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Marguerite Gambo Wood Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Honolulu, Hawaii · EIN 856540004

Marguerite Gambo Wood Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Honolulu, Hawaii. In tax year 2025 it gave $125,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $31,250 and the largest $31,250. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $121,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$96,0004$2.5 million
2024$121,0004$2.7 million
2025$125,0004$3.0 million

How to apply

Marguerite Gambo Wood Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Hawaii.

StateGrantsAmount
Hawaii4$125,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Aloha Chapter of the Ninety-Nines Inc
Mililani, HI
General support$31,250
Girl Scouts of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
General support$31,250
University of Hawaii Foundation
Honolulu, HI
General support$31,250
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Honolulu, HI
General support$31,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Marguerite Gambo Wood Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Marguerite Gambo Wood Charitable Trust give?

$125,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $31,250.

Who runs Marguerite Gambo Wood Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists First Hawaiian Bank (Trustee).

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