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

Grant recipient EIN 99-0354949Arts and culture

Who funds Pai Foundation?

11 private foundations gave Pai Foundation in Honolulu, HI $4 million across 31 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

31 grants

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

  1. Central Pacific Bank FoundationHonolulu, HI 2025

    Pai'i art wall in CPB tidepools

    $5,000
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  3. Central Pacific Bank FoundationHonolulu, HI 2024

    Pai art wall in tidepools

    $5,000
  4. The Lewis Prize Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Fund music education

    $5,000
  5. Wahea Foundation Baron LeeHonolulu, HI 2024

    To preserve native hawaiian culture

    $2,800
  6. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To continue support for native hawaiian community-based artists, culture bearers, and organizations and increased organizational capacity

    $750,000
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $365,000
  8. Open Meadows Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY 2023

    Education and performance on hawaii culture

    $10,000
  9. Central Pacific Bank FoundationHonolulu, HI 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $61
  11. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $375,000
  12. Cooke Foundation LimitedHonolulu, HI 2022

    Ola ka ilima (PMNT 2 of 2)

    $25,000
  13. Central Pacific Bank FoundationHonolulu, HI 2022

    Art wall

    $10,000
  14. The Maxwellhanrahan FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To support the Nana I Ke Kumu cultural workshop series with a focus on hands-on traditional arts

    $10,000
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $97
  16. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To continue support for the native hawaiian cultural heritage network

    $425,000
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $260,000
  18. Atherton Family FoundationHonolulu, HI 2021

    I ulu no ka lala i ke kumu: the branches grow because of the trunk (2 of 4 PMTS)

    $50,000
  19. Cooke Foundation LimitedHonolulu, HI 2021

    Ola ka ilima

    $25,000
  20. The Maxwellhanrahan FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    To support The Nana I Ke Kumu cultural workshop series, with a focus on hands-on traditional arts.

    $10,000
  21. Central Pacific Bank FoundationHonolulu, HI 2021

    Support for art wall

    $8,000
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $88
  23. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To support a collaborative covid-19 emergency response regranting program for community-based artists, culture bearers, and cultural organizations

    $750,000
  24. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $200,000
  25. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Leadership grants for arts organizations 2018

    $50,000
  26. Wahea Foundation Baron LeeHonolulu, HI 2020

    General donation to further organization's purpose.

    $1,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $34
  28. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To support the native hawaiian cultural heritage network

    $187,500
  29. Wahea Foundation Baron LeeHonolulu, HI 2019

    General donation to further organization's purpose.

    $1,800
  30. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To renovate the Arts Gallery and Performing Arts Center in the Ola Ka ilima Art space Lofts affordable housing project in Honolulu

    $200,000
  31. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To support the native hawaiian cultural heritage network

    $187,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Honolulu, HI and are not among Pai Foundation’s funders above.

  1. J Watumull FundHonolulu, HI 72 grants Accepts applications $301,500 to similar organizations
  2. Kosasa FoundationHonolulu, HI 50 grants Accepts applications $1,514,347 to similar organizations
  3. Tradewind Group FoundationHonolulu, HI 51 grants Accepts applications $390,406 to similar organizations
  4. McInerny FoundationHonolulu, HI 36 grants Preselected only $1,453,540 to similar organizations
  5. The Cades FoundationHonolulu, HI 65 grants Accepts applications $527,000 to similar organizations
  6. Bank of Hawaii Charitable FDNHonolulu, HI 23 grants Accepts applications $252,700 to similar organizations
  7. John R Halligan Charitable FundBannockburn, IL 101 grants Preselected only $2,978,000 to similar organizations
  8. First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable FoundationHonolulu, HI 38 grants Accepts applications $164,115 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 99-0354949 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.