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Transform Hawaii Government

Public charity · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 81-2500865 Website

Transform Hawaii Government is a grassroots organization formed to support the state of Hawaii's effort to transform government through an empowered workforce, improved business practices, and continued investments in technology to benefit all people of Hawaii.

Transform Hawaii Government at a glance

Total assets
$403,632
-64.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$75,000
-89.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$591,866
-37.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Transform Hawaii Government funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

HonoluluFolsomSan Fransisco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $160K (2020). In 2022 it made 4 grants totaling $74K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
One Shared Future Honolulu, HIGeer Summit$25,000
Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organi Honolulu, HIToolkit Curriculum$25,000
E Republic Inc Folsom, CADigital Govt Summit$14,000
Hawaii Executive Collaborative Honolulu, HITechnology Readiness$10,000
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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$403,632$75,000$591,866———
2024$1,123,097$698,461$943,174——$-1,539
2023$1,192,572$1,000,075$772,587———
2022$937,523$475,800$643,946$74,0004—
2021$1,125,456$310,796$506,955$24,5002—
2020$1,299,822$980,200$779,066$160,0003—

About Transform Hawaii Government

Based on IRS filings

Transform Hawaii Government is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $404K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Transform Hawaii Government is led by Micah A. Kane, Chairman on every filing since 2020; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Micah A. Kane

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Perreira

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Vara

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Harrison

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Kumagai

    Interim Executive

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    $63K (2024) → $160K (2025)

  • Sunshine Topping

    Treasurer & Secretary

    Treasurer & Secretary → Treasurer & Secretary Ef, 2024

    Treasurer & Secretary Ef → Treasurer & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Christine Sakuda (2020–2024) — Executive Director Ter
  • Former: Michael Mohr (2020–2024) — Director Til
  • Former: Randy Ching (2020–2022) — Treasurer & Secretary

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

William Kumagai — Interim Exec: $160KWilliam KumagaiInterim Exec$160K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $160K, to William Kumagai (Interim Exec).

Frequently asked questions about Transform Hawaii Government

How large is Transform Hawaii Government?

Transform Hawaii Government reported $404K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $75K.

What is Transform Hawaii Government?

Transform Hawaii Government is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $404K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Transform Hawaii Government operate?

Transform Hawaii Government has awarded grants in California, Hawaii.

What is Transform Hawaii Government's EIN?

Transform Hawaii Government's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2500865. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)

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