Kahuku Development Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 99-0191654

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $108K.

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Kahuku Development Foundation Inc gave $108K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$107,500
+6.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,833
-29.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$6,613,132
-4.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Hawaii (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Kahuku Development Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

University of Hawaii Foundation: $100KUniversity of HawaiiFoundation$100KRandom Act: $5KRandom Act$5KBoys & Girls Club of Hawaii: $3KBoys & Girls Club of Hawaii$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Hawaii Foundation ($100K). Together the top 3 received $108K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

HonoluluWaianaeAcworthAieaLaie

How Kahuku Development Foundation Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 277% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2023) to $200K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $108K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Hawaii Foundation Honolulu, HICharitable$100,000
Random Act Acworth, GACharitable$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii Waianae, HICharitable$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$6,613,132$58,281$464,525$107,5003$363,274—$131,101
2024$6,929,924$63,513$298,228$101,0002$226,678—$150,018
2023$7,122,002$68,412$250,813$22,5004$105,704—$159,644
2022$7,276,508$56,412$319,906——$94,012—$151,066
2021$7,560,894$952,612$473,215$200,0001—$692,484$179,228
2020$7,776,760$99,548$228,839————$192,526
2019$7,885,940$51,835$199,596———$75,236—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kahuku Development Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $131K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc is led by Joseph Pickard, President, Treasurer & S since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Pickard

    President, Treasurer & S

    Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer → President, Treasurer & S, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Rabago

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Pickard

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Tom Pickard Jr. (2019) — President

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.

Frequently asked questions about Kahuku Development Foundation Inc

How much does Kahuku Development Foundation Inc give each year?

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc gave $108K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $101K across 2 grants.

What is Kahuku Development Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $35,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kahuku Development Foundation Inc give grants?

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc gives mostly in Hawaii: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Kahuku Development Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Kahuku Development Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).

How large is Kahuku Development Foundation Inc?

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc reported $6.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $363K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $131K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Kahuku Development Foundation Inc?

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $6.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Kahuku Development Foundation Inc's EIN?

Kahuku Development Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0191654. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 25, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)

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