Our Funders

INPEACE is a nonprofit organization that relies on funders and in-kind partners to provide programs and services that strengthen, support, educate and empower our communities. To all of the funders and in-kind partners who support INPEACE’s programs and initiatives, mahalo nui loa.

INPEACE receives $25,000 from Bank of Hawaiʻi Foundation

We’re excited to share that INPEACE has received a generous grant from Bank of Hawaiʻi Foundation! Their support helps us improve our very own space, Hale Nānāikeola in Nānākuli, so we can better serve our community, and we’re incredibly grateful for their investment in our work and our community.

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Kaulele receives $35,000 from The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority through the Kūkulu Ola Program

The Kaulele “Hoʻonui ʻIke” (Expanding Knowledge) initiative has been awarded $35,000 from Hawaii Tourism Authority’s Kūkulu Ola program! Kaulele delivers culturally grounded, hands-on STEM learning experiences to rural and underserved communities by transporting museum-quality exhibits rooted in ancestral knowledge systems. These interactive learning environments are designed to spark curiosity, reinforce cultural identity, and inspire deeper connections to ʻāina and place.

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Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation awards $50,000 for Early Literacy

Our Early Literacy program received a one-year (2025-2026) grant from the Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation for culture-based early literacy! The Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation was founded in 1894, with nearly 200 years in Hawai‘i. The Foundation’s purpose is to support equal opportunity for young children to thrive in school. The Foundation concentrates its efforts in places where there are barriers to educational success.

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Bernice & Conrad von Hamm Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation awards Ho‘oulu Waiwai $20,000

Ho‘oulu Waiwai received a grant from the Bernice and Conrad von Hamm Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation! The fund supports Financial Literacy programs that “engage individuals and families in Hawai‘i to build financial knowledge and skills, enabling them to reduce financial vulnerability, achieve economic stability, and contribute to a thriving local economy.”

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Kamehameha Schools Kaiāulu awards $3,000!

INPEACE has been awarded a grant from Kamehameha Schools Kaiāulu to help sponsor our Center For Entrepreneurship (C4E) Holiday Pop-Up Market held in our community, to showcase local vendors, artists, and small businesses! This funding will enhance event accessibility and create a vibrant space for connection and commerce

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Department of Community Services City & County of Honolulu

Ho‘oulu Waiwai Program | $200,000

Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education, University of Hawai‘i

Early Literacy Program | $1,196,604

Hawai’i Tourism Authority

Kaulele Program | $20,000

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Ho‘oulu Waiwai, Ka Lama, and Kupu Ola Programs | $659,236

State of Hawai‘i Department of Health, Division of Maternal & Child Health Branch

Hi‘ilei Program | $2,905,862

State of Hawai‘i Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services

Kupu Ola Program | $700,000

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Kaulele Program | $398,795

National Science Foundation

Kaulele Program | $2,300,000

U.S. Department of Education – Native Hawaiian Education Program

Ka Lama & Keiki Steps Programs | $13,714,708

U.S. Small Business Administration

Center for Entrepreneurship | $500,000

Stupski Foundation

General Fund | $50,000

The Hearst Foundations

Ho‘oulu Waiwai Program | $100,000

Aloha United Way

Ho’oulu Waiwai Program | $300,000

Atherton Family Foundation

Kaulele Program | $40,000

Central Pacific Bank Foundation

Kaulele Program | $10,000

Children’s Behavioral Health of Hawai‘i Community Foundation

General Fund | $20,000

Cooke Foundation

Kaulele Program | $10,000

Freeman Foundation Fund

Ho‘āla Program | $150,000

Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Center for Entrepreneurship | $300,000

Hawai’i Council for the Humanities

General Fund | $15,000

Hawai’i Resilience Fund of Hawai’i Community Foundation

Kaulele Program | $45,000

James & Abigail Campbell Family Foundation

Ka Lama and Kupu Ola Programs | $100,000

Kaiser Permanente

Ho’oulu Waiwai Program | $50,000

Kamehameha Schools

Ho‘āla, Ka Lama, Kaulele, and Keiki Steps Programs | $6,995,905

McInerny Foundation

Kaulele Program | $20,000

Native Hawaiian Organization Association

Keiki Steps Program | $21,061

Samuel & Mary Castle Foundation

Early Literacy and Keiki Steps Programs | $230,000

Business Action Center

Chaminade University

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)

‘Eleu Native Hawaiian Consortium

Employee Trust Fund

Hamada Financial Group

Hanakēhau Learning Farm

Hawai‘i Jump$tart Coaltion

Hawai‘i State Teachers Standards Board

Hawai‘i Tax Help

Hawaiian Community Assets

Howard Hughes Corporation – Ward Village

Ka Makana Ali‘i

Kamehameha Schools

Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaiʻi

Lili‘uokalani Trust

MA‘O Organic Farms

Moloka‘i General Hospital

Na Pu‘uwai, Moloka‘i

Nānākuli Public Library

Native Hawaiian Education Council

OK Farms – Hilo

Partners In Development

Pearl Hawai‘i Federal Credit Union

State of Hawai‘i Department of Education

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Hawai‘inuiakea, School of Hawaiian Knowledge

University of Hawaiʻi, College of Education

University of Hawaiʻi (Mānoa, West Oʻahu, Leeward CC, Honolulu CC)

Villages of Kapolei