Oahu, HI
Revolutionize Laʻie Elementary Writing Curriculum
От Courtney Fermantez December 2024Global Preservation Initiative
От Aaron Magee December 2024Project Proposal: Cultural Evolution of Settlers i
От Morgan Tursi September 2024Composting School Meals
От Margaret Shimizu September 2024Seahorse Makerspace: Empowering Young Innovators
От Donna Soriano August 2024Acts of Kindness Series
От Marianne Ambrose July 2024Teaching kids and adults to Rollerskate!
От Melissa Garvey June 2024Healing Trees Maui Guides Scholarship Fund
От Phyllis Look May 2024Kupu Ka Niu, Kupu Ke Kanaka
От Michelle Pieper May 2024Mural of Kalihi Valley for Fern Elementary School
От Alyce Dodge April 2024Hana Noeau: All Things Ulana Lauahala
От Naomi Nascimento March 2024Grade level funds
От Sharel L Kasai February 2024Outdoor Learning Spaces
От Sharon A Schleigh January 2024SURF's Coffee Cart
От Shariann Ikeda January 2024Taking Awesome Middle Schoolers to the Nutcracker
От Melissa Richardson October 2023Empowering Youth Through Sports and Creativity
От Zi Wu September 2023WE belong
От Cheryl Sanico July 2023Starting an Orchestra Class at Kaimuki High School
От Alan Evans May 2023Free Menstrual Products on Campus - KCC
От Julie Rancilio April 2023Legacy Projects - Maunawili school
От Dee Takeno March 2023Herbivores in the Hot-Seat
От Taylor Souza February 2023Ordinary Days Thesis Project
От Jasmine Anderson February 2023Hana Noʻeau Da Aquaponics Sheds
От Alston Alika Albarado, M.F.A. January 2023Mentoring Micronesian Youth thru Traditional Arts
От Isaiah Prakash January 2023Community seating at Hui Mahi'ai Aina
От Nicole Mench December 2022Compostable Pots
От Michelle Pieper November 2022Combat Veterans of Hilo
От CORY EARLY October 2022Saving Lives through BLS Certification
От Courtney Matsumoto September 2022WILD WISDOM, the podcast series
От Jeannette Paulson Hereniko August 2022Let them cook!
От Espie Chapman July 2022Speak Up, Speak Out, Speak Love
От Kristin Davidson June 2022Exploring Bullying through Puppetry
От Olivia Coughlin May 2022Helping Hawaii Athletes-Metrics & More
От Tina Scotty April 2022Water quality & botulism in Hawaiian waterbirds
От Carmella Vizza February 2022Sky Gate
От Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti January 2022Kupuna Aikido
От William Doi December 2021Trojan Auto Club at MHS
От Melvn Oliveros October 2021Malama Na Iwi Kupuna
От Renee Lee-Agcaoili September 2021Social Emotional Learning Library and Calming Area
От Leeann Barenaba August 2021SEEDS of Honua
От Tyler J Levine July 2021JoyMobile
От Nathan Drackett June 2021Technology in the Art Classroom
От Mia Fitzgerald May 2021Moveable Parts Playground
От Kimberly Anthony-Maeda April 2021Kalaheo Hale Build
От Resha Ramolete March 2021Surfing the Nations' Feeding the Hungry Program
От Jill Brewster February 2021The Children's Garden at Alani Children's Center
От Kelli Nakamura January 2021Pūʻolo "Āina
От MICHELLE U PIEPER November 2020STEAMBuiding® Inschool Field Trip @ Kauluwela Elem
От Michelle Sweeney February 2020Teen Alert Program, or TAP808
От Shari Williams December 2019Marshallese Education Day: Student Culture Session
От Natalie Nimmer October 2019Performing Arts Speakeasy
От Maika'i Nash September 2019Keiki Horseback Riding Camp at Koko Crater Stables
От Jane Reilly Mount August 2019Precious Plastics Recycling Machines Materials
От Navin Tagore-Erwin May 2019Correctional Arts Re-Entry (CARE) Program
От Ruby Menon April 2019Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Calendar
От Chelsea Arnott April 2019Mural - Mele on the Lawn
От Jodie Chock February 2019Project Lemon Tree
От Ivie Bryant January 2019Smart Games on Straps
От Uyanga Batzogs December 2018Refurbish Kalaheo HS Drivers Ed Vehicle Garage.
От Matthew Leidholm November 2018Public Art in Kailua
От Keno Knieriem October 2018streetARThawaii (Mud Hen Family)
От Jennifer Noel October 2018A Special Halloween Party for Special Needs Keiki
От Shannon Pucci September 2018ARTBOX Kaimuki
От Jennifer Noel and Gerry Ralston July 2018Naonealaa Story Board
От MAHEALANI CYPHER July 2018Stage Mosaic Mural
От Mia Fitzgerald July 2018Hui Peer-to-Peer Parenting Support Program
От Cherilyn Shiinoki April 2018SNAP Enhancement
От Bernice Strand April 2018Starting a Chess Program at Ewa Makai Middle
От Kathryn Kelly February 2018Hydration
От Vaega R Toilolo February 2018Lemonade Stand - Project Based Unit
От Emma Shaul November 2017Mokauea Futures
От Sean Connelly October 2017Water for Nanakuli Boys & Girls Club
От Claudia Fernandez October 2017The STEM World from Above
От Glenn S.B. Lee October 2017Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Resource Center
От Barbara Tom August 2017Tryke for James
От James Christiansen August 2017Farrington Retail Store
От Kristin Mullin June 2017Project Hawai'i Adventures Abound Summer Camp
От Kristen McReath June 2017Lullaby Project
От Liezl Alcantara April 2017WASUP Days! Wheelchair Adapted Stand Up Paddle Day
От Amy Lagera March 2017Stage curtains
От The Arts at Marks February 2017'Iliahi - Wahiawa's Giving Tree
От "Phil" Augustus Acosta January 2017Bay of Dreams
От George Kalilikane January 2017HOLOMUA NA OHANA - Weinberg Village Waimanalo
От HOLLY HOLOWACH December 2016Personal Empowerment Program (PEP)
От Hoola Na Pua October 2016Fern Elementary Basketball Program
От Blake Lau September 2016Campus Beautification with Murals
От Carli Masik June 2016LISTEN: IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT.
