Locations Foundation
Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0267351. Reported 147 grants totalling $737,914 to 80 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Locations Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,242. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,522 and $5,828; the smallest was $380 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Donations (less Than 1000) | Honolulu, HI | $49,910 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaiian Hope Org | Honolulu, HI | $45,544 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $39,698 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association | Honolulu, HI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Programs Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $34,236 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Honolulu, HI | $30,459 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aloha United Way | Honolulu, HI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Na Kama Kai | Waianae, HI | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Hawaii | Ewa Beach, HI | $21,127 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| After-School All-Stars Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaii 3R'S | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Weed & Seed Hawaii Inc | Ewa Beach, HI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids Hurt Too Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $19,894 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Honolulu, HI | $18,606 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Oahu | Honolulu, HI | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kalani High School | Pearl City, HI | $13,879 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uh Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $13,158 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hugs | Honolulu, HI | $11,164 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $11,011 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Achieve Zero | Wahiawa, HI | $10,560 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child and Family Service | Ewa Beach, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Children's Justice Center of Oahu | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Red Apple Foundation | Kapolei, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Surfers Healing | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $9,074 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women in Need | Pearl City, HI | $9,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Queen's Medical Center | Honolulu, HI | $8,765 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hawaiian Humane Society | Honolulu, HI | $8,521 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association - Accts Rec | Des Moines, IA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jy Trading Company Inc | Honolulu, HI | $7,218 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Human Services | Honolulu, HI | $7,030 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Swish Honolulu | Honolulu, HI | $6,832 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Shelter | Honolulu, HI | $6,755 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $6,029 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kupu | Honolulu, HI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regal Cinemas Inc | Knoxville, TN | $5,958 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Foodbank | Honolulu, HI | $5,443 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Homeownership Center | Honolulu, HI | $5,353 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $5,335 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Des Moines, IA | $5,019 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Meals on Wheels | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Nature Center | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kapiolani Health Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Residential Youth Services & Empowerment | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oahu SPCA | Wahiawa, HI | $4,474 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aloha Council BSA - Onizuka Day of Exploration | Honolulu, HI | $4,242 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Korean Catholic Community | Honolulu, HI | $4,071 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald Charities | Honolulu, HI | $3,843 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald Charities | Memphis, TN | $3,541 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aio Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $3,365 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $3,201 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iolani School | Honolulu, HI | $3,077 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ironworkers Scholarship Fund | Waipahu, HI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Read to Me International | Honolulu, HI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palolo Chinese Home | Honolulu, HI | $2,740 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St John Vianney | Kailua, HI | $2,622 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rehab Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Service Systems Associates | Honolulu, HI | $2,391 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Punahou Fund | Honolulu, HI | $2,035 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habilitat | Kaneohe, HI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Union Church Youth Ministry | Honolulu, HI | $1,805 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ryse Hawaii (residential Youth Services & Empowerment) | Honolulu, HI | $1,567 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paws of Hawaii | Kaneohe, HI | $1,445 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lanakila Pacific Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $1,444 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sgi International USA | Honolulu, HI | $1,339 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fur-Angel Foundation | Kapolei, HI | $1,259 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joey's Feline Friends | Kaneohe, HI | $1,255 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Union Church | Honolulu, HI | $1,253 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Children Foundation - Hawaii Branch | Potomac, MD | $1,217 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shelter of Wisdom | Honolulu, HI | $1,177 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blood Bank of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $1,112 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Public Radio | Honolulu, HI | $1,093 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shark Allies | Venice, CA | $1,089 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oahu Pickleball Association | Honolulu, HI | $1,060 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A & B Party Rentals LLC | Kapolei, HI | $1,058 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Poi Dogs & Popoki | Kapolei, HI | $1,011 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Theatre Center | Honolulu, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Honolulu Board of Realtors | Honolulu, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
39 of 80 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Special Olympics Hawaii
TO SUPPORT SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. - Women in Need
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. - The Salvation Army
CHARITABLE - CLOTHING DRIVE - Weed & Seed Hawaii Inc
TO SUPPORT HEROES AND HELPERS - Central Union Church
TO SUPPORT YOUTH MINISTRY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 86 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $88,001 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 45 | $233,273 | $3,365 |
| 2023 | 48 | $225,181 | $3,822 |
| 2024 | 36 | $191,459 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% of this one's giving went to organizations in Hawaii. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,242. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Hawaii.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Locations Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 614 Kapahulu Avenue 3RD Floor, Honolulu, HI, 96815. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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