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The Makana Aloha Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $227,288 (tax year ended March 2025)
The Makana Aloha Foundation, a private foundation in Kailua, HI, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $227,288 in its tax year ended March 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 17, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to Maui Academy of Performing Arts in Wailuku, HI for grant to fund as a season sponsor for the inaugural season of mapa's new black box theatre..
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- EIN
- 208877756
- Based in
- Kailua, HI
- Assets
- $8,519,400
- Grants paid
- $227,288
- Tax year ended
- March 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended March 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 17, 2026, IRS object ID 202640489349100314. It reported $227,288 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maui Academy of Performing Arts | Wailuku, HI | Grant to fund as a season sponsor for the inaugural season of mapa's new black box theatre. | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lahainaluna High School Foundation | Lahaina, HI | Grant to fund the annual makana aloha science scholarship and renewals at lahainaluna high school. | Education | $31,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Ground Collective | Haiku, HI | Costs to help support formation of the foster farm project. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whale Trust | Makawao, HI | For costs associated with the 2025 whale tales research event. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| When We Shine Foundation | Kula, HI | Grant to help fund a'arts & aina' professional development for teachers | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Kahului, HI | Grant to fund this year's recipients of makana aloha culinary academy scholarship. | $15,788 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Hawaii Tech Academy | Waipahu, HI | For costs associated with friends of hawaii technology academy, inc.s digital media lab at the west maui campus of hawaii technology academy. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Maui Animal Center Aka Boo Boo Zoo | Haiku, HI | Grant for unrestricted general operating support. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imua Family Services | Kahului, HI | Grant for unrestricted general operting support. | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maui Huliau Foundation | Haiku, HI | Grant to help fund maui huliau foundation's huliau climate literacy project. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maui Humane Society | Puunene, HI | Grant for unrestricted general operting support. | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whale Trust | Makawao, HI | For costs associated with the 2025 whale tales keiki program. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawaiian Islands Land Trust | Honolulu, HI | Grant to help fund hilts aina based education program at waihee maui. | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maui Waena Intermediate | Lahina, HI | Grant to help fund travel for maui waena intermediate schools media club and students displaced by the maui wildfires. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Merwin Conservancy | Makawao, HI | Grant to help fund the green room presentations in december 2024 and january 2025. | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save Maui Cats Inc | Lahaina, HI | Grant for unrestricted general operting support. | Animal-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $41,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 |
| Animal-related | $12,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Environment | $8,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $227,288 |
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Updated February 17, 2026. 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.