About Aloha Harvest
Aloha Harvest centers its grantmaking on one clear mission: rescuing quality food to nourish and strengthen the community. The foundation’s recent giving is overwhelmingly tied to hunger relief and food distribution, with large awards repeatedly directed to organizations carrying the same "FIGHT HUNGER" purpose. Hawaii Cedar Church received the largest recent grant at $3,737,017 in 2025, after earlier awards of $2,901,019 in 2023 and $2,579,872 in 2024, showing a sustained relationship across multiple years. Other major recipients include Kalihi Valley Homes Association, which received $1,095,493 in 2025 and $765,202 in 2024, and Ohana Family of the Living God, which received $1,088,362 in 2023 and $794,544 in 2025. The pattern points to a funder that uses sizable operating support for food access work through churches, community groups, and service organizations. Its grants also reach places such as Waianae, Waipahu, Ewa Beach, and Kaneohe, reflecting a local network built around direct food support rather than broad national philanthropy.
What Aloha Harvest Funds
Hunger relief is the clearest throughline in Aloha Harvest’s giving. In 2025, the foundation gave $580,012 to Sacred Heart Church Waianae Outreach for FIGHT HUNGER, and in the same year it awarded $512,454 to Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together for the same purpose. Food access also runs through community-based partners: Waipahu Community Christian Church received $360,281 in 2025, while Lighthouse Outreach Center received $349,626 in 2023. The foundation’s support extends to institutions serving people in contact with public systems as well; Oahu Community Correctional Center received $505,785 in 2023 and $483,281 in 2025. Across these grants, the purpose text stays consistent, indicating a strong emphasis on food rescue and redistribution rather than a wide spread of unrelated program areas.
How Aloha Harvest Gives
Aloha Harvest’s typical grant size sits at $13,455 at the 25th percentile, $31,774 at the median, and $104,910 at the 75th percentile, but its recent awards also include several large multi-hundred-thousand- and multi-million-dollar grants. The same recipients appear in multiple years, including Hawaii Cedar Church, Kalihi Valley Homes Association, Ohana Family of the Living God, Angel Network Charities, Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together, Oahu Community Correctional Center, and Kapili Like, which points to recurring support rather than one-time awards. The foundation is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving is local and entirely within Hawaii.
