Mamoru & Aiko Takitani Foundation Incorporated
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. (Honolulu, HI) is a private foundation that provides scholarships and community grants to Hawaii students. The official site describes legacy and community scholarship programs, a grants page, contact details, and a student application login (GrantInterface).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Hawaii-based schools, colleges, youth programs, or scholarship initiatives that align with education and student financial aid priorities and can be nominated by a school or local partner.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on scholarships, tuition support, or youth education in Hawaii.
- • Established relationships with Hawaii K–12 schools, community colleges, or university foundations.
- • Ability to be nominated by an eligible high school or local intermediary.
- • Projects that accept restricted educational-use funding and work with college financial aid offices.
Geography
Most dollars are concentrated in Hawaii (about four-fifths of grant dollars), but the foundation also funded organizations in roughly two dozen other states in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a large and diverse recipient set—roughly 161 distinct grantees and many small scholarship and program awards—so the observable portfolio is broad for the foundation's size despite some larger institutional pledges.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows many new recipients (122 newcomers in the latest year), which suggests turnover and openings, but public guidance that grants are largely by invitation and the existence of preselected scholarship nomination processes limits confidence that any unfamiliar organizational applicant can easily enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
