About Frost Family Foundation
The Frost Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Hawaii-centered environmental health and community wellbeing, combining large gifts to place-based environmental organizations with support for frontline community services and civic accountability. Grants favor locally rooted groups working on pesticide/soil/food systems, coastal and zero-waste stewardship, and organizations addressing social justice, prevention of sex trafficking, and community health. The foundation appears to fund both advocacy and direct service organizations, with an emphasis on ecological sustainability tied to public health and equity in the Hawaiian islands.
Focus Areas
Island-based pesticide reduction & soil/food-systems health (e.g., Beyond Pesticides, Hawaii Center for Food Safety Action Fund)Coastal protection and beach cleanup in Hawaii (e.g., Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii)Zero-waste education and municipal waste reduction in HawaiiFrontline community health and culturally grounded family services in Oʻahu (e.g., Kokua Kalihi Valley)Anti–sex trafficking prevention and survivor services in Hawaii (e.g., Hoʻola Na Pua)
Who They Fund
coastal and shoreline communities
About Frost Family Foundation
A $1,075,000 unrestricted grant to Lahaina Community Land Trust stands out in the Frost Family Foundation’s recent giving and points to how the funder works: large, place-based support for Hawaii organizations alongside policy, health, and environmental work tied to island wellbeing. The foundation’s grant list also shows repeated support for Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, Native Hawaiian Legal Corp, Maui Hub, and Honolulu Civil Beat Inc., indicating a mix of environmental stewardship, legal advocacy, food systems, and civic accountability. Many awards are unrestricted, including grants to groups working on coastal cleanup, anti–sex trafficking prevention, healthy soils, and community health. The foundation’s pattern is strongly Hawaii-centered, with most grants going to recipients in the state and a wide spread across Honolulu, Lahaina, Maui County, and other islands. Its giving includes both operating-style support and project-specific awards, and it funds organizations serving coastal communities, food-system stakeholders, families, survivors at risk of trafficking, and groups advancing public information or social equity. That combination makes the Frost Family Foundation a funder of environmental and community wellbeing work that is rooted in Hawaii and often tied to long-term local capacity.
What Frost Family Foundation Funds
Environmental protection is a clear throughline. In 2024, the foundation gave $120,000 to Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii for beach cleanup, and it also supported Zero Waste Hawaii with $35,000 for zero waste education and resources. Food and agriculture is another major area: it gave $50,000 to Hawai'i Institute of Pacific Agriculture for sustainable food production and $50,000 to Hawaii Center for Food Safety Action Fund for promoting healthy soils in Hawaii. The foundation also funds community protection and public-facing work. It awarded $50,000 to Hoʻola Na Pua for prevention of sex trafficking and $75,000 to Honolulu Civil Beat Inc for unrestricted support. For community health and family services, it provided $50,000 to Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services to advance and inspire healing. These grants show support for both prevention-oriented work and organizations serving families and broader public accountability.
How Frost Family Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$7.2M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$2.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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