Oahu, HI
Revolutionize Laʻie Elementary Writing Curriculum
ըստ Courtney Fermantez December 2024Global Preservation Initiative
ըստ Aaron Magee December 2024Project Proposal: Cultural Evolution of Settlers i
ըստ Morgan Tursi September 2024Composting School Meals
ըստ Margaret Shimizu September 2024Seahorse Makerspace: Empowering Young Innovators
ըստ Donna Soriano August 2024Acts of Kindness Series
ըստ Marianne Ambrose July 2024Teaching kids and adults to Rollerskate!
ըստ Melissa Garvey June 2024Healing Trees Maui Guides Scholarship Fund
ըստ Phyllis Look May 2024Kupu Ka Niu, Kupu Ke Kanaka
ըստ Michelle Pieper May 2024Mural of Kalihi Valley for Fern Elementary School
ըստ Alyce Dodge April 2024Hana Noeau: All Things Ulana Lauahala
ըստ Naomi Nascimento March 2024Grade level funds
ըստ Sharel L Kasai February 2024Outdoor Learning Spaces
ըստ Sharon A Schleigh January 2024SURF's Coffee Cart
ըստ Shariann Ikeda January 2024Taking Awesome Middle Schoolers to the Nutcracker
ըստ Melissa Richardson October 2023Empowering Youth Through Sports and Creativity
ըստ Zi Wu September 2023WE belong
ըստ Cheryl Sanico July 2023Starting an Orchestra Class at Kaimuki High School
ըստ Alan Evans May 2023Free Menstrual Products on Campus - KCC
ըստ Julie Rancilio April 2023Legacy Projects - Maunawili school
ըստ Dee Takeno March 2023Herbivores in the Hot-Seat
ըստ Taylor Souza February 2023Ordinary Days Thesis Project
ըստ Jasmine Anderson February 2023Hana Noʻeau Da Aquaponics Sheds
ըստ Alston Alika Albarado, M.F.A. January 2023Mentoring Micronesian Youth thru Traditional Arts
ըստ Isaiah Prakash January 2023Community seating at Hui Mahi'ai Aina
ըստ Nicole Mench December 2022Compostable Pots
ըստ Michelle Pieper November 2022Combat Veterans of Hilo
ըստ CORY EARLY October 2022Saving Lives through BLS Certification
ըստ Courtney Matsumoto September 2022WILD WISDOM, the podcast series
ըստ Jeannette Paulson Hereniko August 2022Let them cook!
ըստ Espie Chapman July 2022Speak Up, Speak Out, Speak Love
ըստ Kristin Davidson June 2022Exploring Bullying through Puppetry
ըստ Olivia Coughlin May 2022Helping Hawaii Athletes-Metrics & More
ըստ Tina Scotty April 2022Water quality & botulism in Hawaiian waterbirds
ըստ Carmella Vizza February 2022Sky Gate
ըստ Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti January 2022Kupuna Aikido
ըստ William Doi December 2021Trojan Auto Club at MHS
ըստ Melvn Oliveros October 2021Malama Na Iwi Kupuna
ըստ Renee Lee-Agcaoili September 2021Social Emotional Learning Library and Calming Area
ըստ Leeann Barenaba August 2021SEEDS of Honua
ըստ Tyler J Levine July 2021JoyMobile
ըստ Nathan Drackett June 2021Technology in the Art Classroom
ըստ Mia Fitzgerald May 2021Moveable Parts Playground
ըստ Kimberly Anthony-Maeda April 2021Kalaheo Hale Build
ըստ Resha Ramolete March 2021Surfing the Nations' Feeding the Hungry Program
ըստ Jill Brewster February 2021The Children's Garden at Alani Children's Center
ըստ Kelli Nakamura January 2021Pūʻolo "Āina
ըստ MICHELLE U PIEPER November 2020STEAMBuiding® Inschool Field Trip @ Kauluwela Elem
ըստ Michelle Sweeney February 2020Teen Alert Program, or TAP808
ըստ Shari Williams December 2019Marshallese Education Day: Student Culture Session
ըստ Natalie Nimmer October 2019Performing Arts Speakeasy
ըստ Maika'i Nash September 2019Keiki Horseback Riding Camp at Koko Crater Stables
ըստ Jane Reilly Mount August 2019Precious Plastics Recycling Machines Materials
ըստ Navin Tagore-Erwin May 2019Correctional Arts Re-Entry (CARE) Program
ըստ Ruby Menon April 2019Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Calendar
ըստ Chelsea Arnott April 2019Mural - Mele on the Lawn
ըստ Jodie Chock February 2019Project Lemon Tree
ըստ Ivie Bryant January 2019Smart Games on Straps
ըստ Uyanga Batzogs December 2018Refurbish Kalaheo HS Drivers Ed Vehicle Garage.
