Hawaii · Nonprofit
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU (Hawaii) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,813,989 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($2,015,000). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.0M
- Funders on record
- 47
- Grants received
- $4.8M
- Net assets
- $12M
What Young Women's Christian Association of Oahu does
Mission
Eliminating racism, empowering women. The ywca of o'ahu exists to cultivate opportunities for women's and girls' growth and leadership, to help them create fulfilling lives for themselves and their families, and facilitate social change with positive economic impact for their communities. Founded in 1900, the ywca of o'ahu is the oldest and largest women's membership organization in hawai'I with more than 322 members. The organization supports women and girls through housing, economic self-sufficiency, professional development and health and wellness. The ywca of o'ahu is a premier organization that serves women and girls in collaboration with other organizations in support of our mission.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
The downtown fitness center that was previously part of the health & wellness program was shut down on june 30, 2024. However, the aquatic programs at both the laniakea and kokokahi locations are continuing.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Education, support and advocacy-provides education and training to women for economic advancement and leadership.dress for success - provided 372 women with career appropriate attire and provided one-on-one counseling to many of these same women to help them prepare for job interviews. A total of 3272 volunteer hours were contributed for economic advancement programs.the bella project provided 276 youth with formalwear to increase accessibility to high school formal events by breaking down financial barriers and increasing confidence. A total of 269 volunteer hours were contributed to the bella project.patsy t. Mink center for business and leadership - supported 1,464 women with one-on-one business counseling, technical assistance, and leadership training to equip them with the tools and resources to start and grow their businesses, as well as advance in their leadership. A total of 3,891 jobs were supported through the small business and leadership development programs.the mbda capital readiness program - enrolled 217 socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (sedi) entrepreneurs entering the trainning programs with 142 graduating. There were 112 sedi entrepreneurs who…
$3,705,660 spent$407,983 earned by the program72% of program spendingFernhurst - there were two programs at fernhurst in 2024 as follows:1) homebase transitional housing: provided 6,278 subsidized/discountedhousing nights and 5,249 meals for 39 women. Support andservices provided to help them obtain permanent housing. 82% agreedthat one barrier to permanent housing was reduced.2) furlough: work program to facilitate the successful transition forselected women from prison back into the community. This program, whichbecame part of ywca oahu in july 2015, provided 1,634 resident bednights and 4,991 meals to 14 individual residents. 8 residents workedthrough the program and were released in 2024.
$1,177,357 spent$473,342 earned by the program23% of program spendingHealth & wellness - the ywca offers holistic, sensitive and responsible approaches to important issues of health and wellness at the laniakea and kokokahi locations. We have year-round health and wellness and aquatics programs. Participants range in age from 3 months old for "mommy and me" swim to 90+ years old for tai chi and aqua therapy classes. For 2024 there were 246 health & wellness members and 347 aquatics activity participants. There were additional individuals that participated through the multiple classes available at the ywca.
$274,575 spent$281,955 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,157,592.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2019 to 2020, from $9.2M to $12M (+29%).
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: 2017 21% · 2018 9% · 2019 9% · 2020 27% · 2021 18% · 2022 30% · 2023 36% · 2024 40%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
53% of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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
Noriko Namiki
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $321k → $340k.
7 of 47 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 53% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 47 funders by total. 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
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 60%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
81% 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 YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 33% · 2018 37% · 2019 26% · 2020 29% · 2021 85% · 2022 26% · 2023 29% — 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.
How long its funders stay
41% of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 49% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
53% of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2.3M that is directly attributable, 52% of it comes from Hawaii funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.6M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU is better cushioned than half of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $10.0M on record.
- Department of Commerce$5.0M
- Small Business Administration$3.3M
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$1.0M
- Department of the Interior$500k
- Department of Health and Human Services$200k
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.
Organizations like YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU
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
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
61%
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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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU?
- YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU (Hawaii) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,813,989 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($2,015,000). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU have?
- IRS filings report 47 organizations giving $4,813,989 in grants to YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU, 23 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $2,015,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF OAHU 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 2017–2024), and the filings of 47 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