Foundation & Public Support
Mahalo to the foundations, agencies, and institutions that support Bishop Museum!
As Hawaiʻi’s Museum, we educate our community and the world by sharing our unparalleled cultural and natural history collections and active scientific research. We are stewards of irreplaceable materials that honor and perpetuate the culture and scientific knowledge of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific as we work towards a sustainable future–work that cannot be done without the generous support of local and national foundations, grant makers, and government partners.
List of Funders
Department of Defense
Department of Land and Natural Resources
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Park Service
National Science Foundation
Native Hawaiian Education Program
United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Navy
City and County of Honolulu
County of Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation
Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities
Hawaiʻi Energy
Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
State Foundation for Culture and the Arts
State of Hawaiʻi
Mellon Foundation
Bretzlaff Foundation
Disney Conservation Fund
Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
Freeman Foundation
The Healy Foundation
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Schmidt Family Foundation
Thelma B. and Thomas P. Hart Foundation
Atherton Family Foundation
The Charles Englehard Fund
Charles H. and Margaret B. Edmondson Trust
Charles Reed Bishop Trust
C.N. Wodehouse Bishop Museum Trust
Creative City Fund
Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation
Peter G. Drewliner Foundation
G.N. Wilcox Trust, Bank of Hawaiʻi, Trustee
Ellen M. Koenig Memorial Fund
Geoffrey Michaelson & Lehua li-Michaelson Fund
Gloria Kosasa Gainsley Fund
Jack and Marie Lord Fund
Jessie D. Kay Memorial Fund
Jhamandas Watumull Fund
John Chin Young Foundation
Johnson Ohana Foundation
Kamehameha Schools
Keith and Polly Steiner Family Foundation
Kosasa Foundation
Kualoa Ranch Foundation
LGA Family Foundation
Luomala Charitable Trust
Madelyn Ross Fund
McInerny Foundation, Bank of Hawaiʻi, Trustee
Ohuokalani Charitable Foundation
Padosi Foundation
Poha Fund
Ritchie M. Gregory Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation
Robert Emens Black Fund
Robert R. Midkiff Fund
Thomas & Elizabeth Brodhead Foundation
Wade and Harue McVay Family Foundation Fund
William L. Rolph & Dorothea P. Rolph Fund
Zadoc W. and Lawrence N. Brown Foundation
Contact Us
Gail Vincent
Director of Grant Development and Administration
808.848.4184
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