Open Foundations · Hawaii

Charles & Mitch Ota Foundation

Honolulu, Hawaii · EIN 463255584. It paid $1.1M across 31 grants in 2025, a median of $30K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$1.1M
paid in 2025
31
grants paid
$30K
median grant
14%
to first-time recipients
$22.6M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
INGER TULLY
Address
PO BOX 3170, HONOLULU, HI, 96802
Phone
8082426184
Email
ITULLY@HCF-HAWAII.ORG
Form the request should take
BY INVITATION ONLY.
Submission deadline
MAY 1, SEPT 1, DEC 1, OR FEB 1.
Restrictions on awards
TO SUPPORT AVID PROGRAMS AT MAUI INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOLS.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202642249349100109. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

scholarshipscholarshipsavid

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 31 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Hawaii FoundationHI$100,000MAUI COLLEGE SUPPORT
2Grow Some GoodHI$65,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
3Oregon State UniversityOR$60,000SCHOLARSHIP
4University of Hawaii - Manoa -HI$60,000SCHOLARSHIPS
5University of Nevada - Las VegasNV$60,000SCHOLARSHIP
6Friends of Molokai High and MiddleHI$55,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
7Childrens Justice Center of MauiHI$50,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
8Hana No Eau FoundationHI$50,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
9Kekaulike High School FoundationHI$45,000AVID PROGRAM GRANT
10Grand Canyon UniversityAZ$40,000SCHOLARSHIP
11Washington State UniversityWA$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS
12Boys & Girls Clubs of MauiHI$30,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
13Hawaii Community FoundationHI$30,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
14Hawaii Youth Symphony AssociationHI$30,000UNRESTRICTED
15Hui NoeauHI$30,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202012$833K
202117$903K
202223$957K
202324$1.4M
202432$935K
2025 (partial year)31$1.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Hawaii61%
Oregon7%
Arizona7%
Washington7%
California7%

Who decides

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

Doreen L MizukiSECRETARY & TREASURER · 2025
Leslie T OkamuraVP, DIRECTOR · 2025
Ryan OdanakaPRESIDENT · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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