Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big
Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big is a private foundation, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $512K. Net investment income was $306K.
Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big at a glance
In short: Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big gave $512K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $171K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $512,000
- +28.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $170,667
- -14.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $9,975,432
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Hawaii (100% 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 Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hawaii Children's Discovery Center ($312K). Together the top 3 received $512K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big gives
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2023) to $512K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $512K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Children's Discovery Center Honolulu, HI | To provide multicultural community education and exhibits to children | $312,000 |
| Punahou School Honolulu, HI | To Provide Resources to Students Pursuing Scholastic Opportunities. | $100,000 |
| Universtiy of Hawaii Foundation Honolulu, HI | To provide scholarship support to graduate students entrolled at university of Hawaii at manoa college of education. | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,975,432 | $366,576 | $586,265 | $512,000 | 3 | $514,618 | $306,465 | $532,012 |
| 2024 | $10,201,016 | $485,387 | $406,943 | $400,000 | 2 | $400,000 | $490,345 | $513,962 |
| 2023 | $10,118,384 | $10,150,505 | $32,121 | $25,000 | 1 | $32,121 | $150,505 | $430,005 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big reported a distributable amount of $532K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lara Siu
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liane Usher
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Yajima
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big
How much does Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big give each year?
Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big gave $512K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $400K across 2 grants.
What is Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big's typical grant size?
Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $170,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big give grants?
Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big gives mostly in Hawaii: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Honolulu, HI (3 grants).
Does Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big?
Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big reported $10.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $515K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $532K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big's EIN?
Loretta Luke Yajima Dream Big's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7784548. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024
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