Make Visible
Make Visible is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $343K in total assets. In 2025, it made $118K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $99K.
Make Visible at a glance
- Total assets
- $342,674
- -34.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $98,667
- -14.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $118,212
- +38.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $282,078
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Make Visible funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $355K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Contemporary Honolulu, HI | Grant to support long term sustainable educational series and support the development of artist | $200,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $342,674 | $98,667 | $282,078 | — | — | $118,212 | $98,667 |
| 2024 | $526,085 | $115,048 | $282,531 | — | — | $85,322 | $113,090 |
| 2023 | $693,568 | $83,373 | $283,429 | — | — | $86,093 | $80,760 |
| 2022 | $893,745 | $371,855 | $562,075 | $200,000 | 1 | $333,888 | — |
| 2021 | $1,085,041 | $540,106 | $715,216 | $50,000 | 1 | — | $6 |
| 2020 | $1,261,503 | $2,350,107 | $1,150,601 | $354,713 | 1 | — | $107 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Make Visible is led by Taiji Terasaki, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Taiji Terasaki
President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Yogi
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Naoko Terasaki
Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Make Visible
How large is Make Visible?
Make Visible reported $343K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $99K.
What is Make Visible?
Make Visible is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $343K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Make Visible operate?
Make Visible has awarded grants in California, Hawaii.
What is Make Visible's EIN?
Make Visible's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1758705. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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