The Harry Chow and Nee Chang Chock Wong Foundation concentrates its giving in Hawaii, prioritizing hospital systems and health-related services alongside local food security. Grants are often large, unrestricted or general-purpose gifts to established local institutions (medical centers, hospital foundations and the statewide food bank), indicating support for core operational needs and major capital/ program priorities. The foundation appears to make repeat grants to a small set of trusted organizations rather than many one-off awards.
The Harry Chow and Nee Chang Chock Wong Foundation’s giving is defined by repeat support for a small set of Honolulu institutions, with $250,000 grants to Hawaii Foodbank, Queen's Medical Center General Purpose, and Kapiolani Health Foundation appearing in the recent record. The foundation’s largest awards sit alongside many $50,000 and $100,000 gifts, showing a pattern of sustained institutional support rather than one-off project funding. Recent grants also include Kapiolani Health Foundation for cancer center needs and emergency transport, which points to a focus on healthcare services that reach patients directly.\n\nAcross the latest grants, hospital and medical-center support is a central theme. Straub Foundation appears multiple times for both general-purpose support and Straub Benioff Hospital, while Queen's Medical Center - West Oahu and Palolo Chinese Home also received funding. The foundation also supports food security through Hawaii Foodbank, including several general-purpose awards. All recent recipient grants in the data are in Hawaii, and the award sizes range from smaller $10,000 gifts to $250,000 commitments.
Hospital operations and clinical services are a clear priority. The foundation gave $250,000 to Queen's Medical Center General Purpose and $100,000 to Straub Foundation for Straub Benioff Hospital, alongside additional general-purpose awards to both organizations.\n\nCancer care appears through Kapiolani Health Foundation, which received $250,000 for Cancer Center support and another $100,000 for Emergency Transport. Those grants sit next to other gifts for Kapiolani general-purpose needs, indicating support for both specialty care and broader hospital functions.\n\nFood security is another recurring area. Hawaii Foodbank received $250,000 for general purposes, $100,000 in 2023, and several additional awards at $50,000, $15,000, and $10,000 levels. The foundation also funded Queen's Medical Center - West Oahu and Palolo Chinese Home with $20,000 grants for general-purpose use.
Typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile and median, rising to $18,750 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same Honolulu organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests an ongoing relationship model rather than isolated grants. The foundation gives locally and every recent recipient in the data is in Hawaii. It also makes grants to individuals, although the recent grant list here is centered on institutional support.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $19K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$19K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat grantees in Hawaii; emphasis on unrestricted/general purpose support for large health and social service institutions rather than many small, project-specific awards.
Notable grantees: Kapiolani Health Foundation, Straub Foundation, Hawaii Foodbank, Queen's Medical Center
Grantmaking is concentrated entirely in Hawaii: 100% of grants in the recipient-country distribution go to U.S. recipients, and 100% of the grants in the recent list are to organizations in Honolulu, HI. The most active recipient city shown is Honolulu, with awards going to Hawaii Foodbank, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Straub Foundation, Queen's Medical Center General Purpose, Queen's Medical Center - West Oahu, and Palolo Chinese Home. The geographic pattern is local rather than multi-state or international.
The recent grants center on Honolulu health institutions and food security organizations. Hawaii Foodbank, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Straub Foundation, and Queen's Medical Center appear repeatedly, mostly with general-purpose support and hospital-related purposes such as cancer center funding and emergency transport.
Yes. The recent record shows the same recipients appearing in multiple years, including Hawaii Foodbank, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Straub Foundation, and Queen's Medical Center General Purpose. That pattern suggests ongoing support for a small set of organizations rather than many one-time awards.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered at $5,000 for both the 25th percentile and the median, with the 75th percentile at $18,750. Recent grants also show larger institutional awards of $50,000, $100,000, and $250,000.
The foundation gives locally, and the recent grants shown are all to recipients in Honolulu, HI. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 74 grants in the United States.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals in addition to charitable organizations. The recent grants list provided here is made up of institutional recipients, especially hospitals, medical centers, and Hawaii Foodbank.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $100,000 | 2026 | CANCER CENTER |
| STRAUB FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $100,000 | 2026 | STRAUB BENIOFF HOSPITAL |
| QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2026 | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2026 | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| STRAUB FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2026 | STRAUB BENIOFF HOSPITAL |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2026 | CANCER CENTER |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2026 | CANCER CENTER |
| STRAUB FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2026 | STRAUB BENIOFF HOSPITAL |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PALI MOMI FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KUAKINI FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ALIIOLANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST ANTHONY SCHOOL | WAILUKU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PALOLO CHINESE HOME | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LANAKILA MEALS ON WHEELS | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WILCOX HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII MEALS ON WHEELS | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $250,000 | 2025 | CANCER CENTER |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $100,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY TRANSPORT |
| STRAUB FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $100,000 | 2025 | STRAUB BENIOFF HOSPITAL |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | CANCER CENTER |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| STRAUB FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | STRAUB BENIOFF HOSPITAL |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST ANTHONY SCHOOL | WAILUKU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PALI MOMI FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LANAKILA MEALS ON WHEELS | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WILCOX HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PALOLO CHINESE HOME | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ALIIOLANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KUAKINI FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PALI MOMI FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WILCOX HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII MEALS ON WHEELS | HONOLULU, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAWAII FOODBANK | HONOLULU, HI | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
CANCER CENTER
KUAKINI FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ALIIOLANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ST ANTHONY SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
PALOLO CHINESE HOME
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
LANAKILA MEALS ON WHEELS
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ST ANTHONY SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
LANAKILA MEALS ON WHEELS
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
PALOLO CHINESE HOME
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ALIIOLANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
KUAKINI FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WILCOX HEALTH FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE