The Marion W H Hobart Memorial Fund concentrates its giving on faith-based and fraternal charitable institutions, providing large unrestricted gifts to a small number of longstanding beneficiaries. Its giving is focused geographically on Honolulu (Saint Andrew’s Cathedral) and extends to fraternal eldercare in California (Masonic Homes). The foundation favors general operating support rather than project-restricted funding.
Highly concentrated: a very small number of large, repeated unrestricted grants (three grants each) to two primary beneficiaries rather than many small or one-off awards.
The Marion W Hobart Memorial Fund shows a clear two-recipient pattern: it has made identical unrestricted gifts over three consecutive years to Saint Andrews Cathedral in Honolulu and Masonic Homes of California in San Francisco. The 2023 awards were $120,600 each, followed by $104,000 each in 2024 and $102,000 each in 2025, indicating steady support rather than one-time project funding. Across those grants, the fund moved money to faith-based and fraternal institutions with long-term operating needs. That pattern fits the fund’s stated emphasis on unrestricted support for Saint Andrew’s Cathedral and on fraternal eldercare and retirement communities through Masonic Homes of California. The gifts are not tied to specific programs or short-term initiatives; they are labeled unrestricted or unrestricted gift, which suggests flexible support for general operations. With annual grants of $653,200 and total assets of $3,552,399, the fund operates at a size that allows it to sustain a small number of large awards each year. Its grantmaking is regional, with a strong concentration in Hawaii and a continued link to California-based fraternal services.
One major theme is faith-based operating support. In 2024, the fund gave $104,000 to Saint Andrews Cathedral in Honolulu for unrestricted support, continuing a three-year sequence of annual gifts to that institution. A second theme is fraternal eldercare. The fund made the same $104,000 unrestricted grant in 2024 to Masonic Homes of California Attn Planned Giving Officer in San Francisco, extending support to retirement and senior-service communities connected to the Masonic tradition. The fund also shows consistency across years rather than shifting between many causes. In 2025, it repeated both awards at $102,000 each, again using unrestricted gift language. The recipient list points to a narrow set of longstanding beneficiaries rather than a broad portfolio of many program areas.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $102,500, median is $104,000, and p75 is $116,450. The recent grants show an even split between two recipients and repeat awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to recurring support for the same organizations. The funding is structured as unrestricted or unrestricted gift support, with no program-specific restrictions in the grant descriptions. The fund does not give to individuals and does not make program-related investments, reinforcing a straightforward grantmaking profile centered on institutional support.
$653K
$3.6M
$512K
$272K
Most grants fall between $103K and $116K, with a median of $104K.
25th Percentile
$103K
Median
$104K
75th Percentile
$116K
About 50% of grants go to recipients in HI.
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Notable grantees: SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL, MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA ATTN PLANNED GIVING OFFICER
The fund gives mainly in the United States, with all recent grants going to US recipients. Hawaii is the top state by grant count, and half of the grants land in the HQ state. Honolulu appears repeatedly through Saint Andrews Cathedral, while San Francisco is the other named recipient city through Masonic Homes of California. The geographic footprint is regional rather than national, with a consistent Hawaii-California pattern in the recent grants.
It supports faith-based and fraternal charitable institutions, including Saint Andrews Cathedral in Honolulu and Masonic Homes of California in San Francisco. The grant descriptions show unrestricted support, and the stated focus areas include faith-based institutions in Hawaii and the Pacific region plus fraternal eldercare and retirement communities.
The recent grants are labeled unrestricted or unrestricted gift, and the focus areas describe general operating support. That means the fund’s support is flexible rather than tied to a specific project or program.
Very consistent. The same two organizations received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with amounts of $120,600, $104,000, and $102,000 respectively for each recipient in each year.
Hawaii is the top state by grant count, and 50% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Honolulu and San Francisco, showing a regional pattern centered on Hawaii with a connection to California.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL | HONOLULU, HI | $102,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA ATTN PLANNED GIVING OFFICER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $102,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL | HONOLULU, HI | $104,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA ATTN PLANNED GIVING OFFICER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $104,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL | HONOLULU, HI | $120,600 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA ATTN PLANNED GIVING OFFICER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $120,600 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL
$102,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA ATTN PLANNED GIVING OFFICER
$102,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL
$104,000UNRESTRICTED
MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA ATTN PLANNED GIVING OFFICER
$104,000UNRESTRICTED
SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL
$120,600UNRESTRICTED
MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA ATTN PLANNED GIVING OFFICER
$120,600UNRESTRICTED