Elsie H. Wilcox Foundation Grant - General Capital Grants
Funding Amount
Up to US $500,000
Deadline
September 1, 2027
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Grant Type
Foundation
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- Grants are provided for small capital projects or equipment with total costs of less than $500,000.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: To endowments
- Not eligible: For reserve purposes
- Not eligible: Deficit financing
- Not eligible: Neither does it provide multiple-year funding
Overview
The Elsie H. Wilcox Foundation Grant supports small capital projects and equipment costing under $500,000, benefiting qualified 501(c)(3) organizations in Hawaii. Preference is given to projects on Kauai, emphasizing board participation in funding. Notably, grants do not cover individual requests, endowments, or deficit financing, ensuring a broad community impact.
The Elsie H. Wilcox Foundation was established by Deed of Trust on February 15, 1938 for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes. The Trust provides a flexibility to permit use of income to meet changing requirements or needs.
Eligibility
Grants are provided for small capital projects or equipment with total costs of less than $500,000. The Distribution Committee provides assistance to qualified tax-exempt (501 (C) (3) charitable organizations throughout Hawaii whose programs benefit a sizeable number of people.
Ineligibility
Although the Trust is broad-purposed, it does not make grants to individuals, to endowments, for reserve purposes, or deficit financing; neither does it provide multiple-year funding.
What Elsie Wilcox Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 16
- Total given
- $60K
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Range
- $2,000–$5,000
- By dollars: Hawaii 95%, Georgia 5%. Top recipient cities: Honolulu, HI; Lihue, HI; Kiluea, HI.
- 81% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Malama Kauai · Kiluea, HI
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Helping Hands Hawaii · Honolulu, HI
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Waimea Sugar Mill Museum · Waimea, HI
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Island School · Lihue, HI
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Hawaii Foodbank Inc · Honolulu, HI
Kauai food purchase
$5,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capital
- Arts
- Education
- Environment
- Healthcare
- Human services
- Religious
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