ըստ Matthew Leidholm November 2018Public Art in Kailua
ըստ Keno Knieriem October 2018streetARThawaii (Mud Hen Family)
ըստ Jennifer Noel October 2018A Special Halloween Party for Special Needs Keiki
ըստ Shannon Pucci September 2018ARTBOX Kaimuki
ըստ Jennifer Noel and Gerry Ralston July 2018Naonealaa Story Board
ըստ MAHEALANI CYPHER July 2018Stage Mosaic Mural
ըստ Mia Fitzgerald July 2018Hui Peer-to-Peer Parenting Support Program
ըստ Cherilyn Shiinoki April 2018SNAP Enhancement
ըստ Bernice Strand April 2018Starting a Chess Program at Ewa Makai Middle
ըստ Kathryn Kelly February 2018Hydration
ըստ Vaega R Toilolo February 2018Lemonade Stand - Project Based Unit
ըստ Emma Shaul November 2017Mokauea Futures
ըստ Sean Connelly October 2017Water for Nanakuli Boys & Girls Club
ըստ Claudia Fernandez October 2017The STEM World from Above
ըստ Glenn S.B. Lee October 2017Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Resource Center
ըստ Barbara Tom August 2017Tryke for James
ըստ James Christiansen August 2017Farrington Retail Store
ըստ Kristin Mullin June 2017Project Hawai'i Adventures Abound Summer Camp
ըստ Kristen McReath June 2017Lullaby Project
ըստ Liezl Alcantara April 2017WASUP Days! Wheelchair Adapted Stand Up Paddle Day
ըստ Amy Lagera March 2017Stage curtains
ըստ The Arts at Marks February 2017'Iliahi - Wahiawa's Giving Tree
ըստ "Phil" Augustus Acosta January 2017Bay of Dreams
ըստ George Kalilikane January 2017HOLOMUA NA OHANA - Weinberg Village Waimanalo
ըստ HOLLY HOLOWACH December 2016Personal Empowerment Program (PEP)
ըստ Hoola Na Pua October 2016Fern Elementary Basketball Program
ըստ Blake Lau September 2016Campus Beautification with Murals
ըստ Carli Masik June 2016LISTEN: IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT.
ըստ Brooke Dooley May 2016It Starts Here: Earth Summit 2016
ըստ Wild Kids Hawaii April 2016Moiliili Japanese Cemetery Beautification Project
ըստ Laura Ruby April 2016Urban Oahu Ohia Legacy Project
ըստ John-Carl Watson March 2016"Progress Theatre" Workshop with the Creators
ըստ Hannah Schauer March 2016Castle HS Winterguard
ըստ Jimmy Joe Esquibel February 2016Shakespeare's Lovers and Madmen
ըստ Paul Mitri December 2015Science In A Rural Oahu School
ըստ Ronda Hayashi-Simpliciano October 2015Ilio Hale (Dog House) Program Support
ըստ Kristin Davidson August 2015Fine Arts Bonanza
ըստ Alexa and Presley Anderson August 2015MO’ILI’ILI JAPANESE CEMETERY GATEWAY ENHANCEMENT
ըստ Laura Ruby August 2015Kaimuki HS Softball Dugout and Study Hall Room
ըստ Rylan Morihara July 2015Project Ho'omana
ըստ Desiree LeeHang-Asuao June 2015Word on the Street
ըստ Jonas Vibell May 2015Kalaheo Athletic Trainers
ըստ Catherine Rose April 2015EOLA ( EAST OAHU LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION) 501c apply
ըստ Jason C Bitzer March 2015Peter's Prom (A special needs prom)
ըստ Deanna Ferrick February 2015Restoration of the Historic Shiroma Saimin Stand
ըստ Jeffrey Higa January 2015YMCA Camp Erdman Nature Room
ըստ Candice Nydam January 2015POW! WOW! Hawai`i
ըստ Hawaii`i Arts Alliance November 2014DVAC Lipstick Holder Outreach Project
ըստ Nancy Usui November 2014Giving Hawaii's youth an ADVANTAGE in athletics!
ըստ Lawrence Smalls November 2014KIS Band Instrument Repairs
ըստ Maya Arakaki and Kelci Hooker July 2014Getting to Know the Ko'olaus
ըստ Ko'olau Mountains Watershed Partnership July 2014Planned Parenthood Young Leaders
ըստ Allison Dowd May 2014A Visit With Man Ray: Memoir and Photo Book
ըստ Paul Levitt May 2014K9 Emergency Evacuation Preparedness
ըստ Kristin Davidson March 2014Bringing "Most Good, Least Harm" to Honolulu!
ըստ Terry Bear, Andrea Nandoskar, Linda Leveen, Victoria Anderson March 2014Ku’i Hui
ըստ Jennifer Denise Bojanowski February 2014Thrift Store: The Musical
ըստ Susanne Sims January 201415th Annual Holiday Party for Foster Keiki
ըստ Family Programs Hawaii January 2014Laundry Access for Homeless Families with Children
ըստ Mary Saunders October 2013Recycling Containers for O`ahu Beach Parks
ըստ Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.) September 2013Adopt a GSA
ըստ Melanie Moore September 2013Papakolea Mural Project
ըստ 808 Urban August 2013Ka Papa Kai: Ocean Science for Kids
ըստ Debbie Gowensmith July 2013Legacy Projects
ըստ Maya Arakaki via Deanne Takeno July 2013Kailua Intermediate School Band Aloha Concert 2013
ըստ David Oka May 2013Wahiawa Savvy Seniors
ըստ Gabriele Chapman March 2013Trystyn's CoCo Bailey Service Dog
ըստ Monique Son February 2013Vegetable-Assisted Therapy
ըստ Stacy Evensen January 2013The HIKA Kupuna Care Program
ըստ Trina Orta, BSW December 2012Man Hour - Character Development Program
ըստ Natalie Pawluk Moore December 2012The Joyful Life Library
ըստ Carly Ragragola November 2012PermablitzHI
ըստ Matthew Lynch October 2012Sound Project
ըստ Jesse Yonover September 2012Kawananakoa MS Additional Seating Project
ըստ Andrew Chun June 2012Aloha Beach Volleyball
ըստ Rod Suzumoto May 2012Dream Boxes for Homeless Kids
ըստ Grace Furuta April 2012Մեր մասին
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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Follow our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to see the grant recipients and their awesome projects!