The East-West Center Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 99-0254976

Financial support to benefit the educational activities and programs of the east-west center.

The East-West Center Trust at a glance

In short: The East-West Center Trust gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $87K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$87,394
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$87,394
Median grant
$87,394
Total assets
$1,457,603
-93.5% 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 The East-West Center Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Between East & West: $87KCenter for Cultural &Technical Interchange Between…$87K

The largest 2025 recipient was Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Between East & West ($87K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

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

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Honolulu

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $87K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Between East & West Honolulu, HIGeneral financial support of the east-west center's exempt mission$87,394
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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$1,457,603$99,194$95,158$87,3941$99,194
2024$22,473,389$755,352$109,237——$415,276
2023$16,712,662$1,077,905$89,780——$613,174
2022$13,940,947$488,546$96,736——$488,546
2021$17,197,124$1,998,746$88,551——$805,178
2020$14,265,488$-22,671$75,461——$-48,615

About The East-West Center Trust

Based on IRS filings

The East-West Center Trust is a public charity, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $87K. Net investment income was $99K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The East-West Center Trust's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Raoul Magana

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Turbin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Lau

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Euan Beer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Landers

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Ide

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Aaron J. Alter (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Russell J. Lau Termed (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Russell J. Lau (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.

Frequently asked questions about The East-West Center Trust

How much does The East-West Center Trust give each year?

The East-West Center Trust gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is The East-West Center Trust?

The East-West Center Trust reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $99K.

Where does The East-West Center Trust operate?

The East-West Center Trust has awarded grants in Hawaii.

What is The East-West Center Trust's EIN?

The East-West Center Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0254976. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)

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