Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation
The Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation, an independent non-profit corporation, is dedicated to strengthening the quality of public education by creating opportunities for innovative school level ideas, and by supporting programs that benefit students and encourage those in public education to challenge themselves and grow.
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation at a glance
In short: Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation gave $160K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $159,864
- -66.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,973
- -60.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $28,769
- Total assets
- $5,293,385
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Hawaii (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation
Who Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Design Thinking ($66K). Together the top 5 received $160K.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 28 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation gives
- Giving grew 79% 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 $85K (2021) to $796K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $160K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Design Thinking | Leadership Training | $65,707 |
| Iolani School Honolulu, HI | Lab Equipment | $41,888 |
| Honolulu Star Adviser Honolulu, HI | Newspapers in Educ | $28,769 |
| Kapaa Kapaa, HI | School Project | $15,000 |
| Kupu Honolulu, HI | Environmental Educat | $8,500 |
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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 | $5,293,385 | $764,554 | $712,689 | $159,864 | 5 | $296,906 |
| 2024 | $4,990,590 | $1,047,649 | $945,296 | $481,577 | 6 | $257,880 |
| 2023 | $4,564,237 | $1,937,813 | $1,140,480 | $795,674 | 6 | $133,124 |
| 2022 | $3,518,765 | $251,565 | $237,308 | $89,479 | 5 | $134,833 |
| 2021 | $3,958,622 | $335,516 | $251,873 | $84,983 | 6 | $234,465 |
| 2020 | $3,731,524 | $489,451 | $325,114 | $140,556 | 8 | $91,808 |
About Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $160K. Net investment income was $297K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation is led by Cyd Miyashiro, President El since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cyd Miyashiro
President El
Vice President → Chair, 2024
Chair → President El, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz Chun Uyehara
President
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Tatsumura
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Magoay
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Velasco
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Okada
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Inouye
Trustee
Trustee → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Filifotu Vaai
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Odan
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Quin Ogawa
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Tran
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dani Aiu
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Hiraki
Executive Di
President → Executive Di, 2025
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$120K (2025)
Julia Pae Okinaka
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nolan Kawano
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Nishimura
Secretary
Executive Vice President & Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharlene Tsuda
Executive Vice President
Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Odo
Treasurer
Executive Vice President & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Harvey
Executive Vice President
President → Executive Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darcy Endo Omoto
Vice President
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tan Yan Chen
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Anna Hu (2020–2024) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Jennifer Goto Sabas (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tyler Tokioka (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Daniel Chun (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Guy Fujimura (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ian Kitajima (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lauran Nahme (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sharon Shiroma Brown (2020–2023) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Saedene Ota (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Toby Taniguchi (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Brown Sharon Shiroma (2022) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Chen Tan Yan (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Chun Daniel (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Fujimura Guy (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Harvey Dana (2022) — President
- Former: Hu Anna (2022) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Inouye Marc (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kawano Nolan (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kitajima Ian (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Magaoay Michael (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Miyashiro Cyd (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nahme Lauren (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nishimura Rhonda (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Odan James (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Ogawa Quin (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Okada Terri (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Okinaka Julia (2022) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Omoto Darcy Endo (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Ota Saedene (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sabas Jennifer Goto (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Taniguchi Toby (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Tatsumura Brian (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Tokioka Tyler (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Tsuda Sharlene (2022) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Uyehara Liz Chun (2022) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Vaai Filifotu (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Velasco Nicole (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ani Menon (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Dana Gusman (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Danford Oshima (2020) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $120K, to Ken Hiraki (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation
How much does Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation give each year?
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation gave $160K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $482K across 6 grants.
What is Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation's typical grant size?
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $28,769, and its average grant was $31,973, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation give grants?
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation gives mostly in Hawaii: 59% 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 Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation's largest grantees?
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Design Thinking ($65,707), Iolani School ($41,888) and Honolulu Star Adviser ($28,769), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation?
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $765K.
What is Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation?
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $5.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation's EIN?
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-0243449. 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 October 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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