ikena expanded significantly in 2025 adding several grants which allowed us to begin work on a dedicated site for Hawaiian Healing as well as expanding our educational programs.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Hihiakalahau Stewardship & Traditioanl Healing Site Activation- stewarded as a dedicated site for Traditional Hawaiian Healing and complementary practice. Stewarship is not separte from healing - it is part of the healing practice itself. Conducted weekly Saturday stewardship workdays, removed invasive species and cleared overgrowth , prepared and maintained gathering areas for healng instruction, ceremony and cultural activities, estabilished pathways and integrated protocol and cultural intention in each work station. 10 - 15 volunteers each Satruday at 5 hours per session. 2600 - 3900 Volunteers hours.
$3,014 spent$1,585 earned by the program6% of program spendingTraditional Hawaiian Healing Educaton and Cultural Instruction - Conducted internal healing and cultural practice classes for PKI members; Provided instruction for men, women and youth; Hosted classes at Hihiakalahau as well as off-site request; Delivered workshops to community organizations seeking Traditional Hawaiian Healing education; Integrated 'ike kupuna (ancestral knowledge), protocol and practical application to all. 40 PKI members participated in internal classes, 15 youth engaged in cultural and healing instruction, 10 outside organizations hosted workshops, total estimated particiants across all educational offerings approximtely 300 individuals.
$12,400 spent25% of program spendingNa Mamo Kaiaulu Community Event and Organizational Convening - Offered 12 workshops and demonstrations focused on Traditional Hawaiian Heaing and cultural practice. Engaged 15 facilitators and practitioners, mobilized 100 volunteers to support logistics and operations, welcomed over 800 attendees from the community, hosted 10 organizations that tabled and shared resources. 800+ community attendees, 15 practitioners/facilitators, 100 volunteers, 18 organizations in collaborative convening and 10 organizations tabling during the public event.
$16,633 spent$14,200 earned by the program34% of program spendingOther program support from general funds
$17,581 spent35% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $49,628.
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
Sean Chen
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 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 PIHANA KA IKENA’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
PIHANA KA IKENA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 81% 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
“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 PIHANA KA IKENA'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
PIHANA KA IKENA 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
Government funding PIHANA KA IKENA receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $168k on record.
- Department of the Interior$168k
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.
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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
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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PIHANA KA IKENA: 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 PIHANA KA IKENA?
- PIHANA KA IKENA (Hawaii) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $62,000 to it, the largest being GARMAR FOUNDATION ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PIHANA KA IKENA have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $62,000 in grants to PIHANA KA IKENA.
- Who is the largest funder of PIHANA KA IKENA?
- GARMAR FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PIHANA KA IKENA 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