About Hawai'I Pacific Health Group Return
Creating a Healthier Hawaii. Compassionate care delivered face-to-face, hand-in-hand, every day.
Focus Areas
Healthcare deliveryPediatricsEmergency and critical careCommunity health programs
Who They Fund
students / scholarship recipientspostsecondary (college) applicants or enrollees
Funding Style
scholarship / individual financial aidgeneral/unrestricted operating supportdirect financial assistance to beneficiaries
Topics
scholarships for students
About Hawai'I Pacific Health Group Return
A defining feature of Hawai'i Pacific Health Group Return’s recent grantmaking is the large scholarship commitment to the University of Hawai'i system, including a $734,095 pledge in 2023, a $715,486 pledge in 2023, and a $681,814 scholarship pledge and general support grant in 2024 to UH Foundation in Honolulu. That pattern sits alongside major support for health-focused intermediaries and community organizations, showing a funder that mixes higher-education support with health and community giving. The foundation’s recent awards also include repeated general-support grants to Hawaii Cancer Consortium, with $500,000 in 2023 and another $500,000 in 2024, as well as $250,006 in 2023 to Universal Clinical Education & Rsrch Assoc for general support. Other grants reach organizations working in housing, food access, youth services, and community assets, but the strongest signal in the recent record is steady support for health care delivery, patient care, and scholarship pledges tied to Hawaii institutions. The leadership listed is Martha Smith, and the organization’s stated summary is centered on creating a healthier Hawaii through face-to-face care.
What Hawai'I Pacific Health Group Return Funds
Education support is a major thread in the grant list. In 2024, Hawai'i Pacific Health Group Return gave $681,814 to UH Foundation for a scholarship pledge and general support, following two large 2023 scholarship pledges of $734,095 and $715,486. Health care access and clinical education also appear repeatedly. They awarded $250,006 to Universal Clinical Education & Rsrch Assoc for general support, and later gave $83,334 to Universal Clinical Ed Rsrch Assoc for the same purpose. Community health and basic needs show up through organizations such as Residential Youth Svcs & Empowerment, which received $58,000 in 2024 for general support and $37,500 in 2023 for a scholarship pledge. The foundation also funded food access and housing-related work, including $30,000 to Honolulu Habitat for Humanity Inc and $20,000 to Hawai'i Island's Food Bank.
How Hawai'I Pacific Health Group Return Gives
Recent awards cluster around a few grant sizes. The median grant size is $25,000, with a 25th percentile of $10,000 and a 75th percentile of $44,625. The recent list shows both very large pledges and many mid-sized general-support grants. The record also points to repeated support for the same organizations over multiple years, including UH Foundation, Hawaii Cancer Consortium, and IHS The Institute for Human Services Inc. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a grantmaking organization that also makes program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$1.6B
Total Revenue
$2B
Total Expenses
$1.8B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARTHA SMITH
BOARD OF DIRECTOR, CEO (PT YR)
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