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RM Towill Foundation

Accepts applications Honolulu, Hawaii · EIN 830397737

RM Towill Foundation is a private foundation in Honolulu, Hawaii. In tax year 2025 it gave $23,500 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $14,250 the year before.

72% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$13,75010$229,967
2024$14,2509$234,294
2025$23,50018$225,941

How to apply

ContactCollins D Lam
2024 North King Street Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96819-3456
Phone or email(808) 842-1133
What to submitThe organization receives from Hawaii schools and school teachers and from representatives of various educational support organizations requests for grants from the organization for needed supplies, equipment, educational projects, and construction projects. Other community organizations may send in requests for grants as well.
DeadlinesRequests are accepted at any time. Notice of approval, rejection, or requests for additional informa
RestrictionsThe organization generally focuses its grants to Hawaii schools and school teachers, non-profit educational or educational and community support organizations. Recipients are selected on the basis of the nature of the projects for which grants are being requested and the amount of funds available.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What RM Towill Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Hawaii.

StateGrantsAmount
Hawaii18$23,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hawaii First Robotics
Honolulu, HI
Charitable - general$5,000
Maui High School Foundation
Kahului, HI
Charitable - general$2,000
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation
Honolulu, HI
Charitable - general$2,000
Farrington Alumni & Community Foundation
Honolulu, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Friends of Waialua Robotics
Waialua, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Friends of Waipahu High School
Waipahu, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
HP Baldwin High School Foundation
Kahului, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
James Campbell High School PTSA
Ewa Beach, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Kaimuki High School Foundation
Honolulu, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Keaau High School - Cougar Tech Robotics Club
Keaau, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Lahainaluna High School Foundation
Lahaina, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Lhes Foundation
Lanai City, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
McKinley High School
Honolulu, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Moanalua Alumni Foundation
Aiea, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Nanakuli Performing Arts Center
Waianae, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Okaukakou
Pahala, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Waianae High School Alumni & Community Foundation
Waianae, HI
Charitable - general$1,000
Kaulike Academy - Tech Savvy Teens
Honolulu, HI
Charitable - general$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does RM Towill Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Requests are accepted at any time. Notice of approval, rejection, or requests for additional informa.

How much does RM Towill Foundation give?

$23,500 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs RM Towill Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Greg H Hiyakumoto (President/Director), James Yamamoto (Secretary/Director), Jon Yamanishi (Treasurer) and Kyle Yukumoto (Vice President/Director).

What does RM Towill Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and community development.

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