Hmsa Foundation
Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0250429. Reported 103 grants totalling $9,079,633 to 63 recipients 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. Hmsa 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $1,200,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $4,800,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waimanalo Health Center | Waimanalo, HI | $420,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Five Mountains Hawaii | Kamuela, HI | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services | Honolulu, HI | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kualoa Heeia Ecumenical Youth Project | Kaneohe, HI | $320,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wai-Anae Community Re-Development Corporation | Waianae, HI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hawaiian Community Assets Inc | Honolulu, HI | $280,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Food Basket Inc | Hilo, HI | $275,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kumano I Ke Ala | Waimea, HI | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program | Hana, HI | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Molokai Child Abuse Prevention Pathways | Kaunakakai, HI | $220,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| We Are Oceania | Honolulu, HI | $157,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Waianae Community Re-Development Corporation | Waianae, HI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike | Hana, HI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Food Basket Inc | Hilo, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Are Oceania (formerly Partners in Development Foundation) | Honolulu, HI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners in Development Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $32,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Hale 'oluea Clubhouse | Hilo, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children's Justice Center of Oahu | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Island Hivaids Foundation Dba Kumukahi Health Wellness | Hilo, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island of Hawaii YMCA | Hilo, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spill the Tea Cafe | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habilitat Inc | Kaneohe, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture | Kapaau, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Literacy | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaiian Islands Land Trust | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ho'aka Mana | Kaunakakai, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ho'okua'aina | Kaulua, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kaala Farm Inc | Waianae, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kalauokekahuli | Wailuku, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ke Kula Nui 0 Waimanalo | Waimanalo, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ma'i Movement Hawai'i | Gaithersburg, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maui Family Support Services | Wailuku, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Queens University Medical Group | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritan Counseling Center Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| State of Hawaii Judiciary | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Surfrider Spirit Session | Kailua, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Monkey Pod | Waimea, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Queen's Medical Center | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waianae Coast Community Mental Health Center Inc | Waianae, HI | $13,058 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kukulu Kumuhana O Anahola | Anahola, HI | $11,850 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maui Police Department | Wailuku, HI | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nurture Cultivate Inc | Honolulu, HI | $10,725 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Va Foundation | Kailua, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hoa 'aina O Makaha | Waianae, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hoiwai Fund | Haleiwa, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hui Malama O Ke Kai Foundation | Waianae, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kauai Planning & Action Alliance Inc | Lihue, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lanai Community Health Center | Lanai City, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Na Wahine Pa'ani O Punahou | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Kohala Community Resource Center | Hawi, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Primary Care Association | Honolulu, HI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Immunization Coalition | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maui Swim Club Inc | Kahului, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ahahui O Kauka Association of Native Hawaiian Physicians | Honolulu, HI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
13 of 63 (21%) 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 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- University of Hawaii Foundation
BUILDING LEARNING INNOVATIONS FOR HAWAII'S FUTURE DOCTORS & INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION AND SIMULATION PROGRAM - Wai-Anae Community Re-Development Corporation
RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES - Waianae Community Re-Development Corporation
DEVELOP COMMUNITY HEALTH HUBS (CHHS) TO EMPOWER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) WITH RIGOROUS, SCIENTIFICALLY-INFORMED METHODOLOGIES AND DATA TYPICALLY RESERVED FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH. CHHS WILL SERVE AS A NOVEL PLATFORM THAT OFFERS CBOS THE CAPACITY TO COLLECT AND UNDERSTAND HEALTH RELEVANT DATA FROM PARTICIPANTS OF THEIR COMMUNITY-INITIATED PROGRAMS ALONG WITH THAT OF THEIR SOCIALNETWORK. DATA WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BUILTENVIRONMENT FOR HEALTH/SOCIAL/ECONOMICS/POLICY IMPACTS BYACADEMIC CONSULTANTS, WHICH WILL BE ROUTED BACK TO THECOMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS. THE INFORMATION CAN ENABLECOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS INHEALTH/WELLBEING AND POTENTIALLY PLAY A PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZEDROLE IN PREVENTION - Five Mountains Hawaii
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES (HUI PARTNER) - Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services
SERVE COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH STRONG RELATIONSHIPS THAT HONOR CULTURE AND FOSTER HEALTH AND HARMONY THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, FRESH PRODUCE, MEALS AND MEDICINE TO PATIENTS DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. - Waimanalo Health Center
WAIMANALO HEALTH CENTER (WHC) PROVIDES PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED. A NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALING PRACTICE AND PROGRAM HAS BEEN INTEGRATED, INCLUDING A CULTURAL HEALING GARDEN TO PROVIDE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH HEALING PLANTS TO BEGIN THEIR OWN FOOD AND MEDICINAL GARDENS AND ALSO PROVIDES REMEDIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALING SERVICES AND CLASSES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 80 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $2,405,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $2,305,633 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 22 | $2,301,000 | $55,000 |
| 2024 | 19 | $2,068,000 | $50,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Hmsa Foundation has 59 of them, worth $22.0M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $4,000,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $3,000,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $2,400,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $1,500,000 |
| Straub Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $1,000,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $800,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $600,000 |
| Hoa Aina O Makaha | Waianae, HI | $500,000 |
| Hui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili (huimau) | Paauilo, HI | $500,000 |
| I Ola Lahui | Honolulu, HI | $500,000 |
| Kahumana | Waianae, HI | $500,000 |
| Kukulu Kumuhana O Anahola (kkoa) | Anahola, HI | $500,000 |
| Nohona Health | Wailuku, HI | $500,000 |
| Palama Settlement | Honolulu, HI | $500,000 |
| The Maui Farm | Makawao, HI | $500,000 |
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Hawaii. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Hmsa Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 860, Honolulu, HI, 96808. 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.
EIN 99-0250429 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.