University of Hawaii Foundation
To unite donors' passions with the university of hawai'I's (UH) aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing investments to benefit UH, the people of hawai'I and our future generations.
University of Hawaii Foundation at a glance
In short: University of Hawaii Foundation gave $19.6M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $2.2M), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,568,210
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,174,246
- +40.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $106,564
- Total assets
- $1,106,917,390
- +14.9% 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 University of Hawaii Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Hawaii System ($18.6M). Together the top 9 received $19.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
34 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 34 (47%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How University of Hawaii Foundation gives
- Giving grew 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.8M (2019) to $19.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $19.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii System Honolulu, HI | University Support, Research, Scholarship, and Awards. | $18,594,524 |
| State of Hawaii Department of Education Honolulu, HI | Grant for gear up (gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs), the program aims to increase the number of low income students pursuing higher education | $265,000 |
| Hawaii Workforce Pipeline Inc Kailua, HI | Grant to implement and adapt strategies, tools, and metrics that build and strengthen students' networks | $174,654 |
| Vibrant Hawai'i Holi, HI | Grant to implement the work-based-learning intermediary statewide expansion project | $150,000 |
| Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Honolulu, HI | Grant to implement the work-based-learning intermediary statewide expansion project | $106,564 |
| Cultivate Hawaii Workforce Collaborative LLC Mililani, HI | Grant to implement the work-based-learning intermediary statewide expansion project | $100,000 |
| Kauai Economic Development Board Lihue, HI | Grant to implement the work-based-learning intermediary statewide expansion project | $100,000 |
| Kupu Honolulu, HI | Grant to implement and adapt strategies, tools, and metrics that build and strengthen students' networks | $52,468 |
| Seeds of Honua Kailua, HI | Matching grant to support small farmers to start or expand farming operations | $25,000 |
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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 | $1,106,917,390 | $178,308,316 | $91,469,516 | $19,568,210 | 9 | $35,034,832 |
| 2024 | $963,147,055 | $112,036,932 | $79,586,473 | $18,590,204 | 12 | $24,087,486 |
| 2023 | $893,522,101 | $123,081,542 | $68,484,452 | $15,287,009 | 11 | $44,091,574 |
| 2022 | $828,996,748 | $182,685,209 | $64,301,701 | $12,592,877 | 1 | $37,664,917 |
| 2021 | $719,332,132 | $108,431,875 | $57,246,813 | $12,167,015 | 1 | $33,658,554 |
| 2020 | $548,406,506 | $76,733,850 | $61,348,887 | $11,813,646 | 1 | $9,053,082 |
| 2019 | $543,347,710 | $67,544,540 | $60,243,863 | $9,750,186 | 1 | $9,371,056 |
About University of Hawaii Foundation
Based on IRS filings
University of Hawaii Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $19.6M. Net investment income was $35.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
University of Hawaii Foundation is led by Tim Dolan, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 15 of 33 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tim Dolan
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$492K (2020) → $637K (2025)
Allison Ohanian
Senior Executive Director
Senior Executive Director of Est & Gift Planning → Senior Executive Director of E, 2023
Senior Executive Director of E → Senior Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$159K (2022) → $248K (2025)
Julie Inouye
Executive Director of Development
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$134K (2022) → $201K (2025)
Marcelo Hanza
Senior Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$179K (2024) → $193K (2025)
C. Scott Wo
Chairman
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Bishop
Director of Prospect Research
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$121K (2024) → $128K (2025)
Trinh Nguyen
Director of Development
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$125K (2024) → $126K (2025)
Eriza Bareng
Senior Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$139K (2025)
Jennifer Nickel
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$119K (2025)
Jocelyn Romero Demirbag
Senior Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2025)
Jackson Nakasone
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael K. Hirai
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Fukunaga
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter N. Grossman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean K. Sugai
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ted Pettit
Trustee
Treasurer → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2023
Vice Chair & Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ginny Tiu
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James H. Q. Lee
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Taylor
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sutanto Widjaja
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy M. Donohue
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guy Kawasaki
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Couch
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Han
COO & CFO
Vice President & COO → Vice President for Administration & CFO, 2022
Vice President for Administration & CFO → COO & CFO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$111K (2020) → $357K (2025)
Kara Shibata
Assistant Treasurer & Controller
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$38K (2019) → $140K (2025)
Christine Koo
Assistant Treasurer & Vice President
Associate Vice President - Advancement Ser → Assistant Treasurer & Associate Vice President, 2021
Assistant Treasurer & Associate Vice President → Assistant Treasurer & Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$125K (2020) → $269K (2025)
