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Kosasa Foundation: 84 grants to organizations, $5.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Kosasa Foundation, a private foundation in Honolulu, HI, paid 84 grants to organizations totaling $5,190,270 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to Hawaiian Community Assets in Honolulu, HI for capital support for the development of the maui hub which will house community serving organizations.
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- EIN
- 990313279
- Based in
- Honolulu, HI
- Assets
- $182,543,397
- Grants paid
- $5,190,270
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202513189349105441. It reported $5,190,270 in grants paid; 84 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Community Assets | Honolulu, HI | Capital support for the development of the maui hub which will house community serving organizations | Housing and shelter | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawaiian Islands Land Trust | Honolulu, HI | Renovation of the cultural education center at waihe`e ridge on maui | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Social Finance Inc | Boston, MN | Program support for student support for underserved uh engineering students in their junior and senior years | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feed the Hunger Fund | Honolulu, HI | Support shift to environmentally focused loans for small food producers | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Support for cofa medicaid enrollment project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture | Kapolei, HI | Land acquisition for community hub in nanakuli | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adult Friends for Youth | Honolulu, HI | Program support for at-risk youth in urban honolulu | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bishop Museum | Honolulu, HI | Increase accessibility of museum's collection to broader environmental field | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Club of Maui | Kahului, HI | Programming for at-risk youth | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hoola NA Pua | Honolulu, HI | Programming for at-risk youth | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Huimau | Paauilo, HI | Place-based educational initiatives and ina-centered practices | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kokua Kalihi Valley | Honolulu, HI | Programming for at-risk youth | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kupu | Honolulu, HI | Program support for at-risk youth services and workforce training | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Malama Maunalua | Honolulu, HI | Community engagement to restore health of maunalua bay | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maui Hui Malama | Wailuku, HI | Programming for at-risk youth | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pu'a Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Acquisition of property to develop seed bank and biodiversity restoration | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Re-Use Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI | Support for moving location and building out new site | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Residential Youth Services and Empowerment | Kailua, HI | Financial literacy education for homeless youth | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Kohala Center | Kamuela, HI | 2-year mentorship program for `aina practitioners | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Honolulu, HI | Reduction of conifer fuels on maui | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wai'anae Community Redevelopment Corp | Waianae, HI | Programming for at-risk youth | $99,857 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Purple Maia Foundation | Aiea, HI | Programming for at-risk youth | $82,821 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Develop water quality data to drive coral protection actions | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Food Basket Inc | Hilo, HI | Support for double up food bucks program | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Epic Ohana Inc | Honolulu, HI | Programming for at-risk youth | $74,786 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sustainable Coastlines Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI | Cleanups and community engagement for coastlines and beaches | $72,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawaii Theatre Center | Honolulu, HI | Build htc donor development office, staff, and capacity | Arts, culture and humanities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners in Development Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Programming for at-risk youth | Community improvement and capacity building | $62,995 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hui O Ko'olaupoko | Kailua, HI | Community action teams to address little fire ant invasion | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 808 Cleanups | Honolulu, HI | Community stewardship of conservation and restoration sites | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council | Hilo, HI | Plant pono landscaping education program | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Amy BH Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden | Captain Cook, HI | Indigenous plant species protection and env education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawai'i Foodbank | Honolulu, HI | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kristi Yamaguchi Always Dream Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Program support for early childhood reading program expansion on hawai`i island | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program | Hana, HI | K-12 ag education programs at mahele farms | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Vision Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Child vision, hearing, dental screening at title 1 schools | Medical research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America | Honolulu, HI | Corps member and alumni leadership for tfa members | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Mediation Center of the Pacific Inc | Honolulu, HI | Support for public mediation services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trust for Public Lands | Honolulu, HI | Operating funds for land preservation work | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Tropical Botanical Garden | Kalaheo, HI | Biocultural conservation of coastal hala forest in e. maui | Environment | $49,388 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact Change Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI | Curriculum development and testing of early reading