Pacific Islanders in Communications

HONOLULU, HI EIN: 99-0293514 Website

THE MISSION OF PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN COMMUNICATIONS (PIC) IS TO SUPPORT, ADVANCE, AND DEVELOP PACIFIC ISLAND MEDIA CONTENT AND TALENT THAT ENHANCES PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR PACIFIC ISLANDER HISTORY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.3M

+15.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$447K

-9.5% YoY

Grant Count

18

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$25K

+20.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$527K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,314,824$4,612,654$3,859,639
Revenue$1,915,282$1,912,512$1,698,073
Expenses$1,706,560$1,717,225$1,391,594
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$13,166$5,047$-7,260
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$133K$266K$399K$532K13 grants202016 grants202117 grants202224 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC$55KROCK SALT MEDIA INC$55KESSENTIAL ISLANDERS LLC$40KDOC SOCIETY INC$40KNIU DOC LLC$30KFIRELIGHT MEDIA INC$30KROOY MEDIA LLC$25KWNET$25KHAWAII WOMEN IN FILMING$21KWHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG$20K

Grant Size Distribution

88 grants across all recorded years

79<$50K8$50–100K1$100–250K$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

CHERYL HIRASAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$133K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NALANI BLANE KEALAIKIPRESIDENT1
BALTAZAR AGUONVICE PRESIDENT1
REGINA MEREDITHTREASURER1
JANEL QUIRANTESECRETARY1
VINCENT IULIDIRECTOR1
SUSANNA HERNANDEZDIRECTOR1
TARYN JACKSONDIRECTOR1
RITA NAUTADIRECTOR1
TAVAE SAMUELUDIRECTOR1
JASON SUAPAIADIRECTOR1
CHERYL HIRASAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$133,044

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+2 more states

Cities

AustinBaltimoreBostonBrooklynDededoEl CerritoEl SegundoFrederickGainesvilleHaleiwaHanaleiHonoluluLemon GroveLong Island CityLos AngelesMelroseMiamiMiami BeachMililaniMinneapolis

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

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