The SFCA has administered $9,400,000 in grants to forty-eight (48) arts and culture organizations in the state of Hawaiʻi for fiscal year 2024.
- The Biennium Grants Program provides funding support for the programs and projects of nonprofit 501c3 arts and culture organizations that advance the arts, culture, and the humanities in the lives of the people of Hawaiʻi.
- The Outreach Initiative Program provides funding support for regional touring and outreach programs and projects that increase opportunities and access to arts and culture experiences for the rural and underserved communities.
- The State of Hawaiʻi Legislature Grants-In-Aid Program provides appropriations to nonprofit 501c3 organizations to assist with operating support. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is the State agency assigned administrator.
- The State of Hawaiʻi Legislature provides Special Purpose Appropriation for operating support to designated organizations. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is the State agency assigned administrator.
| Organization Name | Island | Project Title | Amount Funded | Grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Academy Performing Company | Maui | The Nutcracker 2024 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Aloha Performing Arts Company dba Aloha Theatre | Hawaii | Aloha Teen Theatre | $10,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Arts Kauai/Kauai Songwriters | Kaui | Kauai Songwriters Music Festival | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Ballet Hawaii | Oahu | Angel Program FY2025 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Bamboo Ridge Press | Oahu | Bamboo Ridge Basic FY25 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| East Hawai'i Cultural Council DBA East Hawai'i Cultural Center | Hawaii | Gallery Exhibitions | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Garden Island Arts Council | Kauai | Kaua'i Community Arts Basic Development | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hana Arts | Maui | Strengthening the East Maui Community through Art | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Craftsmen | Oahu | Hawaii Craftsmen Exhibition Programs | $10,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Handweavers' Hui | Oahu | Tablet Weaving Basics and Beyond with John Mullarkey | $5,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences, Inc. | Oahu | Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festivals and Showcases | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii International Film Festival | Oahu | 44th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Opera Theatre | Oahu | Hawai'i Opera Theatre - Education Programs | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Performing Arts Company, Ltd. d.b.a. Manoa Valley Theatre | Oahu | Production Support of MVT's 2024-25 Theatre Season | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Quilt Guild, Inc. | Oahu | 2025 Quilt Show | $5,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Theatre Center | Oahu | pARTners for the Arts 2024 - 2025 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus | Oahu | Music Education and Performance on Oahu, emphasizing Hawaiian culture | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre Company (HEART) | Hawaii | I HEART Summer 2025 - A Zero To Low Cost Performing Arts Summer Camp | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Holualoa Foundation for Arts & Culture d.b.a. Donkey Mill Art Center | Hawaii | Donkey Mill Art Center Exhibition Program 2024-2025 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Honolulu Printmakers | Honolulu | Annual Juried Print Exhibition | $10,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Honolulu Theatre for Youth | Honolulu | HTY's Statewide Tour FY25 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hui Noeau | Maui | Enhancing Lives on Maui through Visual Arts Education | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hula Preservation Society | Oahu | Wai Ola: Aukele and the Waters of Life, A Celebration of Hula Kiʻi | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii | Oahu | Fostering Cultural Awareness through Storytelling for the Classroom | $10,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Kumu Kahua Theatre | Oahu | Kumu Kahua Theatre's 54th Season | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Lahaina Arts Guild | Maui | We Make Art Happen | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Lanai Academy of Performing Arts Inc. | Lanai | LAPA FY25 | $10,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Mana Maoli | Oahu | Mana Mele Knowledge Resource Products | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Manoa Heritage Center | Oahu | Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike 'Learn by Doing' Workshops | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Maui Academy of Performing Arts | Maui | The Living Room Theatre Project | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Maui Classical Music Festival | Maui | 43rd Annual Maui Classical Music Festival | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Maui Pops Orchestra, Inc. | Maui | Maui Pops Orchestra 2024/2025 Concert Season | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Maui Public Art Corps | Maui | Hui Mo'olelo | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Oahu Choral Society | Oahu | Oahu Choral Society Basic Proposal 2024-2025 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc. | Oahu | Music Connects: Engaging and Empowering Older Adults through Music Therapy | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| TAG - The Actors' Group | Oahu | August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Tau Dance Theater | Oahu | Kōkua | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| West Hawaii Dance Theatre | Hawaii | West Hawaii Dance Theatre Basic Performance Project Year 2 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| When We Shine Foundation | Maui | Our Kūpuna and the ʻĀina | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| YOUNG OF HEART WORKSHOP dba Pu'uhonua Society | Oahu | Keanahala: A Place for Hala | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| University of Hawaii | Oahu & Neighbor Islands | Statewide Cultural Extension Program | $50,000 | Outreach Initiaitve Program |
| Downtown Art Center | Oahu | Operating Costs | $75,000 | Legislature Grants In Aid |
| Dream Cultivators Hawaii | Oahu | Operating Costs | $66,000 | Legislature Grants In Aid |
| Hanalei River Heritage Foundation | Kauai | Operating Costs | $150,000 | Legislature Grants In Aid |
| Hawaii Keiki Museum | Hawaii | Operating Costs | $179,000 | Legislature Grants In Aid |
| Kahuli Leo Lea | Oahu | Operating Costs | $75,000 | Legislature Grants In Aid |
| Lanai Academy of Performing Arts | Lanai | Operating Costs | $20,000 | Legislature Grants In Aid |
| Bishop Museum | Oahu | Operating Support | $6,750,000 | Legislature Special Purpose Appropriation |
| The Friends of Iolani Palace | Oahu | Operating Support | $1,800,000 | Legislature Special Purpose Appropriation |
| Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities | Oahu | Hawaiʻi History Day 2024-2025 | $15,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
| Hawaii Forest Institute | Hawaii | 2024 Hawaii's Woodshow, Na Lāʻau o Hawaiʻi | $10,000 | SFCA Biennium Grants |
Photo: promotional photograph for the Honolulu Theatre for Youth production “The Paʻakai We Bring”, by Moses Good and the HTY Ensemble. This original production introduces young audiences to the Native Hawaiian cultural practices around the giving and cultivating of pa‘akai (salt). Traditionally, pa‘akai is food, medicine, a sacrament and a treasured gift. The play follows multiple generations of salt farmers on Kauaʻi, mixing ancient stories, hula, live music, original songs and plenty of audience participation into a tasty potluck of performance, joyously served up with aloha. This production was supported in part by grant funding from the SFCA.