education | $47,967 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalaeloa Heritage & Legacy Foundation | Kapolei, HI | Solar system and wi-fi to support environmental restoration work | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seeqs Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Professional development in sustainability for charter school | Education | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kona Historical Society | Captain Cook, HI | Support for summer youth program and school visits | Arts, culture and humanities | $41,956 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ho'okua'aina | Kailua, HI | Youth mentorship program around environmental stewardship | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawai'i Bicycling League | Honolulu, HI | Operating support for community education, planning, and public cycling events | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawaii Youth Symphony Association | Honolulu, HI | Music education programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lighthouse Project | Honolulu, HI | Support for pbs show "family ingredients" | Community improvement and capacity building | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Future | Kamuela, HI | Support for tutu's house programs on community wellbeing | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawai'i Environmental Restoration | Pahoa, HI | Environmental restoration and education at keau`ohana state forest reserve | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra | Honolulu, HI | Support for 2024-2025 season | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Hands Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI | Operating support for 4 programs serving vulnerable o`ahu populations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hoa 'aina O Makaha | Waianae, HI | Youth `aina-based education program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Downtown Art Center | Honolulu, HI | Support arts hub activity in chinatown | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawai'i Cord Blood Bank | Honolulu, HI | Operating support for collection, storage of cord blood | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawai'i Theatre Center | Honolulu, HI | Theater training programs for youth | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawaii Public Radio | Honolulu, HI | General operating support for station | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Honolulu Museum of Art | Honolulu, HI | Program support for arts education classes at the art school | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surfrider Spirit Sessions | Kailua, HI | Mentoring program through surfing for at-risk and adjudicated youth aged 13-17 | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aloha Harvest | Honolulu, HI | Support operations for food collection and distribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chamber Music Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Support for 2025 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI | Support for leadership development around environmental stewardship | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hana Arts Inc | Hana, HI | Arts programs for hana schools and adults | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawai'i Book and Music Festival | Kaneohe, HI | Support for annual festival to be held at uh manoa | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawai'i International Film Festival | Honolulu, HI | Support for 2024 film festival | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawai'i Opera Theatre | Honolulu, HI | Support 2024 season | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Honolulu Civil Beat Inc | Honolulu, HI | Operational support for local investigative news coverage | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center | Makawao, HI | Community arts education hub | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI | Support for japanese speaking staff and communications staff | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Climate and Peace | Honolulu, HI | Leadership and policy training on intersection of peace and environmental crisis | Environment | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hui Malama O Ke Kai Foundation | Waimanolo, HI | After-school program for k-12 in waimanalo | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawai'i Inc | Honolulu, HI | Support for fulfilling wishes of critically ill children | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maui Arts & Cultural Center | Kahului, HI | Support for arts education in doe maui schools | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maui Preparatory Academy | Lahaina, HI | Tuition assistance for maui fire victims | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Legal Clinic | Honolulu, HI | Legal assistance for immigrants | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys To Men Mentoring Network | Kamuela, HI | Mentoring program for middle- and high school boys | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haku Baldwin Center | Makawao, HI | Equine therapy program for youth and adults with disabilities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawai'i Performing Arts Company LTD | Honolulu, HI | Support 2024 season | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kulia Education Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Support for new public charter school in kailua with focus on a.i. and data science | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waikiki School | Honolulu, HI | Environmental education, awareness, action for students | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aloha International Piano Festival | Kailua, HI | Support for annual piano competition and music education | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Japan America Society of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Japan wizards high school competition | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| March of Dimes | Kapolei, HI | Support for families with babies in neonatal intensive care unit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Japan American Society of Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI | Japanese language and cultural activities for youth | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $691,388 |
| Housing and shelter | $500,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $431,956 |
| Education | $270,000 |
| Youth development | $250,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $122,995 |
| Human services | $100,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $4,865,270 |
| Minnesota | $250,000 |
| California | $75,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.