The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation
The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation is a private foundation, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $904K in total assets. In 2025, it made $7K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $72K.
The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $904,189
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $84,054
- +33.1% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $7,463
- -86.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $19,416
- -69.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
How The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 13% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2023) to $110K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $44K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lila K Mexico Foundation | General Operating Support | $44,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $904,189 | $84,054 | $19,416 | — | — | $7,463 | $72,178 | $56,464 |
| 2024 | $839,553 | $63,145 | $64,325 | $44,000 | 1 | $53,198 | $51,403 | $51,983 |
| 2023 | $840,731 | $53,319 | $58,879 | $44,000 | 1 | $48,990 | $43,388 | $46,997 |
| 2022 | $846,294 | $-6,796 | $129,087 | $110,000 | 1 | $112,168 | $1,452 | $49,313 |
| 2021 | $982,417 | $72,147 | $65,009 | $45,000 | 1 | $53,252 | $60,390 | $57,722 |
| 2020 | $975,279 | $45,485 | $61,759 | $45,000 | 1 | — | $36,129 | $49,790 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation reported a distributable amount of $56K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of Hawaii
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$15K (2020) → $12K (2025)
David K. Kawananakoa
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Kawananakoa
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael L. Jones
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $12K, to Bank of Hawaii (Co-Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation
How large is The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation?
The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation reported $904K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $56K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation's EIN?
The Kawananakoa Mexico Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7712861. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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