Make Visible

Private foundation · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 83-1758705

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.

Key facts about Make Visible

EIN
83-1758705
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$342,674

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$343K

-34.9% YoY

Revenue

$99K

-14.2% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$118K

+38.5% YoY

Expenses

$282K

-0.2% YoY

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

HonoluluLos Angeles

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $355K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$342,674$526,085$693,568
Revenue$98,667$115,048$83,373
Expenses$282,078$282,531$283,429
Qualifying Distributions$118,212$85,322$86,093
Net Investment Income$98,667$113,090$80,760

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 27, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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.

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