Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, doing business as Kamehameha Schools, is a public charity based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Established under Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s will and codicils in 1885, it provides educational opportunities, including kindergarten-through-grade-12 schooling and preschool education, with preference for students of Hawaiian ancestry to the extent permitted by law.
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools at a glance
In short: Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools gave $33.4M across 109 grants in 2025 (avg $306K), mostly in Hawaii. 14% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $33,378,623
- -26.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 109
- -18.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $306,226
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $150,000
- Total assets
- $13,000,665,087
- +6.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 14% first-time grantees (15 of 108, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Hawaii (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools
- Contact
Mailing address: 567 S King Street Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 523-6200
Website: https://ksbe.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Louis School ($1.8M). Together the top 10 received $12.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
609 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 185 grants of 609 (30%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Hawai‘i and 1% to recipients in California. The listed largest 2025 recipients were in Hawai‘i.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 109 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools open to new grantees?
14%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 15 of 108 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $201K; repeat grants $326K. How we count
Medians: $93K first-time, $160K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33.4M (2025) to $45.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 109 grants totaling $33.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Louis School Honolulu, HI | Educational Support | $1,847,100 |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu Misc Honolulu, HI | Educational Support | $1,672,131 |
| Partners in Development Foundation Honolulu, HI | Educational Support | $1,617,498 |
| Institute for Native Pacific Education & Kapolei, HI | Educational Support | $1,465,391 |
| Aha Punana Leo Hilo, HI | Educational Support | $1,412,681 |
| Parkway Village Preschool Kapolei, HI | Educational Support | $1,081,102 |
| University of Hawaii Misc Honolulu, HI | Educational Support | $1,015,634 |
| Ke Kula O Piilani Wailuku, HI | Educational Support | $931,000 |
| Hookakoo Corporation Honolulu, HI | Educational Support | $892,694 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation Honolulu, HI | Educational Support | $790,000 |
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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 | $13,000,665,087 | $927,455,971 | $775,040,231 | $33,378,623 | 109 | $730,074,852 |
| 2024 | $12,171,215,830 | $588,827,104 | $1,408,154,627 | $45,164,551 | 134 | $396,488,767 |
| 2023 | $11,241,089,771 | $594,652,097 | $629,784,667 | $33,841,515 | 110 | $409,720,127 |
| 2022 | $11,621,172,512 | $917,042,978 | $596,797,807 | $44,715,716 | 136 | $739,781,779 |
| 2021 | $11,860,305,202 | $1,626,952,465 | $526,306,499 | $34,348,551 | 120 | $1,479,387,587 |
| 2020 | $9,328,113,656 | $548,144,717 | $533,276,735 | $38,485,573 | 109 | $401,390,848 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Kamehameha Schools’ stated mission is to fulfill Pauahi’s desire to create educational opportunities in perpetuity to improve the capability and well-being of people of Hawaiian ancestry. Its 2024 filing describes Kamehameha Schools as serving kindergarten through grade 12 and operating 30 preschools.
The 2025 grants were reported as educational support. Among the grantees, Partners in Development Foundation describes its mission as providing charitable, educational, literary, and scientific services for families and communities using Native Hawaiian values and traditions. The Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture says it works to improve Native Hawaiians’ quality of life through community partnerships that provide educational opportunities and promote self-sufficiency. ʻAha Pūnana Leo describes its mission as ensuring a living Hawaiian language in Hawai‘i and beyond. These are grantees’ stated missions, not Kamehameha Schools’ own program descriptions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Kamehameha Schools reported 109 grants totaling $33,378,623. Awards ranged from $12,500 to $1,847,100, with a median grant of $150,000.
The largest reported grants included $1,847,100 to St. Louis School, $1,672,131 to Chaminade University of Honolulu, $1,617,498 to Partners in Development Foundation, $1,465,391 to the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture, and $1,412,681 to ʻAha Pūnana Leo. Each was listed for educational support.
