Hawaii Appleseed (formally Hawai’i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice) is a left-of-center state-level policy organization based in Hawaii.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
| Year | Total Assets | Total Revenue | Total Expenses | Filing |
|---|
| 2025 | $2,321,368 | $2,148,692 | $1,750,257 | |
| 2024 | $2,029,553 | $1,508,419 | $1,618,949 | View |
| 2023 | $1,562,953 | $1,592,657 | $1,532,335 | View |
| 2022 | $1,276,291 | $1,477,731 | $1,372,628 | View |
| 2021 | $957,184 | $1,284,072 | $1,333,831 | View |
| 2020 | $1,166,519 | $1,134,702 | $1,116,994 | View |
Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail
Employee Compensation
Highest Earning Employees
| Employee | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|
| Gavin Thornton | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TILL 12/31/24 | $98,727 |
| William White | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FROM 1/1/25 | $94,746 |
Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $7,780,144
- Number of Grants: 127
- Number of Funders: 37
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|
| $571,531 | 2024 | Aloha United Way Inc | FISCAL-SPONSORED GRANT, WEINBERG |
| $300,000 | 2024 | Stupski Foundation | To provide general operating support. |
| $300,000 | 2023 | Stupski Foundation | To provide general operating support. |
| $250,000 | 2025 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | |
| $230,000 | 2023 | Aloha United Way Inc | FISCAL-SPONSORED GRANT, WEINBERG |
| $213,307 | 2021 | FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER INC | Federal Nutrition |
| $185,000 | 2021 | National Low Income Housing Coalition | $80K ERASE; $80K HOUSED; $25K OSAH |
| $150,000 | 2024 | W.K. Kellogg Foundation | engage community members to co-design a plan to advance economic justice for families in Hawai`i through tax system transformation |
| $150,000 | 2024 | Hawaii Justice Foundation | SEE PART IV |
| $135,000 | 2022 | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Support |
| $120,000 | 2023 | Hawaii Justice Foundation | SEE PART IV |
| $110,562 | 2020 | FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER INC | SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL NUTRITION IMPLEMENTATION |
| $110,000 | 2023 | MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger | Working to end hunger |
| $110,000 | 2022 | Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc | Taking A Comprehensive Approach To Addressing Hawa |
| $105,000 | 2025 | MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger | Working to end hunger |
| $102,471 | 2023 | Aloha United Way Inc | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT |
| $101,268 | 2022 | Aloha United Way Inc | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT |
| $101,266 | 2022 | FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER INC | FEDERAL NUTRITION IMPLEMENTATION |
| $100,000 | 2024 | The Albertsons Companies Foundation | PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
| $100,000 | 2024 | The Annie E. Casey Foundation | Support income and work supports for young people in Hawaii |
| $100,000 | 2023 | FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER INC | FEDERAL NUTRITION IMPLEMENTATION |
| $100,000 | 2022 | The Albertsons Companies Foundation | HUNGER |
| $100,000 | 2022 | No Kid Hungry by Share Our Strength | CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS |
| $100,000 | 2021 | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Core Capacity Project |
| $90,000 | 2024 | MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger | Working to end hunger |
