Grants

Year 2025

Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund $1,430,245

Ae Kamali’i Pre-School (Kauai)

Amount
$15,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

Aloha School Early Learning Center (Kauai)

Amount
$10,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

Catholic Diocese of Honolulu – Hawaii Catholic Schools

Amount
$75,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families in Catholic Preschools

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Amount
$100,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Student Scholarships for Early Education Learning Students

Collaborative Support Services

Amount
$24,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Business Plan for a Hawaii Early Childhood Personnel Center

Erikson Institute

Amount
$50,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Planning for the Social Emotional Learning Professional Learning Program

Good Shepherd Pre-School (Oahu)

Amount
$15,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

Hanahau‘oli School

Amount
$37,245
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

STEM Workshops for Early Childhood Educators

Hanahau‘oli School

Amount
$25,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Dr. Robert Peters Fund for Early Childhood Education Professional Development

Hawaii Association of Independent Schools

Amount
$35,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Support the 2025 Schools of the Future Conference

Hawaii Children’s Action Network

Amount
$75,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Early Childhood Legislative Advocacy and Community Messaging

Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center

Amount
$19,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Pre-School Arts Education Program for the Academic Year 2025-2026

Kahului Baptist Preschool (Maui)

Amount
$20,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

KCAA Pre-Schools of Hawaii

Amount
$100,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Playground Renovations at Mother Rice Preschool

KCAA Pre-Schools of Hawaii (Oahu)

Amount
$25,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

Le Jardin Academy (Oahu)

Amount
$50,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Early Learning Reggio-inspired Playground

Montessori Community School (Oahu)

Amount
$10,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

Montessori School of Maui

Amount
$10,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Teacher Training (to be held in 2026)

Na Kamali’i Hoaloha

Amount
$15,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Teacher Training

Na Kamali’i Hoaloha (Molokai)

Amount
$15,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

PATCH (People Attentive to Children)

Amount
$90,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Program to Expand CDA (Certificate of Child Development) Credentials for Early Childhood Education Practitioners

Rainbow School (Oahu)

Amount
$25,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

Seagull Schools (Oahu)

Amount
$25,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

St. Andrew’s Schools

Amount
$100,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Phase III of School Renovations Project

The Early School

Amount
$50,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Preschool Playground Facility

University of Hawaii Foundation

Amount
$150,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

University of Hawaii Early Childhood Leadership and Policy Center Initiative

University of Hawaii Foundation

Amount
$100,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Early Education Projects of the University of Hawaii College of Education

Wailuku Union Church Pre-School (Maui)

Amount
$15,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

YMCA of Honolulu

Amount
$25,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Preschool Accreditation of the Nuuanu YMCA Preschool

YWCA of Hawaii Island

Amount
$100,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Preschool Expansion Project

YWCA of Hawaii Island (Island of Hawaii)

Amount
$25,000
Category
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial Fund
Year
2025

Tuition Assistance for Children from Low-Income Families

Foundation Non-Fund Grants $852,000

Catholic Charities

Amount
$50,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Castle Emergency Fund for Families/Guardians with Young Children

Child & Family Service

Amount
$85,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Unrestricted Support for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers

Family Hui Hawaii

Amount
$50,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Unrestricted Support for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers

Family Support Hawaii

Amount
$45,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Unrestricted Support for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers

Feeding Hawaii Together (The Pantry)

Amount
$25,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Food Purchases

Hawaii Community Foundation

Amount
$100,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Hawaii Community Foundation’s Resilience Fund

Hawaii Foodbank

Amount
$25,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Assistance in the Preschool Distribution

Hawaii Foodbank

Amount
$50,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Preschool Distribution Programs and General Food Purchases

Honolulu Theatre for Youth

Amount
$10,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Support for 2025 Season Theatrical Productions

Imua Family Services

Amount
$50,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Operating Expenses of “Play Imua” Program for Special Needs Infants and Toddlers

Institute for Native Pacific Education & Culture (INPEACE)

Amount
$50,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Culture-based Early Literacy Programs

Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services

Amount
$60,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Unrestricted Support for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers

Maui Family Support Services

Amount
$50,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Unrestricted Support for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers

Parents and Children Together (P.A.C.T.)

Amount
$65,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Unrestricted Support for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers

Partners in Development Foundation

Amount
$65,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Unrestricted Support for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers

The Salvation Army

Amount
$60,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Unrestricted Support for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers

TSNE Missionworks

Amount
$12,000
Category
Foundation Non-Fund Grants
Year
2025

Operational Support (for Early Childhood Funders Collaborative (ECFC))

Total: $2,282,245