Wilcox Health Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Lihue, HI EIN: 99-0204242

The mission of Wilcox Health Foundation is to create a healthier hawai'I.

Wilcox Health Foundation at a glance

In short: Wilcox Health Foundation gave $488K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $488K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$487,618
-87.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$487,618
-87.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$487,618
Total assets
$17,768,202
+8.7% 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 Wilcox Health Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Wilcox Memorial Hospital: $488KWilcox Memorial Hospital$488K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wilcox Memorial Hospital ($488K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Lihue

How Wilcox Health Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $304K (2020) to $3.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $488K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wilcox Memorial Hospital Lihue, HIGeneral Support$487,618
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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$17,768,202$1,925,273$1,119,293$487,6181$103,148
2024$16,349,964$11,232,760$4,470,322$3,779,5321$223,228
2023$8,461,119$984,774$1,826,724$987,4521$95,883
2022$10,028,799$3,692,144$1,263,926$453,9911$64,356
2021$6,915,379$1,258,741$1,464,024$633,2061$524,669
2020$6,822,164$3,920,247$1,218,208$303,6541$9,629
2019$4,222,901$1,301,618$1,785,179$935,0461$130,263

About Wilcox Health Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Wilcox Health Foundation is a public charity, based in Lihue, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $488K. Net investment income was $103K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wilcox Health Foundation is led by Jennie Chahanovich, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jennie Chahanovich

    President

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Jung

    Board of Director & Chair

    Board of Director → Board of Director & Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Albrecht

    Board of Director & Chair

    Board of Director → Board of Director & Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Emura

    Board of Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond P Vara Jr.

    Board of Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard M Goodale MD

    Board of Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trinette Kaui

    Board of Director & Vice Chair

    Board of Director & Vice Chair → Board of Director, 2020

    Board of Director → Board of Director & Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Pratt

    Board of Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geri Young MD

    Board of Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Ono

    Board of Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles R Ching

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Okabe

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Dunbar

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Lewis

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Ann Tsutsui

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Michael Dahilig (2019–2024) — Board of Director
  • Former: Paula Chihara (2019–2022) — Board of Director & Chair
  • Former: Earl Inouye (2019–2021) — Former Officer
  • Former: Michael Robinson (2019–2020) — Former Officer
  • Former: Gail Weir (2019) — Board of Director
  • Former: Michael Dexter-Smith (2019) — Board of Director
  • Former: Thomas Mundell (2019) — Former Officer

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.

Frequently asked questions about Wilcox Health Foundation

How much does Wilcox Health Foundation give each year?

Wilcox Health Foundation gave $488K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.8M across 1 grant.

How large is Wilcox Health Foundation?

Wilcox Health Foundation reported $17.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

Where does Wilcox Health Foundation operate?

Wilcox Health Foundation has awarded grants in Hawaii.

What is Wilcox Health Foundation's EIN?

Wilcox Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0204242. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)

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