The Acahand Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of sizable grants that prioritize local education, faith-affiliated or family-history initiatives, and youth-focused health and hunger relief projects. A single school district (New Plymouth School District) is a dominant recipient across multiple awards, while other large gifts support faith-linked higher education, emergency food mobilization in Orlando, youth diabetes camps in Idaho, and agricultural/land stewardship programming. Grants tend to be unrestricted or for broad program/capital purposes, indicating flexible support for organizational priorities.
A defining feature of Acahand Foundation’s recent giving is its repeated support for New Plymouth School District, including multi-year awards for school goals and a separate capital project for a track, bleachers, and press box. That pattern places K-12 public education at the center of the foundation’s work, alongside faith-linked higher education, youth camp infrastructure, and food relief. The foundation’s 2025 and 2023 grants show a mix of unrestricted support and project-specific funding. In Papua New Guinea, Acahand Foundation gave to Acapng Foundation Inc for general and unrestricted use, while its U.S. portfolio includes major gifts to Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the University of Utah. It also supported Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs, Catherine Creek Christian Youth Camp, Feeding Children Everywhere, The Salvation Army, and The 4R Foundation. Taken together, the grants point to a funder that backs both operating needs and defined initiatives, often at a scale large enough to influence facilities, scholarship funds, and program expansion.
Education is a core theme. Acahand Foundation gave $700,000 to New Plymouth School District and another $500,000 for the district’s track, bleachers, and press box replacement, alongside additional support tied to the district’s school-year goals. Faith-affiliated higher education is another visible area. The foundation awarded $300,000 to Brigham Young University for its Center for Family History and Genealogy, and $200,000 to Brigham Young University–Hawaii for the I-WORK Scholarship Fund. Health and youth programming also appear in the grant list. It provided $250,000 to Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs for the capital campaign to acquire and prepare property for Hodia Camps, and later gave $200,000 to Catherine Creek Christian Youth Camp for construction of a shower and bathroom building. Food access is part of the portfolio as well, including a $270,000 grant to Feeding Children Everywhere for the Light Orlando Hunger Project.
Acahand Foundation’s typical grant size is $2,080 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $12,822 at the 75th percentile, but its recent list also includes six- and seven-figure awards. The pattern suggests a small number of larger grants paired with many smaller awards. The grant record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including New Plymouth School District, The Salvation Army - Orlando Area Command, Brigham Young University, Catherine Creek Christian Youth Camp, Acapng Foundation Inc, and the University of Utah. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and also funds individuals. The grants shown are mostly unrestricted or tied to broad program, capital, or scholarship purposes.
$3.1M
$78.7M
$5.5M
$4.7M
Most grants fall between $2K and $13K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$13K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Top 6 recipient countries by grant volume for Acahand Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 445 | $10.6M | 97.6% |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 7 |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a handful of recipients with repeat grants to flagship beneficiaries; a mix of unrestricted/general support and targeted capital or program grants rather than many small distributed awards.
Notable grantees: New Plymouth School District, ACAPNG Foundation Inc, Brigham Young University, Feeding Children Everywhere Inc, Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs Inc
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, with the country distribution showing 309 U.S. grants, plus 4 in Papua New Guinea, 1 in American Samoa, and 1 in Fiji. Idaho appears most often by grant count, and several grants land in New Plymouth, Fruitland, and Boise. Orlando is another recurring city, with multiple awards to organizations there, while Provo, Salt Lake City, and Laie also appear repeatedly in the recent grants list. Delaware is the headquarters state, but none of the listed grants go to Delaware recipients.
The recent grants show a strong mix of K-12 public education, faith-linked higher education, youth camp infrastructure, hunger relief, and health-related youth programming. Examples include New Plymouth School District, Brigham Young University, Catherine Creek Christian Youth Camp, Feeding Children Everywhere, and Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $2,080 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $12,822 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include much larger grants, including several in the $100,000 to $850,000 range.
Yes. The grant list shows repeated support for several recipients across different years, including New Plymouth School District, The Salvation Army - Orlando Area Command, Brigham Young University, Catherine Creek Christian Youth Camp, Acapng Foundation Inc, and the University of Utah.
The top state by grant count is Idaho. Recent Idaho recipients include New Plymouth School District in New Plymouth, Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs in Boise, and Catherine Creek Christian Youth Camp in Fruitland.
