Wai Family Foundation
Wai Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $517K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $16K.
Wai Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wai Family Foundation gave $25K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,250
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $516,629
- -2.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Hawaii (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wai Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was ARC of Hawaii ($10K). Together the top 4 received $25K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Wai Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 81% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $44K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ARC of Hawaii Honolulu, HI | Grant | $10,000 |
| Punahou School Honolulu, HI | Grant | $5,000 |
| Roosevelt High School Honolulu, HI | Grant | $5,000 |
| McKinley High School Honolulu, HI | Grant | $5,000 |
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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 | $516,629 | $17,753 | $31,128 | $25,000 | 4 | $25,000 | $16,329 | $30,858 |
| 2024 | $530,004 | $17,107 | $46,281 | $40,000 | 4 | $40,000 | — | $30,990 |
| 2023 | $575,479 | $146,670 | $30,186 | $25,000 | 5 | $25,000 | $12,851 | $26,341 |
| 2022 | $457,098 | $-1,308 | $48,435 | $44,000 | 5 | $44,000 | — | $23,708 |
| 2021 | $493,185 | $500,035 | $6,850 | $4,000 | 1 | $4,000 | $35 | $18,391 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wai Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $31K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wai Family Foundation is led by Brent Wilson, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brent Wilson
President
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marly Wilson
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hollis Bush
Secretary
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Lambert Wai (2021–2023) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Wai Family Foundation
How much does Wai Family Foundation give each year?
Wai Family Foundation gave $25K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 4 grants.
What is Wai Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Wai Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wai Family Foundation give grants?
Wai Family Foundation gives mostly in Hawaii: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Honolulu, HI (4 grants).
Does Wai Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Wai Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grant" (4 grants).
How large is Wai Family Foundation?
Wai Family Foundation reported $517K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $31K (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 Wai Family Foundation's EIN?
Wai Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-2279720. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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