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Honolulu Police Community Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 94-3274384 Website

Educational opportunities to residents of the city & county of honolulu. Promoting safety for residents of the city & county of honolulu and providing funding for safety and health programs.

Honolulu Police Community Foundation at a glance

In short: Honolulu Police Community Foundation gave $32K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $16K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$32,000
+52.4% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$16,000
+52.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$16,000
Total assets
$623,871
-4.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Hawaii (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who Honolulu Police Community Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Honolulu Police Department: $25KHonolulu Police Department$25KProject Dana: $7KProject Dana$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was Honolulu Police Department ($25K). Together the top 2 received $32K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Honolulu

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $32K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $32K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Honolulu Police Department Honolulu, HIFinancial Assistance$25,000
Project Dana Honolulu, HIFinancial Assistance$7,000
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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$623,871$54,533$97,668$32,0002$27,315
2023$651,015$94,923$103,342$21,0002$23,055
2022$629,698$204,518$97,976$32,0002$13,526
2021$622,282$28,475$66,044$7,000Total only$11,768
2020$649,948$51,210$58,570——$5,407

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Honolulu Police Community Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Honolulu Police Community Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $624K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $32K. Net investment income was $27K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Honolulu Police Community Foundation is led by Paul Putzulu, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Paul Putzulu

    President

    President-El → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Malcolm S. Inamine

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nola Donahue Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter T. Kashiwa

    Director

    Vice President & Director → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon O. Inamine

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Kajihiro

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Donohue Jr.

    Vice President

    President & Director → Director, 2022

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Yamaki

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wallace Chin

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Alvin Katahara (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chester Hughes (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Dave Kajihiro (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Duane R. Miyashiro (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lynne Waters (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ichiro Sekimitsu (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Napuunoa-Beppu (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Vince Otsuka (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gary Yamashiroya (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jean Yokoyama (2023) — Director
  • Former: Daniel L. Sison (2020–2022) — Former Treasurer
  • Former: David Haverly (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gary K. Takata (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Malcolm Lutu (2022) — Director
  • Former: Edison Miyawaki (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gervin Miyamoto (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sean Oliver (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Kaaa (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Christy Wada (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Honolulu Police Community Foundation

How much does Honolulu Police Community Foundation give each year?

Honolulu Police Community Foundation gave $32K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $21K across 2 grants.

How large is Honolulu Police Community Foundation?

Honolulu Police Community Foundation reported $624K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $55K.

What is Honolulu Police Community Foundation?

Honolulu Police Community Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $624K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Honolulu Police Community Foundation operate?

Honolulu Police Community Foundation has awarded grants in Hawaii.

What is Honolulu Police Community Foundation's EIN?

Honolulu Police Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3274384. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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