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Hawaii Island Business Plan Competition is a private corporation based in KURTISTOWN, HI. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 2026. The principal officer is James A Wyban. It holds total assets of $171K. Annual income is reported at $12K. Total assets have grown from $21K in 2019 to $171K in 2024. The foundation is governed by 4 officers and trustees. The non-profit convened our inaugural tropical agtech conference at uh hilo in june 2022. We brought together thought leader speakers from japan, the netherlands, california, washington dc, and new zealand who presented a state of the art review of agtech. We emphasized technologies relevant to small holder farming which is most relevant to hawaii. The conference attracted 200 in-person registrants plus 50 on-line registrants. This activity directly contributed to our strategic goal of building the hawaii island entrepreneur ecosystem. Tax records are available from 2020 to 2024. According to available records, Hawaii Island Business Plan Competition has made 1 grants totaling $31K, with a median grant of $31K. Grant recipients are concentrated in Hawaii. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
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We convened our second agtech conference at the hawaii convention center in honolulu on september 26-27, 2023. To reflect hawaii's world class expertise and long tradition in aquaculture, we added aquaculture technology as a key theme of this event. On day 1 (sept 26), the program focused on agtech and on day 2 (sept 27), the program focused on aquaculture technology. We secured many amazing top shelf speakers for the program (see www.hawaiiagrifood.com). Videos of all the speakers from both conferences can be found on our youtube channel @germinatehawaii https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucvjpclidzrnwnl39fl3xyzw.goals for the conference were: to expose hawaii to key agtech innovations with good potential for hawaii, to expose global agtech innovators to hawaii's resources for adapting their technologies to tropical applications, and to inspire organic growth of innovative hawaii agtech and agtech workforce development.
Expenses: $105K
The non-profit convened our inaugural tropical agtech conference at uh hilo in june 2022. We brought together thought leader speakers from japan, the netherlands, california, washington dc, and new zealand who presented a state of the art review of agtech. We emphasized technologies relevant to small holder farming which is most relevant to hawaii. The conference attracted 200 in-person registrants plus 50 on-line registrants. This activity directly contributed to our strategic goal of building the hawaii island entrepreneur ecosystem. Based on available records, the foundation has funded 1 grants. Its grantmaking reaches organizations primarily in HI.
Hawaii Island Business Plan Competition has distributed a total of $31K across 1 grants. The median grant size is $31K, with an average of $31K. Individual grants have ranged from $31K to $31K.
Hawaii Island Business Plan Competition is a private foundation. To inquire about grants, you can look up the foundation using their EIN (823655642) on GuideStar or contact them directly. Many private foundations have specific application processes that may not be publicly listed.
Hawaii Island Business Plan Competition is headquartered in KURTISTOWN, HI.
| Name | Title | Compensation | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wyban | CHAIRMAN | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Gregg Taketa | TREASURER | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Rebecca Choi | DIRECTOR | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Wayne Morris | DIRECTOR | $0 | $0 | N/A |
Total Giving
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Total Assets
$171K
Fair Market Value
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Net Worth
$171K
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Total Grants
1
Total Giving
$31K
Average Grant
$31K
Median Grant
$31K
Unique Recipients
1
Most Common Grant
$31K
of 2020 grantees were first-time recipients
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mermaid MushroomsHIPLAN COMPETITION WINNER | Kailuakona, HI | $31K | 2020 |