Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation

HONOLULU, HI EIN: 99-0217537 Website

HAWAII WOMEN'S LEGAL FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON WOMEN'S ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS THAT EMPOWER WOMEN IN HAWAII. HWLF'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS, AND TO EMPOWER WOMEN.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$753K

+1.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$31K

-33.4% YoY

Grant Count

3

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-11.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$64K$128K$192K$256K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$753,497$740,516$732,881
Revenue$114,592$122,951$118,697
Expenses$101,611$115,316$108,568
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$29,919$63,719$25,780
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$32K$64K$96K$128K6 grants20207 grants20212 grants20224 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

HWL$15KUH FOUNDATION$8KALOHA MEDICAL MISSION$8K

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TRICIA NAKAMATSUPRESIDENT4
COURTNEY KAJIKAWAVICE PRESIDE4
ERIKA STRAWNTREASURER4
MICHI MOMOSESECRETARY1
IRENE A ANZAIDIRECTOR1
MARGERY S BRONSTERDIRECTOR1
DIANNE WINTER BROOKINSDIRECTOR1
TARA BUCKLEYDIRECTOR1
CHARLOTTE CARTER-YAMAUCHIDIRECTOR1
KAREN CHARDIRECTOR1
HON RICHARD CLIFTONDIRECTOR1
GAIL COSGROVEDIRECTOR1
CHRISTINE DALEIDENDIRECTOR1
CAROL EBLENDIRECTOR1
JACQUELYN ESSERDIRECTOR1
HON HELEN GILLMORDIRECTOR1
RHONDA GRISWOLDDIRECTOR1
HON JILL HASEGAWADIRECTOR1
LORI HIRAOKADIRECTOR1
ERIKA IRELANDDIRECTOR1
VALERIE ITODIRECTOR1
MELISSA LAMBERTDIRECTOR1
BERNICE LITTMANDIRECTOR1
AIMEE LUMDIRECTOR1
STACY MADIRECTOR1
DYAN MITSUYAMADIRECTOR1
ZALE OKAZAKIDIRECTOR1
HON SHELLIE PARK-HOAPILIDIRECTOR1
ALANA PEACOTT-RICARDOSDIRECTOR1
LAUREN R SHARKEYDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

HiloHonoluluKailuakonaKamuelaLihue

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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