NOTE: Your company/business/club/team must be a 501 (c) 3 organization in order to apply for the Charity Walk funding.
If you have any questions concerning the application procedures, please contact Bambi Lau at the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association at (808) 345-9285 or hichapter@hawaiilodging.org
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for Visitor Industry Charity Walk Hawaii Grants, including, but not limited to, Corporations, Associations, Foundations and Schools.
USE OF FUNDS
All grant funding must be used to fund programs in the Hawaii county community. (Note: An organization must apply separately to each county for funding to be used in that county)
Funds will NOT be granted for:
- Capital Fund Drives
- Purchase of tangible real property or personal property.
- Interest or reduction of deficits or loans.
- Salary/wages for employees
- Rental fees for company office, etc.
SIZE OF ALLOCATION
• Grants will be considered on the basis of an organization’s community impact and may vary widely in scope and size.
• Your organization will receive at least the amount of monies that you generate for the Visitor Industry Charity Walk through fundraising.
• Grants from the Visitor Industry Charity Walk are not a source of guaranteed continuous funding.
APPLICATION PROCESS
• Incomplete applications will NOT be considered for funding.
• The VICW Allocation Committee may request modifications or additions to the application at any time.
• Do not assume that the VICW Allocation Committee maintains information on file on your organization or know about your organization.
• All materials submitted will NOT be returned.
• Support materials will NOT be accepted after the deadline date unless requested.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY May 31, 2025.
APPROVAL REVIEW
Funding allocations from the 2025 Hawaii Island VICW are solely at the discretion of the VICW Allocation Committee, which is comprised of industry representatives from selected Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association member properties and companies in good standing. The identity of the committee members will NOT be made public.