Kapi'olani Health Foundation
The mission of Kapi'olani Health Foundation is to create a healthier hawai'I.
Kapi'olani Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Kapi'olani Health Foundation gave $2.4M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $791K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,373,398
- -79.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $791,133
- -73.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $65,859
- Total assets
- $165,341,129
- +13.2% 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 Kapi'olani Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kapiolani Medical Center Women & Children ($2.3M). Together the top 3 received $2.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 10 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Kapi'olani Health Foundation gives
- Giving fell 20% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.3M (2021) to $11.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kapiolani Medical Center Women & Children Honolulu, HI | General Support | $2,273,324 |
| Hawai'i Pacific Health Honolulu, HI | General Support | $65,859 |
| Kapi'olani Medical Specialists Honolulu, HI | General Support | $34,215 |
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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 | $165,341,129 | $20,623,385 | $4,833,319 | $2,373,398 | 3 | $4,674,118 |
| 2024 | $146,090,402 | $12,824,633 | $14,341,073 | $11,775,269 | 4 | $4,176,079 |
| 2023 | $126,363,496 | $12,439,806 | $5,095,890 | $2,578,582 | 1 | $2,604,195 |
| 2022 | $111,752,402 | $12,070,299 | $5,096,605 | $2,980,268 | 1 | $3,187,181 |
| 2021 | $117,427,566 | $9,321,860 | $4,282,683 | $2,266,770 | 1 | $1,473,914 |
| 2020 | $92,196,378 | $6,755,490 | $7,388,171 | $3,031,378 | 3 | $-1,074,716 |
About Kapi'olani Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Kapi'olani Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $165.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $4.7M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kapi'olani Health Foundation is led by Dawn Dunbar, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 28 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dawn Dunbar
President
On filings since 2020
10.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen T Polivka
Board of Director & Chair
Board of Director → Board of Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Marx
Board of Director & Chair
Board of Director & Vice Chair → Board of Director & Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Nicolai
Board of Director & Vice Chair
Board of Director → Board of Director & Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chynna Stone
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Carr
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Sueda
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Woo
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Emerson
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nedra Manson
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paige Pahlmeyer
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raymond P Vara Jr.
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Mills
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Cramer
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Wilson
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Kosasa MD
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Lee
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amber Thibaut
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Katzman
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Bartell
Board of Director
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emalia Pietsch Hogan
Board of Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Bennett
Board of Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Mitsui
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherry Niethammer
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Ann Tsutsui
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles R Ching
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Okabe
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Lewis
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Angela Pratt MD (2020–2024) — Board of Director
- Former: Ralph Mesick (2020–2024) — Board of Director
- Former: Stephanie Gambetta (2020–2023) — Board of Director -
- Former: Eileen Wacker (2020–2022) — Board of Director
- Former: Marcus Merner (2020–2022) — Board of Director
- Former: Meredith Ching (2020–2022) — Board of Director
- Former: Patricia W Sheehan (2020–2022) — Board of Director
- Former: Sara Dudgeon (2020–2022) — Board of Director
- Former: Earl Inouye (2020–2021) — Former Officer
- Former: Jeffrey A. Arce (2020–2021) — Board of Director & Chair
- Former: Kim Hehir (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Natalie Banach (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: David Hudson (2020) — Board of Director
- Former: Michael Robinson (2020) — Former Officer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Kapi'olani Health Foundation
How much does Kapi'olani Health Foundation give each year?
Kapi'olani Health Foundation gave $2.4M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11.8M across 4 grants.
What is Kapi'olani Health Foundation's typical grant size?
Kapi'olani Health Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $65,859, and its average grant was $791,133, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Kapi'olani Health Foundation give grants?
Kapi'olani Health Foundation gives mostly in Hawaii: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Honolulu, HI (3 grants).
Does Kapi'olani Health Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Kapi'olani Health Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Kapi'olani Health Foundation?
Kapi'olani Health Foundation reported $165.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.6M.
What is Kapi'olani Health Foundation?
Kapi'olani Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $165.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Kapi'olani Health Foundation's EIN?
Kapi'olani Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0246364. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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