Who We Are
The GIFT Foundation of Hawaii is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) volunteer organization run by young professionals who are dedicated to make a difference in the community.
Our Beneficiaries
Hawaii Youth Symphony (Primary Beneficiary)
Music Alive Program, an initiative to help meet the needs of a community and educational system that is starved for live musical/educational performances. With the absence of the Honolulu Symphony, there is a need for high-quality performances in several venues across the state. HYS is the only organization that can fill this gap. This program will secure outreach programming for community and educational concerts on different islands throughout the next three years. This year’s combined gift will ensure the funding for the first two years to be planned and executed. There will be a minimum of ten major performances each year servicing over 30,000 children during the three years. Educational concerts and preparation material distributed to teachers and students help children of Hawaii meet general learning outcomes and state music standards.
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Boys & Girls Club
Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI), The JDAI initiative focuses on the idea to provide an alternative to sending Hawaii’s youth that need to be protected from negative conditions at home or have committed non-violent crimes to a juvenile detention center. Too often this segment of the center’s occupants are put into environments that often times make their situation worse. This program proposes to utilize the infrastructure of the existing Boys & Girls club in Waianae to develop a clubhouse program with the help of the juvenile court system. The gift will ensure funding for the key staff position during its pilot year and until it receives federal funding.
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Hawaii Nature Center
Construction of a New Sheltered Pavilion for Expansion of Programs, The Hawaii Nature Center in Makiki Valley is operating its facility at full capacity. An additional program shelter would enable them to expand several programs, including revenue generating events that would help ensure their future sustainability as an impactful contributor to environmental educational services in the community.
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Hawaii Literacy
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Our Sponsors
The GIFT foundation would like to thank our generous and philanthropic sponsors who have made our events possible.
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