Hawaii Arts Alliance
The hawai'I arts alliance unites the voices, values, and visions of hawai'I's diverse arts and culture communities - protecting artistic expression, championing cultural equity, and ensuring the arts remain a vibrant, essential part of public life.
Hawaii Arts Alliance at a glance
In short: Hawaii Arts Alliance gave $160K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $80K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $160,183
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $80,092
- Median grant
- $80,092
- Total assets
- $485,489
- +0.6% 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 Hawaii Arts Alliance funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Archive for Health Arts & Spirit ($110K). Together the top 2 received $160K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Hawaii Arts Alliance gives
- Giving grew 883% 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 $16K (2022) to $160K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $160K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Archive for Health Arts & Spirit Hilo, HI | Arts and Health Programs | $110,183 |
| Ke Kumu Hawai'i Wahiawa, HI | Folk and Traditional Arts Program | $50,000 |
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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 | $485,489 | $1,057,025 | $1,050,020 | $160,183 | 2 | $3,448 |
| 2024 | $482,701 | $976,760 | $968,918 | — | — | $3 |
| 2023 | $171,514 | $59,798 | $161,528 | — | — | $104 |
| 2022 | $265,666 | $241,770 | $212,882 | $16,297 | 1 | $250 |
| 2021 | $367,342 | $718,860 | $594,075 | $32,700 | Total only | $612 |
| 2020 | $229,843 | $602,421 | $663,984 | $17,100 | 1 | $521 |
| 2019 | $263,944 | $1,159,852 | $1,037,077 | $23,900 | 2 | $610 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Hawaii Arts Alliance
Based on IRS filings
Hawaii Arts Alliance is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $485K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $160K. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hawaii Arts Alliance is led by Gaye Humphrey, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gaye Humphrey
Executive Director
Interim Executive Director From → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$63K (2025)
Bernard Yu
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gail Mukaihata Hannemann
Director
Past Chair → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nola A. Nahulu
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Young
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maile Meyer
Secretary
Secretary → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Curtis Leong
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Beth-Ann Kozlovich (2019–2024) — CEO From
- Former: Bernard Uy (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Evan Anderson (2023–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Aaron Sala (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Katie Kaanapu (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Teri Skillman (2020–2022) — CEO
- Former: Ben Trevino (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Christina Kishimoto (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Jonathan Johnson (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Nathan Murata (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Peter Arnade (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Philip J. Bossert (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Anne Swayne (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Carol K. Yotsuda (2019–2020) — Advisor
- Former: David Bangert (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Louise King Lanzilotti (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Sheehan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ryan Martinez (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sharon McPhee (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Terrence Liu (2019–2020) — CEO
- Former: Colleen Blacktin (2019) — Director
- Former: Jose A. Fajardo (2019) — Director
- Former: Kamea Namba Hadar (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 $63K, to Gaye Humphrey (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Hawaii Arts Alliance
How much does Hawaii Arts Alliance give each year?
Hawaii Arts Alliance gave $160K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Hawaii Arts Alliance?
Hawaii Arts Alliance reported $485K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Hawaii Arts Alliance?
Hawaii Arts Alliance is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $485K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hawaii Arts Alliance operate?
Hawaii Arts Alliance has awarded grants in Hawaii.
What is Hawaii Arts Alliance's EIN?
Hawaii Arts Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0211535. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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