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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-6002441

Elsie Wilcox Foundation

A private foundation in Honolulu, HI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $60,000 paid in grants.

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

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,316,217
  • Tax year 2024

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,250,427
  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,173,013
  • Tax year 2022

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,186,767
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,249

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,269,920
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,222,719

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Malama KauaiLihue, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  2. Helping Hands HawaiiHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  3. Waimea Sugar Mill MuseumWaimea, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  4. Island SchoolLihue, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  5. Hawaii Foodbank IncHonolulu, HI

    Kauai food purchase

    $5,000
  6. Big Brothers Big Sisters HawaiiHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  7. Kauai North Shore Food PantryKilauea, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $4,500
  8. Waioli CorporationLihue, HI

    Grove farm and kaipu camp

    $4,000
  9. Hawaii Academy of ScienceHonolulu, HI

    Science and engineering

    $3,500
  10. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    Unrestricted gift

    $3,000
  11. National Tropical Botanical GardenKalaheo, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $3,000
  12. Boys and Girls Club of HawaiiHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $3,000
  13. Honolulu Theatre for YouthHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  14. Hawaii Opera TheatreHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  15. Hawaii Public Television FoundationHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  16. Hawaiian Islands Land TrustHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $16,00031% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $10,00019% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $9,50018% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $3,5007% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Hawaii15 grants $57,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bank of HawaiiTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $18,786

The return

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