The Ea Aʻe opportunity supports Kanaeokana participants’ collaborative, education-centered efforts to advance ea and build long-term lāhui capacity. The page says proposals must involve multiple organizations with clear roles and coordination; standalone proposals are not considered. Supported activities may include community learning, curriculum and educational media, facilitated dialogue, leadership development, research, and pilot efforts. The opportunity is not intended for a single-organization project, continuing existing work without meaningful expansion and new learning, or work focused mainly on service delivery. The page lists an initial-interest-form deadline of April 17 and information and co-creation sessions on May 8 and June 5; it does not specify the year for these dates.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Elliot Mills as chair and trustee; Michelle Kaʻuhane, Jennifer Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Robert Nobriga, and Crystal Rose as trustees; and L Jack Wong as CEO. Other listed executives are Darrel Hoke, EVP–Administration; Benjamin Salazar, VP of Finance and CFO; M Nalani Fujimori Kaina, general counsel and VP; and T Kaʻeo Duarte, VP of ʻĀina Pauahi.
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools is led by L. Jack Wong, CEO on every filing since 2020; all 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
L. Jack Wong
CEO
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$827K (2020) → $1.6M (2025)
Elliot Mills
Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Chair & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$986K (2023) → $223K (2025)
Burton Yuen
Managing Director - Fin'l Assets
Former Key Employee → Managing Director - Fin'l Assets, 2021
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$1.2M (2020) → $1.2M (2025)
Jeff Heidsieck
Managing Director - Fin'l Assets
Director - Financial Assets → Managing Director - Fin'l Assets, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$404K (2020) → $817K (2025)
Jon Iwatani
Managing Director - Fin'l Assets
Director - Financial Assets → Managing Director - Fin'l Assets, 2021
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$456K (2020) → $923K (2025)
David Ames
Managing Director - Fin'l Assets
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$741K (2023) → $844K (2025)
Crystal Rose
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$83K (2020) → $162K (2025)
Robert Nobriga
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$164K (2020) → $167K (2025)
Jennifer Goodyear-Ka'opua
Trustee
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
$1K (2022) → $174K (2025)
Walter Thoemmes
Fmr Man Director Committee Re
Managing Director - Commercial Re → Md & Ks Commercial Real Estate, 2024
Md & Ks Commercial Real Estate → Fmr Man Director Committee Re, 2025
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$337K (2022) → $389K (2025)
Michelle Ka'uhane
Trustee
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
$92K (2024) → $179K (2025)
Benjamin Salazar
Vice President of Finance & CFO
Managing Director - Finance & CFO → Vice President Finance & CFO, 2024
Vice President Finance & CFO → Vice President of Finance & CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$279K (2020) → $448K (2025)
Darrel Hoke
Executive Vice President - Administration
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$365K (2020) → $550K (2025)
M. Kahealani Nae'ole-Wong
Head of School - Big Island
Head of School - Big Island → Head of School-Hawai'i Island, 2022
Head of School-Hawai'i Island → Head of School - Big Island, 2024
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$256K (2020) → $385K (2025)
Scott Parker
Head of School - Maui
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$215K (2020) → $373K (2025)
Shelli Kim
Int Vice President - Hi'ialo From
Int. Head-Presch. → Former Interim Head-Preschools, 2021
Former Interim Head-Preschools → Int Vice President - Hi'ialo From, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$178K (2020) → $287K (2025)
T. Ka'eo Duarte
Vice President of Aina Pauahi
Vp-Community & Aina Resiliency → Vice President Aina Pauahi, 2024
Vice President Aina Pauahi → Vice President of Aina Pauahi, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$234K (2020) → $454K (2025)
Taran Chun
Head of School - Ksk
Head of School - Kapalama → Head of School - Ksk, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$267K (2020) → $460K (2025)
Timothy Donohue
CIO
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$2.5M (2020) → $2.4M (2025)
Christopher Piccione
COO & Financial Assets
COO Financial Assets → COO & Financial Assets, 2024
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$872K (2022) → $920K (2025)
M. Nalani Fujimori Kaina
General Counsel & Vice President
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$3K (2023) → $468K (2025)
Mia Okinaga
Vice President & Internal Audit
