Friends of the Waikiki Aquarium

HONOLULU, HI EIN: 99-0322295 Website

THE PURPOSE OF THE FRIENDS OF THE WAIKIKI AQUARIUM (FOWA) IS TO HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES UNDERSTAND, LOVE, CARE FOR AND WORK TO PROTECT THE LIFE OF THE OCEAN THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING EXPERIENCES, RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.9M

+8.1% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$184K$368K$552K$736K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,919,649$4,551,853$4,122,920
Revenue$485,117$541,723$427,843
Expenses$287,145$305,064$315,879
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$244,327$354,973$195,047
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$63K$125K$188K$250K1 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ELIZABETH CHURCHILLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$63K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRYAN TEPPERCO-CHAIRPERSON2
DIRK YOSHIZAWACO-CHAIRPERSON2
CHRISTOPHER COLESECRETARY5
ALAN MATSUITREASURER5
JENNIFER ISOBEDIRECTOR2
CHARLES LOOMISDIRECTOR2
NANCY TAYLORDIRECTOR2
MONICA SALTERDIRECTOR2
ELIZABETH CHURCHILLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30$63,351

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Honolulu

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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