Pali Momi Foundation
The mission of Pali Momi Foundation is to create a healthier hawai'I.
Pali Momi Foundation at a glance
In short: Pali Momi Foundation gave $374K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $374K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $374,465
- -71.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $374,465
- -43.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $374,465
- Total assets
- $2,010,273
- +67.1% 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 Pali Momi Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pali Momi Medical Center ($374K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 7 (29%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Pali Momi Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $374K (2025) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $374K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pali Momi Medical Center Honolulu, HI | General Support | $374,465 |
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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 | $2,010,273 | $903,741 | $1,038,117 | $374,465 | 1 | $10,382 |
| 2024 | $1,202,821 | $1,275,961 | $1,963,413 | $1,327,621 | 2 | $34,914 |
| 2023 | $2,036,777 | $929,785 | $1,454,981 | $801,315 | 2 | $11,937 |
| 2022 | $2,413,734 | $983,623 | $1,183,025 | $438,185 | 1 | $6,288 |
| 2021 | $2,722,738 | $2,927,500 | $1,336,242 | $533,839 | 1 | $89,497 |
| 2020 | $770,659 | $531,902 | $1,396,019 | $568,684 | 1 | $4,715 |
| 2019 | $902,983 | $684,187 | $1,405,943 | $616,252 | 1 | $10,330 |
About Pali Momi Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Pali Momi Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $374K. Net investment income was $10K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pali Momi Foundation is led by Dawn Dunbar, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dawn Dunbar
President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Otake
Board of Director & Chair
Board of Director → Board of Director & Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Akau
Board of Director & Vice Chair
Board of Director → Board of Director & Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darryl Turner
Board of Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luke Yeh
Board of Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Lam
Board of Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raymond P Vara Jr.
Board of Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wade Gesteuyala
Board of Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Lai MD
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Arita
Board of Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Philippou
Board of Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Utsugi
Board of Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles R Ching
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Okabe
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Lewis
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Ann Tsutsui
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Keith Horita (2019–2024) — Board of Director & Vice Chair
- Former: Beth Hoban RN (2019–2022) — Board of Director
- Former: Earl Inouye (2019–2021) — Former Officer
- Former: Emily Kuraoka (2019–2021) — Board of Director & Chair
- Former: Gregg T. Kokame MD (2019–2020) — Board of Director
- Former: Michael Robinson (2019–2020) — Former Officer
- Former: Renee Gomes (2019) — Board of Director
- Former: Thomas Mundell (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: Violeta Arnobit RN (2019) — Board of Director
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 Pali Momi Foundation
How much does Pali Momi Foundation give each year?
Pali Momi Foundation gave $374K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 2 grants.
How large is Pali Momi Foundation?
Pali Momi Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $904K.
What is Pali Momi Foundation?
Pali Momi Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pali Momi Foundation operate?
Pali Momi Foundation has awarded grants in Hawaii.
What is Pali Momi Foundation's EIN?
Pali Momi Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3840327. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- 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)
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