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Find nonprofit grants in Hawaii, including opportunities in Honolulu, Hilo, and Kailua. Updated listings for 501(c)(3) organizations statewide.
9,000+
Available grants
$2.71B
Total funding
$5K
Median grant
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Cornerstone Grants
Do you volunteer with a nonprofit organization? Would you like additional funding to start or enhance a service project? Organize your own service project!
We know that as an Elks scholar, you already uphold the cornerstones of the Foundation: knowledge, integrity, charity and community. Now, we want to help you do more! The ENF is offering fifteen $500 Cornerstone Grants to any Elks scholar interested in starting or expanding a community service project. We are also offering six $250 bonuses for projects done in collaboration with an Elks Lodge.
Looking for project ideas?
Consider a cause that you are passionate about and partner with an organization addressing that need.
Talk to your sponsoring lodge about what sort of service project they’d like to see at the Lodge. Ask them about charitable projects they are currently involved with, and see if there are any projects they’d like to see enhanced. You can find contact information for a Lodge near you here.
Funding
Hawaii grants for nonprofits provide funding to support environmental conservation, cultural preservation, and community health programs. The following grants empower organizations to address local challenges, enhance sustainability, and protect Hawaii’s natural and cultural resources.
Explore 140 funding opportunities for nonprofits in Hawaii, with $11.9M in resources. Instrumentl assists nonprofits with funding discovery, deadline notifications, and strategic insights to support impactful initiatives across the islands.
How common are grants in this category?
Common — grants in this category appear regularly across funding sources.
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for Hawaii grants for Nonprofits?
Most grants are due in the first quarter.
There are currently 100+ grants available to nonprofits in Hawaii. Of these, 51 have average awards greater than $25,000.
Among these grants, 2,000+ are dedicated to health & medicine and 3,000+ are dedicated to education. Additionally, there are 100+ grants that support nonprofit programs and projects and 24 that support general operating expenses.
When deciding which type of funder to seek grants from, nonprofits should consider their organizational objectives as well as their capacity. Keep in mind that government grants offer larger awards but require strict reporting and compliance.
The best time to pursue grants in Hawaii is during Q1 because 30.3% of grant deadlines occur during this quarter, giving nonprofits the most possibilities to win funding. Alternatively, Q4 only accounts for 21.9% of grant deadlines. Prioritizing your grant strategy during Hawaii's peak fundraising times will help increase your chances of success.
Through Instrumentl, organizations are more easily finding and winning more grants in Hawaii. Instrumentl provides nonprofits with tools to discover grants and maintain deadline tracking to help smooth out the grant lifecycle.
Through Instrumentl, organizations can explore more than 20,000 currently available grants and 400,000 funding sources to prevent missing appropriate opportunities in Hawaii or any other state. Read our article, How to Find Foundation Grants, to discover foundation grant-finding strategies.