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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 05-0630282

KSK Foundation

A private foundation in Honolulu, HI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $123,017 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $123,017

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $154,268
  • Tax year 2023

    $106,223

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $117,336
  • Tax year 2022

    $154,775

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $174,634
  • Tax year 2021

    $342,068

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $326,232
  • Tax year 2020

    $180,670

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $542,447
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,265

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $520,559
  • Tax year 2018

    $104,302

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $472,461
  • Tax year 2017

    $19,645

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $496,744

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mid Pacific InstituteHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $100,000
  2. Trashi Gomang FoundationKailua, HI

    Charitable - general

    $10,000
  3. Mid Pacific InstituteHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $7,735
  4. Hawaii Food BankHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $1,000
  5. JccyKapolei, HI

    Charitable - general

    $1,000
  6. PBS HawaiiHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $1,000
  7. Hawaii Public RadioHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $500
  8. Hawaiian Humane SocietyHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $500
  9. Hawaii Theatre CenterHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $365
  10. Pacific Buddhist AcademyHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $250
  11. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Charitable - general

    $105
  12. Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $100
  13. The Salvation ArmyHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $100
  14. US Olympic & Paralympic FoundationColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable - general

    $88
  15. American Lung AssociationChicago, IL

    Charitable - general

    $62
  16. American Lung AssociationChicago, IL

    Charitable - general

    $62
  17. Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumHonolulu, HI

    Charitable - general

    $55
  18. Veterans of Foreign War (VFW)Kansas City, MO

    Charitable - general

    $35
  19. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Charitable - general

    $35
  20. AARP FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable - general

    $25

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion1 grant $10,00087% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $5204% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5004% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2502% of the total
  5. Health3 grants $2292% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $60<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Hawaii15 grants $122,729
  2. Arizona1 grant $105
  3. Colorado1 grant $88
  4. Florida1 grant $35
  5. Missouri1 grant $35
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $25

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Kenneth J KobatakePRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • James K KobatakeVICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lynne MitaniSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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