A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 99-0226111Arts and culture

Who funds AHA Punana Leo?

11 private foundations gave AHA Punana Leo in Hilo, HI $1.5 million across 23 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

23 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $20
  2. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2024

    General support

    $250,000
  3. Alaska Airlines FoundationAnchorage, AK 2024

    The Aha Punana Leo, Inc. (APL) is a Native Hawaiian nonprofit organization established in 1983 with a vision of "E Ola Ka Olelo Hawaii" (The Hawaiian Language Shall Live). Our mission is to drive and inspire change to ensure a living Hawaiian language in Hawaii and beyond. The ultimate goal is to provide and nurture various environments where the Hawaiian language can flourish as a living language and appreciate Hawaiian culture and values in today's contemporary Hawaiian society.

    $10,000
  4. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2023

    General support

    $250,000
  5. Noa Webster Aluli FoundationHonolulu, HI 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $193
  7. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2023

    Other civic / community

    $100
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $24
  9. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $21
  10. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2022

    General support

    $250,000
  11. James & Abigail Campbell Family FoundationKapolei, HI 2022

    Paepae punana leo o wai'anae

    $60,000
  12. First Hawaiian Bank FoundationHonolulu, HI 2022

    To support the renovation of a facility to expand Hawaiian language early childhood education program.

    $25,000
  13. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $1,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $334
  15. First Hawaiian Bank FoundationHonolulu, HI 2021

    To support the renovation of a facility to expand Hawaiian language early childhood education program.

    $25,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $321
  17. James & Abigail Campbell Family FoundationKapolei, HI 2020

    Tuition aid for 2020-2021 school year

    $60,000
  18. Noa Webster Aluli FoundationHonolulu, HI 2020

    Charity

    $5,000
  19. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $480
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $325
  21. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    enable the organization to achieve its mission of driving change to ensure a living Hawaiian language in Hawaii and beyond by providing general operating support

    $60,000
  22. Geofamily FoundationFlagstaff, AZ 2019

    Preserve and promote the hawaiian language

    $7,000
  23. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    strengthen the indigenous language medium education path by building the resources and skills of the overall Punana Leo community to deliver and share its literacy development approach

    $486,589

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Hilo, HI and are not among AHA Punana Leo’s funders above.

  1. Atherton Family FoundationHonolulu, HI 6 grants Accepts applications $77,100 to similar organizations
  2. The Robert M and Alice K Fujimoto FoundationHilo, HI 13 grants Preselected only $26,100 to similar organizations
  3. HPM Building Supply FoundationKeaau, HI 4 grants Preselected only $5,600 to similar organizations
  4. The Strong FoundationHonolulu, HI 2 grants Accepts applications $150,000 to similar organizations
  5. McInerny FoundationHonolulu, HI 2 grants Preselected only $95,000 to similar organizations
  6. Deupree Family FoundationWilmington, DE 10 grants Accepts applications $18,500 to similar organizations
  7. Hilo Rotary Club FoundationHilo, HI 2 grants Preselected only $2,000 to similar organizations
  8. Orlando H Lyman Char Trust Co-TrHonolulu, HI 8 grants Preselected only $2,351,558 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 99-0226111 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.