Fast Facts

Strategic Grantmaking:

  • Resource on philanthropy and community investing
  • $39 million in community grants supporting all fields, geographic areas and populations, including $5 million in scholarships

Scholarship Services:

  • $26.6 million distributed in scholarships over the past 15 years
  • Second largest post-secondary scholarship provider in Hawai‘i
  • First community foundation in the nation to provide online application process

Private Foundation Services:

  • Provide a variety of professional philanthropic services, including grantmaking planning and evaluation
  • Offer administrative and marketing/communication services
 

History

Established in 1916, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation is one of the oldest community foundations in the United States. Today, Hawai‘i Community Foundation ranks among the top 40 largest community foundations out of 600 across the nation, and we distribute more than $30 million in grants each year.

 

Endowment funds make up a majority of our over $405 million in charitable assets, which means, we will be here to help the community and the people of Hawai‘i for centuries to come.


93 Years of Inspiring the Spirit of Giving – 1916-2009




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