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Shintani Family Foundation

Accepts applications Waipahu, Hawaii · EIN 841816834

Shintani Family Foundation is a private foundation in Waipahu, Hawaii. In tax year 2025 it gave $68,050 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 $60,575 the year before.

27% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$73,00013$1.3 million
2024$60,57512$1.3 million
2025$68,05015$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactAlan I Shintani
94-409 Akoki St, Waipahu, HI 96797
Phone or email(808) 841-7631, alan@alan-shintani.com
What to submitLetter from recognized 501(c)(3) organizations indicating amount needed and purpose for funds needed.
DeadlinesNo submission deadlines.
RestrictionsThe board of directors will review grant requests from recognized 501(c)(3) organizations and make contributions based upon merit of the applications received.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Shintani Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Hawaii.

StateGrantsAmount
Hawaii13$63,050
California1$3,000
Tennessee1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Family Promise of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$10,000
Moiliili Community Center
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$10,000
Hawaii Theatre Center
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$8,500
Japanese Cultural Center (JCCH)
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$5,500
Hawaii Foodbank
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$5,000
Hawaii Meals on Wheels Inc
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$5,000
St Andrew Schools
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$5,000
Hawaii Building Industry Foundation
Waipahu, HI
Charitable$5,000
Coalition for Engaged Education
Santa Monica, CA
Charitable$3,000
Little Warriors Foundation
Aiea, HI
Charitable$3,000
Honolulu Museum of Art
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$2,500
Tennesse K9 Haven Inc
Mosheim, TN
Charitable$2,000
University of Hawaii- Uh Athletics
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$2,000
Hinas Legacy Rescue Foundation
Waianae, HI
Charitable$1,000
Goodwill Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Charitable$550

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shintani Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does Shintani Family Foundation give?

$68,050 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Shintani Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Alan I Shintani (President/Director), Jennifer N Shintani (Secretary/Treasurer/Director), Aran Alan Shintani (V.p./Director) and Lili Lei Shintani (V.p./Director).

What does Shintani Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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