Karla Zarate-Ramirez
Associate Vice President - Major Gifts
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$137K (2020) → $302K (2025)
Maile Au
Associate Vice President
Senior Executive Director of A → Senior Executive Director, 2024
Senior Executive Director → Associate Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$137K (2023) → $199K (2025)
Margot Schrire
Associate Vice President
Associate Vice President of Communications → Associate Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$146K (2023) → $223K (2025)
Lori Teranishi
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard F. Wacker
Vice Chair
Chariman → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randolph G. Moore
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robynne D. Daly
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (53)
- Former: Standford S. Carr (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Judy Nagai (2023–2024) — Senior Executive Director
- Former: Meredith Yoro (2023–2024) — Executive Director of Development
- Former: Kenneth Miller (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Lim (2024) — Director of It
- Former: Eric K. Martinson (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: James P. Lally (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ken Miller (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Louise Ky Ing (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Rosita G. Leong (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Hank Wuh (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kristi Bates (2021–2023) — Executive Director of Development
- Former: Amanda Kelly (2022–2023) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Diane Paloma (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: James J. Pappas (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jung Song (2019–2022) — Senior Associate Vice President - Strategic
- Former: Brenda Smith (2021–2022) — Senior Executive Director of Donor
- Former: Lynne Wooddell (2021–2022) — Director of Development
- Former: Kathleen Hogarty (2022) — Executive Director of Development
- Former: Elliot Loden (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Hugh Jones (2019–2021) — Assistant Secretary & In-House Counsel
- Former: Jason Ono (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Kathleen Kagawa (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kent R. Youel (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mary E. Sellers (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Coppes (2019–2021) — Senior Director of Estate
- Former: Ritchie Mudd (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: William E. Grayson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: A. Catherine Ngo (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Malia Peters (2021) — Senior Executive Director of Schola
- Former: Christine Chee-Ruiter (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Herbert N Conley Jr. (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Janet Bullard (2019–2020) — Vice President Marketing & Communications
- Former: Julie Levine (2019–2020) — Executive Director of Development
- Former: Paul Kobayashi (2019–2020) — Assistant Treasurer, Vice President Administrator & CFO
- Former: Shari Walsh (2019–2020) — Assistant Secretary & Executive Assistant
- Former: Susan Murray (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Matt Henry (2020) — Executive Director of Development
- Former: Alan Arakawa (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Brandt Farias (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Catherine Ngo (2019) — Chairman
- Former: Charlene Mitsuda (2019) — Assistant Secretary, Executive Assistant to Vp-Admin & CFO
- Former: Donna Vuchinich (2019) — President
- Former: Elaine Evans (2019) — Director of Development & John A Burns School of Medicine
- Former: Elizabeth Hokada (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Eric Valdescaro (2019) — Director of Advancement Services
- Former: Lawrence Taff (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Marivic Dar (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Michael May (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Tresler (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Hiam (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Nakagawa (2019) — Assistant Treasurer & Controller
- Former: William Richardson (2019) — Trustee
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $637K, to Tim Dolan (President/CEO). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about University of Hawaii Foundation
How much does University of Hawaii Foundation give each year?
University of Hawaii Foundation gave $19.6M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $18.6M across 12 grants.
What is University of Hawaii Foundation's typical grant size?
University of Hawaii Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $106,564, and its average grant was $2,174,246, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does University of Hawaii Foundation give grants?
University of Hawaii Foundation 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) and Kailua, HI (2 grants).
Does University of Hawaii Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on University of Hawaii Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are University of Hawaii Foundation's largest grantees?
University of Hawaii Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include University of Hawaii System ($18,594,524), State of Hawaii Department of Education ($265,000) and Hawaii Workforce Pipeline Inc ($174,654), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is University of Hawaii Foundation?
University of Hawaii Foundation reported $1.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $178.3M.
What is University of Hawaii Foundation?
University of Hawaii Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $1.1B in total assets as of 2025.
What is University of Hawaii Foundation's EIN?
University of Hawaii Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0085260. 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
(8)
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 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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