Vice President & Internal Audit → Vice President Internal Audit, 2024
Vice President Internal Audit → Vice President & Internal Audit, 2025
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$35K (2023) → $404K (2025)
Sabrina Toma
Former Int General Counsel & Vice President
Int. General Counsel & Vice President → Former Int. General Counsel & Vice President, 2024
Former Int. General Counsel & Vice President → Former Int General Counsel & Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$226K (2023) → $255K (2025)
Carrie Shoda-Sutherland
Former Interim Vice President S & T
Interim Vice President S & T → Former Interim Vice President S & T, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$206K (2024) → $187K (2025)
Kehau Abad
Vice President of S & E
Vice President S & E → Vice President of S & E, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$186K (2024) → $330K (2025)
M. Wai'ale'ale Arroyo
Vp-Hi'ialo & Int Head of School - Ksk
Vice President Hi'ialo → Vp-Hi'ialo & Int Head of School - Ksk, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$337K (2024) → $354K (2025)
Andrea Kanno-Kalama
Former Int Vice President Committee & CCO
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$222K (2025)
Former officers (20)
- Former: Cara Nakamura (2020–2024) — Managing Director - Fin'l Assets
- Former: Lance Wilhelm (2020–2024) — Former Trustee
- Former: Lauren Nahme (2020–2024) — Vice President S & T
- Former: Andrea Kanno (2023–2024) — Int Vice President Committee & CCO
- Former: John Komeiji (2020–2023) — General Counsel & Vice President
- Former: Kevin Cockett (2020–2023) — Vice President - Comms & CCO
- Former: M. Wai'ale'ale Sarsona (2020–2023) — Vice President - Hi'ialo
- Former: Sheryl Nicholson (2020–2023) — Former Interim Vp-Legal
- Former: Timothy Slottow (2020–2023) — Former Evp-Fin. & CFO
- Former: Elizabeth Cawrey (2021–2023) — Director - Audit
- Former: Micah Kane (2020–2022) — Former Trustee
- Former: Thuyen Nguyen (2022) — Senior Director Fin'l Assets Tech
- Former: Elizabeth Hokada (2020–2021) — Former CIO
- Former: Herling Ryan Lee (2020–2021) — Director - Fin'l Assets · Filing note: Until 10/2020
- Former: M'liss Moore (2020–2021) — Managing Director - Fin'l Assets · Filing note: Until 12021
- Former: Randie Fong (2020–2021) — Former Vp-Hi Cultural Affairs
- Former: Winona White (2020–2021) — Former Vice President - Human Resources
- Former: Corbett Kalama (2020) — Former Trustee
- Former: Eric Sonnenberg (2020) — Vp-Legal
- Former: Joy Kono (2020) — Former Interim Vice President - Administrator
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 $2.4M, to Timothy Donohue (CIO). 27 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools
How much does Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools give each year?
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools gave $33.4M across 109 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $45.2M across 134 grants.
What is Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools's typical grant size?
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools's median grant in 2025 was $150,000, and its average grant was $306,226, across 109 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools that year got $201K on average.
Where does Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools give grants?
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools gives mostly in Hawaii: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Honolulu, HI (32 grants), Hilo, HI (11 grants), Kaneohe, HI (8 grants) and Kapolei, HI (5 grants).
Does Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 109 grants with a stated purpose on Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Support" (108 grants).
Who are Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools's largest grantees?
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools's largest 2025 grantees include St Louis School ($1,847,100), Chaminade University of Honolulu Misc ($1,672,131) and Partners in Development Foundation ($1,617,498), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools?
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools reported $13.0B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $927.5M.
What does Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools fund?
Kamehameha Schools’ stated mission is to fulfill Pauahi’s desire to create educational opportunities in perpetuity to improve the capability and well-being of people of Hawaiian ancestry. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools?
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ksbe.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools's EIN?
Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0073480. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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 May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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