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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1655882

Kaneta Foundation

A private foundation in Honolulu, HI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $301,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Lavache Scanlan
4303 Diamond Head Road Ilima 205
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 734-9371
Form and materials
Online applications are submitted to: https://scholarsapp.com/scholarship/lunalilo-scholarship/. Referral forms must be submitted also. Applications without referral forms will not be considered. Mailed applications are sent to: kapiolani community college c/o lavache scanlan 4303 diamond head road, ilima 205 honolulu, hi 96816
Deadlines
Online applications and referrals: 11:59 PM, may 1, 2026
Restrictions
The recipient must: 1. Be a first-year student enrolled at kapiolani community college with a minimum of 9 credit hours. 2. Have a high school diploma or ged. 3. Be a hawaii resident.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $301,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,658,755

  • Tax year 2024

    $302,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,712,302

  • Tax year 2023

    $307,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,777,972

  • Tax year 2022

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,122,131

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,526,072

  • Tax year 2020

    $240,254

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,836,469

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Hawaii FoundationHonolulu, HI

    Scholarships for "lunalilo scholars program"

    $300,000
  2. Rotary Club of Ala MoanaHonolulu, HI

    Support general fund

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $300,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Hawaii2 grants $301,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lester KanetaPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Marian KanetaSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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