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Steadfast Housing Development Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 99-0272190 Website

To provide housing and employment opportunities to persons with serious and persistent mental illnesses.

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation at a glance

In short: Steadfast Housing Development Corporation gave $84K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$83,652
-44.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-42.9% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,913
-2.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$21,057
Total assets
$4,995,186
+3.1% 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 Steadfast Housing Development Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

SHDC No 9 Inc: $26KSHDC No 9 Inc$26KSHDC No 1 Inc: $25KSHDC No 1 Inc$25KSHDC No 6 Inc: $17KSHDC No 6 Inc$17KSHDC No 10 Inc: $16KSHDC No 10 Inc$16K

The largest 2025 recipient was SHDC No 9 Inc ($26K). Together the top 4 received $84K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Honolulu

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 5 grants2023 7 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $84K (2025) to $151K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $84K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SHDC No 9 Inc Honolulu, HIGeneral Support$25,637
SHDC No 1 Inc Honolulu, HIGeneral Support$25,026
SHDC No 6 Inc Honolulu, HIGeneral Support$17,087
SHDC No 10 Inc Honolulu, HIGeneral Support$15,902
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,995,186$4,801,741$4,592,582$83,6524$8,802
2024$4,845,424$5,141,802$5,038,633$150,6167$9,983
2023$4,685,408$4,382,339$5,024,237$104,8205$-2,431
2022$5,266,859$6,137,845$6,669,771——$-15,218
2021$6,174,630$7,910,230$7,569,969——$913
2020$6,545,856$6,898,233$7,569,492——$2,245
2019$7,086,873$7,337,121$7,491,994——$106,520

About Steadfast Housing Development Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $84K. Net investment income was $9K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation is led by Linda Ahue, Executive Director & Assistant Secretary on every filing since 2019; 2 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linda Ahue

    Executive Director & Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $87K (2019) → $54K (2025)

  • Colette M. Sakoda

    President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Pedro

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Nj Chun-Oakland

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Kobayashi

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Audrey Awaya

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelley Lai

    Controller & Assistant Treasurer

    Controller & Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2022

    Assistant Treasurer → Controller & Assistant Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $73K (2019) → $80K (2025)

  • Peter Yanagawa

    Treasurer & Secretary

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Yamane

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Marvin B. Awaya (2019–2021) — President · Filing note: Thru 10/2020
  • Former: Colette M. Sakoda Ao (2021) — President
  • Former: Art Ikeda (2019–2020) — Secretary

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Shelley Lai — Controller & Asst. Treas.: $80KShelley LaiController & Asst. Treas.$80KLinda Ahue — Exec. DIR. & Asst. Secr.: $54KLinda AhueExec. DIR. & Asst. Secr.$54K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Shelley Lai (Controller & Asst. Treas.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Steadfast Housing Development Corporation

How much does Steadfast Housing Development Corporation give each year?

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation gave $84K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $151K across 7 grants.

What is Steadfast Housing Development Corporation's typical grant size?

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $21,057, and its average grant was $20,913, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Steadfast Housing Development Corporation give grants?

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation gives mostly in Hawaii: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Honolulu, HI (4 grants).

Does Steadfast Housing Development Corporation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Steadfast Housing Development Corporation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Steadfast Housing Development Corporation?

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.8M.

What is Steadfast Housing Development Corporation?

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $5.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Steadfast Housing Development Corporation's EIN?

Steadfast Housing Development Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0272190. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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