Supports educational and charitable initiatives for the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry, including programs that expand employment, entrepreneurship, and investment education in commercial real estate and support affordable housing and family-focused programs.
A defining thread in Nareit Foundation’s giving is support for programs that expand employment, entrepreneurship, and investment education in commercial real estate, alongside affordable housing and family-focused initiatives in Hawaii. The foundation’s recent grants show that focus in practice through repeated support for Hawaii community organizations and workforce-oriented nonprofits tied to the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry. Among the largest recent awards, Family Promise of Hawaii received $200,000 in 2024, followed by Homeaid Hawaii with $150,000 in 2025 and Waianae Community Re-development Corporation with $100,000 in 2025. Those grants point to a mix of housing stability, community development, and local support programs. The foundation also backs industry-facing pathways: Project Destined received $50,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024, while Management Leadership for Tomorrow received $50,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Recent grantmaking also includes support for groups serving underrepresented professionals and students in commercial real estate, such as Paradigm for Parity Inc., Robert Toigo Foundation, and Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Inc. Across the record, the foundation combines community giving with industry pipeline support rather than relying on a single grant style.
In housing and community development, Nareit Foundation gave $200,000 to Family Promise of Hawaii for charitable grant support, and $100,000 to Waianae Community Re-development Corporation for the same general purpose. It also backed Homeaid Hawaii with $150,000 and Hawaiian Community Assets with $75,000, reflecting a strong housing-related strand in its recent work. On workforce and career pathways, the foundation awarded $50,000 to Project Destined in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024, both charitable grants. It also gave $50,000 to Management Leadership for Tomorrow in 2025 and the same amount in 2024, and supported Accelerate 500 Inc Dba 1863 Ventures with $50,000 in both years. The foundation also funded organizations connected to diversity and advancement in commercial real estate. Paradigm for Parity Inc. received $50,000 in both 2024 and 2025, while the Robert Toigo Foundation received $50,000 in 2024 and 2025. In entrepreneurial education, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Inc. received $50,000 in both years.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $48K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$48K
75th Percentile
$50K
STEVEN WECHSLER
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Typical grant size clusters tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $25,000, median is $47,500, and p75 is $50,000. The recent record shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including Project Destined, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, Usbc Community Economic Development Corporation, Paradigm for Parity Inc., Robert Toigo Foundation, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Inc., and Accelerate 500 Inc Dba 1863 Ventures. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active grant programs include campaigns that accept unsolicited requests, especially the national DTD and DDEI programs.
Grants are national in scope, but the recipient mix is heavily concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 50% of grants to recipients in the HQ state of DC being separate from where most giving lands. Honolulu appears repeatedly, with recipients such as Family Promise of Hawaii, Homeaid Hawaii, Hawaiian Community Assets, Institute for Human Services, and Residential Youth Services & Empowerment. Other repeated locations include Washington, DC; Bethesda, MD; San Francisco, CA; and Oakland, CA. All recent grants in the dataset were made to US recipients.
The foundation supports educational and charitable initiatives tied to the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry. Recent focus areas include employment, entrepreneurship, investment education, affordable housing, and diversity, equity & inclusion, with active programs for national workforce pathways and Hawaii community housing work.
Typical awards sit near the middle of the range: p25 is $25,000, median is $47,500, and p75 is $50,000. Many recent grants land at $50,000, with some larger Hawaii-focused awards above that level.
Yes for its national DTD and DDEI programs, which both list unsolicited applications as accepted. The Hawaii Community Giving Initiative does not accept unsolicited requests.
Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Project Destined, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, Usbc Community Economic Development Corporation, Paradigm for Parity Inc., Robert Toigo Foundation, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Inc., and Accelerate 500 Inc Dba 1863 Ventures. That pattern shows repeated support rather than only one-time awards.
The top state by grant count is California, while many recent grants also go to Hawaii recipients, especially in Honolulu and other Hawaii cities. The grant geography is national overall, and all recent grants in the dataset went to US organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOREHOUSE COLLEGE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $250,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| KUNIA VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | HONOLULU, HI | $127,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| COALITION FOR NONPROFIT HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| ROBERT A TOIGO FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PARADIGM FOR PARITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PROJECT DESTINED | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| NAF | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| BUILDING MARKETS LTD | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| THE EMPIFY FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PROJECT VISION HAWAII | HONOLULU, HI | $80,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| IHS THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC | HONOLULU, HI | $54,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY | PISCATAWAY, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PROJECT HAWAII INC | KEAAU, HI | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| MOLOKAI AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE | KAUNAKAKAI, HI | $27,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $23,340 | 2026 | 2025 BOARD OF GOVERNORS DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP |
| CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $22,760 | 2026 | GENERAL PARTNERSHIP |
| CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,750 | 2026 | 2025 ALC PHOENIX AWARDS |
| N STREET VILLAGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $14,200 | 2026 | 25TH ANNUAL GALA SPONSOR OF JUSTICE |
| HOMEAID HAWAII | HONOLULU, HI | $150,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| WAIANAE COMMUNITY RE-DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | WAIANAE, HI | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY ASSETS | HONOLULU, HI | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP FOR TOMORROW | BETHESDA, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| USBC COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| NASDAQ ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PROJECT DESTINED | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| ACCELERATE 500 INC DBA 1863 VENTURES | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PARADIGM FOR PARITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| ROBERT TOIGO FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| THE AHLA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $42,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| HAITIAN LADIES NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $37,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES | HONOLULU, HI | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 ALC PHOENIX AWARDS |
| CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PARTNERSHIP |
| FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD OF GOVERNORS DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP |
| N STREET VILLAGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GALA |
| ARC OF MAUI COUNTY | WAILUKU, HI | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF HAWAII | HONOLULU, HI | $200,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| ARC OF MAUI COUNTY | WAILUKU, HI | $80,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PAL KAUAI (NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) | KAPAA, HI | $75,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| ACCELERATE 500 INC DBA 1863 VENTURES | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PARADIGM FOR PARITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| USBC COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| ROBERT TOIGO FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| PROJECT DESTINED | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| NASDAQ ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP FOR TOMORROW | BETHESDA, MD | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| THE AHLA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $42,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| WASHINGTON GRANTMAKERS (WRAG) | BALTIMORE, MD | $37,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| N STREET VILLAGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | PLEDGE FOR MARCH 2, 2023 GALA |
| FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | 2023 BOARD OF GOVERNORS DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP |
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE INC
$250,000CHARITABLE GRANT
KUNIA VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$127,000CHARITABLE GRANT
CHARITABLE GRANT
THE EMPIFY FOUNDATION INC
$100,000CHARITABLE GRANT
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY
$50,000CHARITABLE GRANT
PROJECT HAWAII INC
$50,000CHARITABLE GRANT
MOLOKAI AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE
$27,000CHARITABLE GRANT
USBC COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$50,000CHARITABLE GRANT
NASDAQ ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER INC
$50,000CHARITABLE GRANT
ACCELERATE 500 INC DBA 1863 VENTURES
$50,000CHARITABLE GRANT
HAITIAN LADIES NETWORK
$37,500CHARITABLE GRANT
ARC OF MAUI COUNTY
$15,000CHARITABLE GRANT
ARC OF MAUI COUNTY
$80,000CHARITABLE GRANT
PAL KAUAI (NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
$75,000CHARITABLE GRANT
ACCELERATE 500 INC DBA 1863 VENTURES
$50,000CHARITABLE GRANT
USBC COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$50,000CHARITABLE GRANT
NASDAQ ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER INC
$50,000CHARITABLE GRANT
