The Cades Foundation
The Cades Foundation is a private nonoperating foundation affiliated with Hawai‘i law firm Cades Schutte; it was founded in 1991 by firm partners and supports the arts, education, health and human services, and access to justice. The foundation is represented on the Cades Schutte website and its recent giving and community activities are described there. Public filings (EIN 99-0285922) on ProPublica confirm active grantmaking and recent tax filings.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Hawaiʻi-based charities in arts, education, food security, health/human services, or legal aid seeking mostly unrestricted grants or modest project support.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Hawaiʻi or serves Hawaiʻi communities.
- • Work aligns with arts, education, food banks, human services, or access-to-justice priorities.
- • Seeks general operating or project support in the typical $1K–$50K range.
- • Has a clear local track record and can demonstrate community impact.
Geography
Observed giving is geographically local: nearly all grant dollars stay in Hawaiʻi and the latest year shows recipients almost entirely in-state (with only trace out-of-state counts).
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 61 distinct recipients across arts, education, food banks, legal services, and human services, and the top five recipients account for under one-third of dollars, indicating a broad recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Public application guidance and a named contact exist, the foundation uses a rolling process with no required standard format, and the filings show new grantees each year (about 5–7), all supporting strong plausibility that unfamiliar applicants can enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
