Amama Foundation
Amama Foundation is a private foundation, based in Waikoloa, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $979 in total assets.
Amama Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $979
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $9K (2021). In 2021 it reported $9K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $979 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $979 | — | — | — | — | — | $48 |
| 2023 | $979 | $1,000 | $21 | — | — | — | $35 |
| 2022 | — | — | $21 | — | — | — | $1 |
| 2021 | $21 | $11,117 | $11,702 | $9,362 | Total only | $9,362 | $47 |
| 2020 | $606 | $3,059 | $6,344 | $5,830 | Total only | — | $92 |
| 2019 | $3,891 | — | $933 | — | — | — | $231 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Amama Foundation is led by Casey Cho, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Casey Cho
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kelsey Poole
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Leesa Waliszewski
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Amama Foundation
How large is Amama Foundation?
Amama Foundation reported $979 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Amama Foundation's EIN?
Amama Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4869305. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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