Friends of the Library of Hawaii
Assist in maintaining free public libraries in Hawaii and supporting the libraries by securing materials not budgeted, awarding continuing education
Friends of the Library of Hawaii at a glance
In short: Friends of the Library of Hawaii gave $211K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $211K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $211,365
- +311.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $211,365
- Median grant
- $211,365
- Total assets
- $13,922,821
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Hawaii (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of the Library of Hawaii funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hawaii State Library System ($211K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends of the Library of Hawaii gives
- Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2020) to $211K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $211K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii State Library System Honolulu, HI | Sch I, p2 | $211,365 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,922,821 | $1,752,074 | $949,024 | $211,365 | 1 | $912,737 |
| 2024 | $12,249,094 | $815,921 | $721,122 | $51,393 | Total only | $158,749 |
| 2023 | $11,137,278 | $757,902 | $657,459 | $116,097 | 1 | $128,600 |
| 2022 | $10,493,008 | $1,082,938 | $658,656 | $164,036 | 1 | $221,296 |
| 2021 | $11,549,417 | $1,619,050 | $619,783 | $78,892 | 1 | $124,686 |
| 2020 | $7,388,217 | $915,553 | $481,687 | $44,654 | 1 | $450,616 |
| 2019 | $7,192,030 | $728,771 | $524,168 | $79,789 | 1 | $208,364 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Friends of the Library of Hawaii
Based on IRS filings
Friends of the Library of Hawaii is a public charity, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $211K. Net investment income was $913K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of the Library of Hawaii is led by Nainoa Mau, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nainoa Mau
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$73K (2019) → $95K (2025)
Lynn Hiyakumoto
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Yamamoto
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allene K. Suemori
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda McCann
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Blake
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kalani Sloat
Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Fay
Director
President → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Oda
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Lacy
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynnae Lee
Director
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marlene Booth
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Li
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Sekiguchi
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Mason
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Winnacott
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kellie Arakaki-Kodama
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurel Johnston
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Valen
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maia Rosen
Vice President
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Aldrich
Ex-Officio Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise Wheeler
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Jane Dickson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Thompson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Wasnich (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Christopher Grandy (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: James Richard Wills Jr. (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Byron Gangnes (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Cliff Robello (2019) — Director
- Former: Colin Lee (2019) — Director
- Former: Tabitha Mitchell (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $95K, to Nainoa Mau (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Friends of the Library of Hawaii
How much does Friends of the Library of Hawaii give each year?
Friends of the Library of Hawaii gave $211K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $51K in grants paid.
How large is Friends of the Library of Hawaii?
Friends of the Library of Hawaii reported $13.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
Where does Friends of the Library of Hawaii operate?
Friends of the Library of Hawaii has awarded grants in Hawaii.
What is Friends of the Library of Hawaii's EIN?
Friends of the Library of Hawaii's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-6003670. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 16, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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