OVERVIEW: The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation works broadly in the fields of social and environmental justice. It also runs an annual awards program for California-based artists and organizations working in the performing arts. Funding is mainly … [Read more...] about Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
Hawaii Grants
Arrillaga Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Arrillaga Foundation supports higher education, health and human services through programs operating in Menlo Park and the greater Bay Area, but also in Los Angeles an Hawaii. IP TAKE: The Arrillaga Foundation is a tough funder … [Read more...] about Arrillaga Foundation
Dorrance Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Dorrance Family Foundation supports place-based education, natural-resource conservation and community initiatives in Central and Southern California and on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Its Marine Conservation Initiative prioritizes coral and … [Read more...] about Dorrance Family Foundation
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation supports direct-service nonprofits working in housing, health, jobs, education and aging. Grantmaking primarily serves people experiencing poverty in the United States and Israel, with a strong … [Read more...] about Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
OVERVIEW: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative focuses primarily on AI-powered biomedical science, with additional grantmaking and partnerships in K–12 education and the communities where founders Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg live and work. Its … [Read more...] about The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Bezos Day One Fund
OVERVIEW: The Bezos Day One Fund supports local organizations working to end homelessness and runs a signature initiative to create tuition-free Montessori preschools in low-income areas. IP TAKE: The Fund prefers a proactive grantmaking approach … [Read more...] about Bezos Day One Fund
Island Insurance Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Island Insurance Foundation supports education, elder care, health, culture and social services in Hawaii. It is a corporate foundation and the charitable arm of Island Insurance Companies. IP TAKE: IFF is one of Hawaiʻi’s largest … [Read more...] about Island Insurance Foundation
G. N. Wilcox Trust
OVERVIEW: The G. N. Wilcox Trust supports arts and culture, education, the environment, health, human services, religion and community in Hawaii. The Bank of Hawaii manages grantmaking for the foundation. IP TAKE: The G.N. Wilcox Trust is an … [Read more...] about G. N. Wilcox Trust
Zilber Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Zilber Family Foundation supports neighborhoods, basic needs, personal safety, economic opportunity, affordable housing and youth programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as the state of Hawai'i. IP TAKE: This is one of Wisconsin's … [Read more...] about Zilber Family Foundation
Sentry Insurance Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Sentry Insurance Foundation supports education, arts and culture and social services in Wisconsin and other places where the company operates. IP TAKE: Although this insurance company has expanded greatly over the past century, it … [Read more...] about Sentry Insurance Foundation
Harold KL Castle Foundation
OVERVIEW: This is the largest private foundation in Hawaii. Castle supports education, environmental causes, community development and work and opportunity. Giving is limited to Hawai'i and prioritizes O'ahu. IP TAKE: The Harold K.L. Castle … [Read more...] about Harold KL Castle Foundation
