Bishop Museum
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$17.8M
Foundation funders
80
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Bishop Museum?
Bishop Museum is funded by 80 grantmakers, led by C N Wodehouse Bishop Museum Trust ($4.7M), John T Waterhouse Te Co-tr Bishop ($4.4M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.8M in grants to Bishop Museum between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Bishop Museum received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | C N Wodehouse Bishop Museum Trust | FOR CAPITAL AND PROGRAM NEEDS | $450,000 |
| 2025 | C N Wodehouse Bishop Museum Trust | UNRESTRICTED | $449,416 |
| 2025 | Unoyo Kojima Trust | ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Larry and Beatrice Ching Foundation | CULTURAL PROGRAMS | $1,000 |
| 2024 | John T Waterhouse Te Co-tr Bishop | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $871,099 |
| 2024 | The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC ART CHALLENGE | $700,000 |
| 2024 | C N Wodehouse Bishop Museum Trust | UNRESTRICTED | $506,143 |
| 2024 | C N Wodehouse Bishop Museum Trust | FOR CAPITAL AND PROGRAM NEEDS | $425,000 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INDIGENOUS FRAMEWORKS FOR CURATORS OF HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ART AND CULTURE | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Robert E Black Memorial Trust | — | $127,200 |
| 2024 | Maurice and Joanna Sullivan Family | Unrestricted Gift | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Kosasa Foundation | INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF MUSEUM'S COLLECTION TO BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD | $100,000 |
| 2024 | John R Halligan Charitable Fund | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | $80,000 |
| 2024 | Luomala Charitable Trust | PUBLICATION & RESEARCH; | $70,000 |
| 2024 | Dorothea Sloggett Cooke Trust | UNRESTRICTED GIFT | $54,000 |
| 2024 | John Chin Young Foundation | PROMOTE ART | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Abigail K K Kawananakoa Foundation | For Ulu Sponsorship | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Charles H and Margaret E Edmondson Charitable | MARINE INVERTEBRATE STUDIES | $20,500 |
| 2024 | Harrison R and Dorothea S Cooke Trust | UNRESTRICTED GIFT | $19,500 |
| 2024 | Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | $17,500 |
| 2024 | Ohuokalani Charitable Foundation | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE ABORIGINAL HAWAIIAN CULTURE AS IT WAS FROM 1820-1920 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Kualoa Ranch Foundation | PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EVENT | $10,500 |
| 2024 | Aloha United Way Inc | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | $9,672 |
| 2024 | Gates Family Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $7,500 |
| 2024 | Ernest and Margaret Peggy Kai Charitable | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,500 |
| 2024 | Wai Family Foundation | Grant | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Zadoc W & Lawrence N Brown | FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ARCHIVES | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Cades Foundation | Unrestricted Gift | $3,500 |
| 2024 | Keith and Polly Steiner Family Foundation | CHARITABLE | $2,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Bishop Museum?
Bishop Museum is funded by 80 grantmakers, led by C N Wodehouse Bishop Museum Trust ($4.7M), John T Waterhouse Te Co-tr Bishop ($4.4M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.8M in grants to Bishop Museum between 2020–2025.
Who is Bishop Museum's largest funder?
C N Wodehouse Bishop Museum Trust is the largest recorded funder of Bishop Museum, with $4.7M across 10 grants (2021–2025).
How much grant funding has Bishop Museum received?
IRS 990 filings record $17.8M in grants to Bishop Museum across 200 grants from 80 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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