Open Foundations · Hawaii

First Hawaiian Foundation

Honolulu, Hawaii · EIN 237437822. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.9M across 70 grants in 2023, a median of $25K each.

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$1.9M
paid in 2023
70
grants paid
$25K
median grant
35%
to first-time recipients
$5.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
CAMERON W NEKOTA
Address
999 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU, HI, 96813
Phone
8085257777
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Submit a letter of request detailing the organization's purpose, tax-exempt status, and proposed use of funds.
Submission deadline
Applications are accepted at any time.
Restrictions on awards
There are no restrictions.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202403209349105575. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

capital campaigncorporate campaigncampaign pledgestudentscenterhawaiischoolfamilies

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 70 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Dynamic Community SolutionsHI$125,000To support construction of Phase I of Puuhonua O Waianae Farm Village for homeless individuals.
2Aloha United WayHI$100,000Corporate campaign pledge.
3Queen's Health SystemsHI$100,000To support temporary medical respite units for homeless individuals released from the hospital.
4Pacific Asian Center for EntrepreneurshipHI$75,000To support Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs project.
5Hawaii Baptist AcademyHI$50,000To support Elementary Campus Facility transformation project.
6Honolulu Museum of ArtHI$50,000To support Ipu Ka'eo Program--paid internships to learn specialized skills within the museum field.
7Iolani SchoolHI$50,000To support campus expansion (new Kinder-1st Grade Community).
8James Campbell High SchoolHI$50,000To support James Campbell High School's athletic department.
9Le Jardin AcademyHI$50,000To support Mobile Kitchen and Student Commons project.
10Parker SchoolHI$50,000To support the purchase of a 14-passenger van to transport students.
11Sacred Hearts AcademyHI$50,000To support "Building Our Future: Educating Girls to Change the World" capital campaign.
12Straub FoundationHI$50,000To support training and emerging technology/equipment at the Straub Burn Center.
13The Queen's Health SystemsHI$50,000To support conversion of rooms to dedicated Infectious Disease Program Units.
14University of Hawaii Economic Research OrgHI$50,000To support economic research relevant to Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific region.
15Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health CenterHI$50,000To support capital campaign to expand Dental Clinic.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202079$3.6M
202162$1.7M
202276$1.9M
202370$1.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Hawaii96%
Connecticut1%
California1%
AP1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alan H ArizumiDIRECTOR · 2023
Alton a MurakamiVICE PRESIDENT AND TAX MANAGER · 2023
Cameron W NekotaPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR · 2023
Christopher L DodsDIRECTOR · 2023
Corbett a K KalamaDIRECTOR · 2023
Darlene N BlakeneyDIRECTOR · 2023
Donald G HornerDIRECTOR · 2023
Gina O W AnonuevoDIRECTOR · 2023
Iris Y MatsumotoDIRECTOR · 2023
James M MosesVP, TREASURER AND DIRECTOR · 2023
Joel E RappoportVP, SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR · 2023
Lance MizumotoDIRECTOR · 2023
Lea M NakamuraDIRECTOR · 2023
Neill a CharDIRECTOR · 2023
Ralph M MesickDIRECTOR · 2023
Robert S HarrisonCHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR · 2023
Sharon S BrownDIRECTOR · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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