Nuestro Futuro Foundation

Private operating foundation · EIN 11-3522771 · since 2000nfuturofoundation.org·Hawaii·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$952k

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$3,000 to $100k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$15,000

Typical grant (median)

26 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Nuestro Futuro Foundation names Maui Nui as its priority and funds community building, education, food security, addiction recovery and youth programmes, so organisations doing that work on Maui Nui are the clearest fit.
Typical grants fall between $3,000 and $100,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $15,000 or less, so a modest, specific request is a realistic place to start.
Applications go through its Grant Inquiry form, which is open on a rolling basis and reviewed quarterly, so you can send an inquiry at any time.
The foundation is relationship-led: 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded, and it describes a trust-based approach that centres local knowledge and lived experience, so show your local roots and community leadership, and expect that it follows up with organisations it considers a good fit.

Overview

Nuestro Futuro Foundation is a US private foundation based in Haiku, HI.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Nuestro Futuro describes its funding priorities as community building, education, food security and addiction recovery, and its mission also names youth and addiction-treatment programmes. It focuses on communities across Maui Nui. The foundation offers multi-year unrestricted support to nonprofits and collaborates with other philanthropic partners. Its approach is trust-based and deeply relational, centring local knowledge, lived experience and place-based leadership. It invests in systems-change efforts such as food sovereignty, culturally grounded youth programmes and community-led journalism, supporting organisations rooted in and responsive to the communities they serve.

Themes

Community building
Education
Food security
Addiction recovery
Youth programs
Food sovereignty
Community-led journalism

Geographic Focus

Priority: Maui Nui.

How to apply

Organisations submit a funding request through the Grant Inquiry form; the foundation reviews grant applications quarterly.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 74 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The foundation centres local knowledge, lived experience and place-based leadership in its philanthropic approach.
It invests in systems-change efforts and supports organisations rooted in and responsive to the communities they serve.
The foundation follows up with organisations it considers a good fit.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Hawaii99%

California1%

The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations Nuestro Futuro Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
12% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

26 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $15,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 26 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$2.5k–$5k8%

$5k–$10k12%

$10k–$25k46%

$25k–$50k8%

$50k–$100k15%

$100k–$250k12%

Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Grow Some Good · Education
$112,5002024 tax year
Honolulu Civil Beat · Community building
$100,0002024 tax year
Lahaina Community Land Trust · Community building
$100,0002024 tax year
University of Hawaii Foundation · Education
$60,0002024 tax year
Maui Economic Opportunity · Addiction recovery/prevention
$51,7582024 tax year
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust · Education
$50,6182024 tax year
Hawaii Animal Rescue Foundation · Education
$50,0002024 tax year
Pacific Birth Collective · Community building
$40,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Tina Botielho — Director
Maile Davis — Director
Lehn Huff — Secretary
Jomarie Tyrell — Director
Abigail Perrin — Executive Director
Miriam Trahan — Vice President, Treasurer
Peter Hagedorn — President, Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$1,139,806	$925,867	$6,122,390	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$1,464,632	$774,081	$14,306,194	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,996,779	$952,429	$13,915,842	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.