The grant record is primarily U.S.-based, with 309 U.S. grants. Outside the U.S., the list includes Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, and Fiji as recipient locations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $1.5M |
1.5% |
| 3 | New Zealand | 1 | $24K | 0.2% |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | $23K | 0.2% |
| 5 | Liberia | 1 | $6K | 0.2% |
| 6 | Fiji | 1 | $5K | 0.2% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACAPNG FOUNDATION INC | PORT MORESBY, NA | $850,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW PLYMOUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW PLYMOUTH, ID | $369,082 | 2025 | to support New Plymouth School District's five specific goal areas for the 2024-2025 school year |
| FEEDING CHILDREN EVERYWHERE INC | LONGWOOD, FL | $270,000 | 2025 | to support Light Orlando Hunger Project- to assemble 1,000,000 meals to provide to local charities/charity partners in the greater Orlando Area and Central Florida |
| CATHERINE CREEK CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMP INC | FRUITLAND, ID | $200,000 | 2025 | to support the construction of the Shower and Bathroom Building at the Catherine Creek Christian Youth Camp to increase the number of people/ organizations able to utilize the camp annually |
| THE GIFT OF LEARNING FOUNDATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII | LAIE, HI | $100,000 | 2025 | to support Acahand Melanesian Opportunities Endowed I-WORK Scholarship Fund at BYU-Hawaii |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ORLANDO, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ORLANDO, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | to support the Salvation Army's Women and Children's Shelter kitchen |
| THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | to support BYU-Pathway Worldwide |
| HELP START EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | to purchase laptops for education in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $75,000 | 2025 | Naming Opportunity at The Impact and Prosperity Epicenter Building, University of Utah |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $66,000 | 2025 | Acahand Business Opportunities Scholarship in the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah for 2025 |
| INNOVATION HUB FOUNDATION | OREM, UT | $50,000 | 2025 | to support the growth and operations of the Innovation Hub (iHUB) entrepreneurship incubator in Utah County |
| THE MORGAN CENTER | BABYLON, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | to support the expansion and operations of The Morgan Center Orlando |
| SUNSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | ORLANDO, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| STELLA H OAKS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | BOUNTIFUL, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | to support educational scholarships for single mothers pursuing diplomas and professional certifications in the 2025 academic year |
| UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | OREM, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | to establish the Scott and Carmen Moscrip Operations and Supply Chain Management Endowed Scholarship Fund within the Woodbury School of Business at Utah Valley University |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | to The Light Orlando Luminary Leaders Fund at the University of Central Florida in the College of Community Innovation and Education in support of scholarship awards to non-profit management students |
| C Augerea | SOUTHPORT, QU | $22,961 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ORLANDO, FL | $22,682 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | PROVO, UT | $20,000 | 2025 | to support the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology within Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Business |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $17,500 | 2025 | to support an educational incentive fund for awards given to refugee youth and adults completing classes/ classroom hours that lead to self-sufficiency |
| FLORIDA CITRUS SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | $15,515 | 2025 | to support Florida Citrus Sports and Legend Club to further the Foundation's / Light Orlando's involvement in community and other programs of Florida Citrus Sports, and to foster charitable cooperation with and among other community and charity partner organizations |
| FRONTLINE OUTREACH INC | ORLANDO, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC | NAMPA, ID | $15,000 | 2025 | Bed Build Sponsorship, including to purchase lumber, hardware, building supplies, mattress, sheet set, blanket/comforter and pillow - fabricated, delivered and assembled in the home of 60 Orlando area children |
| CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA | ORLANDO, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | to support the Early Head Start Program (for transportation bus enhancements/repair, food pantry, and to purchase baskets of baby food/diaper/wipes) and to support the expansion of the food pantry at the OCPS Academic Center of Excellence HUB (build out of a food pantry, signage and expansion of nutrition-based programs at ACE) |
| ORLANDO HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | $13,668 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| ONE HEART FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INC | ORLANDO, FL | $12,647 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| B Newman | POCATELLO, ID | $12,070 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| CHRISTIAN SHARING CENTER INC | LONGWOOD, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | to support The Sharing Center Share The LIGHT Gala as the photographer sponsor and to further the Foundation's involvement with poverty and homelessness in Central Florida |
| BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | PROVO, UT | $10,000 | 2025 | BYU Marriott School of Business for annual National Advisory Council fund |
| ORLANDO DAY NURSERY ASSOCIATION | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | to support the continued early childhood education programming at the Orlando Day Nursery |
| CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTER FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA INC | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ORLANDO INC | ORLANDO, FL | $9,710 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| DESIRE FOUNDATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | $8,056 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| WEEK OF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | $7,500 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| EIGHT WAVES CORPORATION | WINTER GARDEN, FL | $7,412 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| E Cole | Burley, ID | $6,500 | 2025 | Hardship Assistance Grant |
| T Small | INTERNATIONAL EMERGENC, UT | $6,500 | 2025 | Hardship Assistance Grant |
