James & Abigail Campbell Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work falls within youth programmes, education or Hawaiian programmes and serves West O'ahu, the Geographic focus line gives Ewa/Ewa Beach, Kapolei, Makakilo and the Wai'anae Coast as priorities, so the foundation is worth considering.
- Most of its grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $100,000, with a median of $25,000, so a request in that range is typical; its largest grant was about $770,000, so that range is not a ceiling.
- In the latest filing, 27% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so repeat giving is a meaningful share.
- First-time applicants must register for an online account through the application portal, and applications must be postmarked by February 1 for the April meeting or August 1 for the October meeting.
- Previous grantees must submit final reports before applying again and are evaluated competitively, and the foundation does not fund individuals, endowments, sectarian or religious programmes, loans, political activities or highly technical research.
Overview
James & Abigail Campbell Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Kapolei, 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
The Foundation invests in Hawaii’s people and communities through three named fields: youth programmes addressing the challenges of young people; education support for public schools, early childhood education and environmental stewardship; and Hawaiian programmes promoting values and the health and welfare of Hawaiians. It gives priority to programmes located in or serving communities in West O’ahu, including Ewa/Ewa Beach, Kapolei, Makakilo and the Wai’anae Coast. It considers special projects outside an organisation’s ongoing operations, programme support where unforeseen circumstances have affected an organisation’s financial base, and assistance with items such as office equipment, minor repairs and renovations. Requests are limited to qualifying non-profit, tax-exempt organisations; previous grantees are evaluated competitively, and funds are usually not committed for more than one year at a time.
Themes
- Youth programmes
- Education
- Hawaiian support
Geographic Focus
Priority: Ewa/Ewa Beach; Kapolei; Makakilo; Wai'anae Coast.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Endowments
- Sectarian or religious programs
- Loans
- Political activities
- Highly technical research projects
How to apply
First-time applicants register for an online account through the application portal; returning applicants access the portal for their application.
Deadlines:
- Applications must be postmarked by February 1 for the April meeting.
- Applications must be postmarked by August 1 for the October meeting.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 27% 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 80 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Priority is given to programmes located in or serving communities in West O’ahu.
- Requests from previous grantees are evaluated competitively with other requests.
- Previous grantees must submit final reports before applying for new funding.
- Approved grantees must formally acknowledge receipt of the contribution.
- Approved grantees must submit a written report summarising the project's outcome.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 27% of grant dollars went to organisations James & Abigail Campbell Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 21% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 26 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Abigail Kuaihelani Campbell Donor Advised Fund · To provide assistance to individuals and businesses impacted by the lahaina wildfires on maui.$771,1502024 tax year
- Ulu A'e Learning Center · Ulu a'e project$100,0002024 tax year
- The Food Basket Hawaii Island's Food Bank · Improving food and nutrition security in west o'ahu through da bux$100,0002024 tax year
- Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii · Hale pono and waianae clubhouse$100,0002024 tax year
- River of Life Mission · Road to redemption - leeward coast hubspots$50,0002024 tax year
- 808 Cleanups · Advancing opportunities for west o'ahu youth through place-based experiential learning$50,0002024 tax year
- Teach for America - Hawaii · Tfa hawaii: overall program efforts on the leeward coast of o'ahu 6/1/24-25$50,0002024 tax year
- University of Hawaii Foundation · Scholarship in teacher education uh manoa (ay 2024-25)$41,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Katherine K Growney — Director
- Mahealani K Campbell — Director
- Jonathan E Staub — Director
- Helen Bailey Ledesma — Director
- Lauren Tolentino — Assistant Secretary
- Marion Philpotts-Miller — Secretary / Director
- Ryan K Nobriga — Assistant Treasurer
- Juliette K Sheehan — Treasurer / Director
- Wendy B Crabb — President / Director
- Kevin E Penn — CEO / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,620,749 | $1,225,613 | $22,774,223 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,234,489 | $893,059 | $26,664,318 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,975,037 | $1,608,737 | $30,790,379 | 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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At a glance
Applying to James & Abigail Campbell Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (808) 674-3167
- keolal@jamescampbell.com
- lauren@campbellfamilyfoundation.org
- Kapolei, HI
- campbellfamilyfoundation.org
Applying to James & Abigail Campbell Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (808) 674-3167
- keolal@jamescampbell.com
- lauren@campbellfamilyfoundation.org
- Kapolei, HI
- campbellfamilyfoundation.org