Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 99-0194293

Operate solely for charitable purposes. Raises funds through annual walkathon and disburses to numerous charitable organizations in Hawaii.

Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation at a glance

In short: Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation gave $2.7M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $2.7M). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$2,683,102
+2.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$2,683,102
+2.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$2,683,102
Total assets
$1,157,413
-1.3% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 9 (56%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

HonoluluLihueKahuluiWailukuHiloLahainaKailua KonaKamuelalanai CityPuuneneAieaKilaueaMakawaoPaiaAnaholaCaptain CookHanaleiHanapepeHawiHonokaa

How Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 55% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M125 grants2019 5 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2020) to $2.8M (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Various Contribution for General Support$2,683,102
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,157,413$2,911,741$2,919,072$2,683,1021$36,312
2023$1,173,211$3,254,707$3,239,772$2,616,4591$26,458
2022$1,093,682$2,672,829$2,543,391$1,944,9991$11,019
2021$1,055,482$2,277,205$2,144,843$1,732,9611$32,268
2020$1,000,386$442,273$502,372$71,2505$33,926
2019$1,086,109$4,065,394$4,036,220$2,844,393125$17,875

About Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.7M. Net investment income was $36K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation's 2024 filing lists 16 officers; none of the 16 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Glenn Vergara

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Nelson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Foti

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2021

    Chairperson → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Takaki

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Reed

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Arigo

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynette Eastman

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Rompel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mufi Hannemann

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Kaaa

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Hargrove

    Chairperson Elect

    Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2023

    Chairperson → Chairperson Elect, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Nolan

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carly Clement

    Oahu Chaplain

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Parker

    Hawaii Chaplain

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Lundberg

    Maui Chaplain

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Walz

    Kauai Chaplain

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Carol Shimomura (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Paul Toner (2021–2023) — Chairperson
  • Former: Craig Anderson (2019–2022) — Hawaii Chaplain
  • Former: Kisan Jo (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Angela Vento (2022) — Maui Chaplain
  • Former: Beres Wall (2022) — Kauai Chaplain
  • Former: Matthew Grauso (2022) — Oahu Chaplain
  • Former: Simeon Miranda (2019–2021) — Oahu Chaplain
  • Former: Cheryl Williams (2020–2021) — Chairperson
  • Former: Michael Pye (2020–2021) — Maui Chaplain
  • Former: Marc Bennor (2021) — Kauai Chaplain
  • Former: Dan King (2019–2020) — Kauai Chaplain
  • Former: Michael Jokovich (2019–2020) — Chairperson
  • Former: Scott Ingwers (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Cherly Williams (2019) — Chairperson Elect
  • Former: Fred Findlen (2019) — Maui Chapter

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation

How much does Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation give each year?

Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation gave $2.7M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $2.6M across 1 grant.

How large is Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation?

Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.

What is Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation?

Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation operate?

Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation has awarded grants in Hawaii.

What is Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation's EIN?

Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0194293. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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