| S Tuigamala | Farmington, UT | $6,500 | 2025 | Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant |
| M Evans | Ammon, ID | $6,000 | 2025 | Hardship Assistance Grant |
| T Storms | Nampa, ID | $6,000 | 2025 | Hardship Assistance Grant |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM-SUNBELT INC | ORLANDO, FL | $5,180 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| CLARITAS HOUSE OUTREACH MINISTRY INC | KISSIMMEE, FL | $5,089 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| I S Sotutu | PROVO, UT | $5,016 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| ACAFIJI CHARITABLE TRUST | SUVA WESTERN | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| UTAH REFUGEE CONNECTION | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | to support an educational incentive fund for awards given to refugee youth and adults completing classes/ classroom hours that lead to self-sufficiency |
| BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | PROVO, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | to support case competitions, content creation, and educational curriculum design/ marketing at the Global Hub of the Whitmore Global Business Center in BYU's Marriott School of Business |
ACAPNG FOUNDATION INC
$850,000General & Unrestricted
NEW PLYMOUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT
$369,082to support New Plymouth School District's five specific goal areas for the 2024-2025 school year
FEEDING CHILDREN EVERYWHERE INC
$270,000to support Light Orlando Hunger Project- to assemble 1,000,000 meals to provide to local charities/charity partners in the greater Orlando Area and Central Florida
CATHERINE CREEK CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMP INC
$200,000to support the construction of the Shower and Bathroom Building at the Catherine Creek Christian Youth Camp to increase the number of people/ organizations able to utilize the camp annually
THE GIFT OF LEARNING FOUNDATION INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII
$100,000to support Acahand Melanesian Opportunities Endowed I-WORK Scholarship Fund at BYU-Hawaii
THE SALVATION ARMY
$100,000General & Unrestricted
THE SALVATION ARMY
$100,000to support the Salvation Army's Women and Children's Shelter kitchen
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
$100,000to support BYU-Pathway Worldwide
HELP START EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$100,000to purchase laptops for education in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
$75,000Naming Opportunity at The Impact and Prosperity Epicenter Building, University of Utah
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
$66,000Acahand Business Opportunities Scholarship in the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah for 2025
INNOVATION HUB FOUNDATION
$50,000to support the growth and operations of the Innovation Hub (iHUB) entrepreneurship incubator in Utah County
THE MORGAN CENTER
$50,000to support the expansion and operations of The Morgan Center Orlando
SUNSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$25,000Charitable Event
STELLA H OAKS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$25,000to support educational scholarships for single mothers pursuing diplomas and professional certifications in the 2025 academic year
to establish the Scott and Carmen Moscrip Operations and Supply Chain Management Endowed Scholarship Fund within the Woodbury School of Business at Utah Valley University
to The Light Orlando Luminary Leaders Fund at the University of Central Florida in the College of Community Innovation and Education in support of scholarship awards to non-profit management students
C Augerea
$22,961Scholarship Grant
THE SALVATION ARMY
$22,682General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
$20,000to support the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology within Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Business
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
$17,500to support an educational incentive fund for awards given to refugee youth and adults completing classes/ classroom hours that lead to self-sufficiency
FLORIDA CITRUS SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC
$15,515to support Florida Citrus Sports and Legend Club to further the Foundation's / Light Orlando's involvement in community and other programs of Florida Citrus Sports, and to foster charitable cooperation with and among other community and charity partner organizations
FRONTLINE OUTREACH INC
$15,000Charitable Event
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC
$15,000Bed Build Sponsorship, including to purchase lumber, hardware, building supplies, mattress, sheet set, blanket/comforter and pillow - fabricated, delivered and assembled in the home of 60 Orlando area children
to support the Early Head Start Program (for transportation bus enhancements/repair, food pantry, and to purchase baskets of baby food/diaper/wipes) and to support the expansion of the food pantry at the OCPS Academic Center of Excellence HUB (build out of a food pantry, signage and expansion of nutrition-based programs at ACE)
General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
B Newman
$12,070Scholarship Grant
THE SALVATION ARMY
$10,000Charitable Event
to support The Sharing Center Share The LIGHT Gala as the photographer sponsor and to further the Foundation's involvement with poverty and homelessness in Central Florida
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
$10,000BYU Marriott School of Business for annual National Advisory Council fund
ORLANDO DAY NURSERY ASSOCIATION
$10,000to support the continued early childhood education programming at the Orlando Day Nursery
MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ORLANDO INC
$9,710General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
DESIRE FOUNDATION INC
$8,056General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
WEEK OF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$7,500Charitable Event
EIGHT WAVES CORPORATION
$7,412General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
E Cole
$6,500Hardship Assistance Grant
T Small
$6,500Hardship Assistance Grant
S Tuigamala
$6,500Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant
M Evans
$6,000Hardship Assistance Grant
T Storms
$6,000Hardship Assistance Grant
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM-SUNBELT INC
$5,180General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
CLARITAS HOUSE OUTREACH MINISTRY INC
$5,089General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
I S Sotutu
$5,016Scholarship Grant
ACAFIJI CHARITABLE TRUST
$5,000General & Unrestricted
UTAH REFUGEE CONNECTION
$5,000to support an educational incentive fund for awards given to refugee youth and adults completing classes/ classroom hours that lead to self-sufficiency
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
$5,000to support case competitions, content creation, and educational curriculum design/ marketing at the Global Hub of the Whitmore Global Business Center in BYU's Marriott School of Business