От Brooke Dooley May 2016It Starts Here: Earth Summit 2016
От Wild Kids Hawaii April 2016Moiliili Japanese Cemetery Beautification Project
От Laura Ruby April 2016Urban Oahu Ohia Legacy Project
От John-Carl Watson March 2016"Progress Theatre" Workshop with the Creators
От Hannah Schauer March 2016Castle HS Winterguard
От Jimmy Joe Esquibel February 2016Shakespeare's Lovers and Madmen
От Paul Mitri December 2015Science In A Rural Oahu School
От Ronda Hayashi-Simpliciano October 2015Ilio Hale (Dog House) Program Support
От Kristin Davidson August 2015Fine Arts Bonanza
От Alexa and Presley Anderson August 2015MO’ILI’ILI JAPANESE CEMETERY GATEWAY ENHANCEMENT
От Laura Ruby August 2015Kaimuki HS Softball Dugout and Study Hall Room
От Rylan Morihara July 2015Project Ho'omana
От Desiree LeeHang-Asuao June 2015Word on the Street
От Jonas Vibell May 2015Kalaheo Athletic Trainers
От Catherine Rose April 2015EOLA ( EAST OAHU LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION) 501c apply
От Jason C Bitzer March 2015Peter's Prom (A special needs prom)
От Deanna Ferrick February 2015Restoration of the Historic Shiroma Saimin Stand
От Jeffrey Higa January 2015YMCA Camp Erdman Nature Room
От Candice Nydam January 2015POW! WOW! Hawai`i
От Hawaii`i Arts Alliance November 2014DVAC Lipstick Holder Outreach Project
От Nancy Usui November 2014Giving Hawaii's youth an ADVANTAGE in athletics!
От Lawrence Smalls November 2014KIS Band Instrument Repairs
От Maya Arakaki and Kelci Hooker July 2014Getting to Know the Ko'olaus
От Ko'olau Mountains Watershed Partnership July 2014Planned Parenthood Young Leaders
От Allison Dowd May 2014A Visit With Man Ray: Memoir and Photo Book
От Paul Levitt May 2014K9 Emergency Evacuation Preparedness
От Kristin Davidson March 2014Bringing "Most Good, Least Harm" to Honolulu!
От Terry Bear, Andrea Nandoskar, Linda Leveen, Victoria Anderson March 2014Ku’i Hui
От Jennifer Denise Bojanowski February 2014Thrift Store: The Musical
От Susanne Sims January 201415th Annual Holiday Party for Foster Keiki
От Family Programs Hawaii January 2014Laundry Access for Homeless Families with Children
От Mary Saunders October 2013Recycling Containers for O`ahu Beach Parks
От Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.) September 2013Adopt a GSA
От Melanie Moore September 2013Papakolea Mural Project
От 808 Urban August 2013Ka Papa Kai: Ocean Science for Kids
От Debbie Gowensmith July 2013Legacy Projects
От Maya Arakaki via Deanne Takeno July 2013Kailua Intermediate School Band Aloha Concert 2013
От David Oka May 2013Wahiawa Savvy Seniors
От Gabriele Chapman March 2013Trystyn's CoCo Bailey Service Dog
От Monique Son February 2013Vegetable-Assisted Therapy
От Stacy Evensen January 2013The HIKA Kupuna Care Program
От Trina Orta, BSW December 2012Man Hour - Character Development Program
От Natalie Pawluk Moore December 2012The Joyful Life Library
От Carly Ragragola November 2012PermablitzHI
От Matthew Lynch October 2012Sound Project
От Jesse Yonover September 2012Kawananakoa MS Additional Seating Project
От Andrew Chun June 2012Aloha Beach Volleyball
От Rod Suzumoto May 2012Dream Boxes for Homeless Kids
От Grace Furuta April 2012За Нас
We love funding projects that make Oahu more awesome
The Awesome Foundation is a global network of micro-giving chapters that give $1000 of their own money every month to awesome projects. We're the Oahu chapter - if you’ve got an idea for a project on the island of Oahu and you need some support to take your initiative to the next level, apply now!
Tips for a great application
We receive a lot of applications from passionate people and while there are no official rules, we generally do not fund salaries, travel, marketing, or applications where the budget doesn’t clearly explain what the money will be spent on.
For your best chance, make us say, “That’s awesome!” by having a detailed outline of your project, and have a clear, itemized budget.
Application process
We review applications at the end of every month and select a winner as a group. If you win, we will call and let you know. After, we will decide on a meeting spot, give you the grant money, take some photos, and announce your awesome project on our social media channels (see below).
If you haven't heard anything within a few months of applying, it's likely your project was not selected. Our chapter will consider applications from previous months, however, so there's no need to apply again unless your idea has changed or if you want to add a more detailed breakdown of the budget.
How to join Awesome Foundation Oahu
We’d love to hear from you - send us a quick email introducing yourself and we’ll be in touch when a spot opens.
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