HO’IWAI FUNDERS

By contributing to Hoʻiwai Fund you are investing in an intermediary that will minimize administrative burden and maximize community led impact and agency for community partners.

Hoʻiwai Fund is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. U.S. donations made to Hoʻiwai Fund are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Our tax id number is 85-0701521.

What makes for an effective ally?

  • We expect that experimentation is part of the process, and thus learning is iterative

  • We give smaller community projects visibility and support through our platform

  • We connect funders to a local network of like minded philanthropic foundations

  • We aim to be the leading advocate of equity-centered decision making in Hawaiʻi