Henry Kapono Foundation

IN 2022, THE HENRY KAPONO FOUNDATION (HKF) CONTINUED ITS DEDICATION TO ADVANCING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THROUGH EXPANDED RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS WHILE FORGING NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND LAUNCHING NEW GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS.HKF GUIDING PILLARS & ACTS OF ALOHAWE FINE-TUNED & DEFINED OUR MISSION & VISION STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS OUR GUIDING PILLARS, PROVIDING CLEAR DIRECTION AND GUIDELINES FOR OUR ACTS OF ALOHA MOVING FORWARD. WITHIN OUR 4 GUIDING PILLARS OF WORK, EDUCATE, MALAMA & PARTNER, OUR ACTS OF ALOHA (GIVING), ARE IN THE FORM OF PROGRAMS, GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND RESOURCES. ADMINISTRATIVE*NETWORK FOR GOOD DONATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM *SUBSCRIBED AND INTEGRATED ALL DONOR AND DONATION INFORMATION FROM 2021 FORWARD.*CONSOLIDATED CONTACTS INTO IMPROVED DATABASE & DONOR COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONALITY, ALLOWING US TO CANCEL FORMER EBLAST SERVICE/COST*PREPARING TO LAUNCH THE MONTHLY RECURRING DONATION CAMPAIGN*DEVELOPING FRIENDS ANNUAL $1,000 IN DONATION CAMPAIGN FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2023*ACCOUNTING SERVICES*NEW ACCOUNTANT IS FULLY INTEGRATED AND UP TO SPEED*COMPLETED 2021 TAXES*ACCOUNTANT NOW MANAGING BANK RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY ACCOUNTING *NEW BOARD MEMBER - INVITE STANFORD CARR TO THE HKF BOARD FUNDRAISERS & WORK PROGRAMS (EVENTS)THE HKFS OBJECTIVE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR HAWAI?I'S MUSIC INDUSTRY AND ENTERTAINERS BY PARTNERING AND SUPPORTING SELECT MUSIC EVENTS THAT OFFER HAWAI?IS MUSIC INDUSTRY GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.*ARTIST 2 ARTIST HENRY KAPONO & BLUE NOTE HAWAII PRESENTED THE 5TH SEASON OF HENRY KAPONOS ARTIST 2 ARTIST CONCERT SERIES, WHICH HAD 4 SHOWS FROM MARCH 2022 THROUGH MAY 2022. THE HAWAIIAN LEGEND SERIES WAS DEDICATED TO SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON ICONIC HAWAI?I MUSICIANS OF THE 70S, WHO WERE AT THE CREATIVE FOREFRONT AS HAWAI?IS MUSIC REINVENTED ITSELF. THE SOLD-OUT SHOWS WERE IN PERSON, SERVING OVER 1,300 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND EMPLOYING 150+ MUSIC AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. IN ADDITION, TICKET BUYERS MADE DONATIONS ONLINE AND IN-PERSON. BLUE NOTE HAWAII PROVIDED HKF $525 IN DONATIONS OBTAINED VIA THE POS FOR TICKETS.*HOME IN THE ISLANDS CONCERT*AS A BENEFICIARY OF THE HOME IN THE ISLANDS CONCERT, THE HKF RECEIVED $1 PER TICKET + 25% OF THE NET TICKET PROCEEDS, ALONG WITH OTHER EVENT-RELATED DONATIONS, RESULTING IN OVER $50,000 IN DONATIONS TO HKF. *THE CONCERT PROVIDED A PLATFORM TO EDUCATE THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND PROGRAMS OF HKF TO THE MUSIC COMMUNITY THROUGH 5 INFO-VIDEOS RANGING FROM 30 SECONDS TO OVER 3 MINUTES, AND 3 DONATION CALL-TO-ACTION SLIDES DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE CONCERT, RESULTING IN EVENT-RELATED DONATIONS OF OVER $4,300.*AS A WORK PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, THIS MUSICAL SHOWCASE SPONSORED 19 FEATURED ENTERTAINERS THROUGH THE FRIENDS SPONSORSHIP AND IMPACTED HUNDREDS OF LOCAL FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES, INJECTING OVER $500,000 INTO THE RECENTLY DECIMATED ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WHILE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL WORK TO OVER 500 OF HAWAI?I'S MUSIC INDUSTRY WORKFORCE AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS. PARTNERSHIPS HKF HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE WAY TO INCORPORATE CUSTOM PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT AND LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS INTO OUR PROGRAMS GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. WE INTEND TO GROW THIS MODEL, WHICH ALLOWS US TO OFFER THE EXPERTISE & SERVICES OF OTHER ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS IN SELECT AREAS THAT BENEFIT OUR MUSIC INDUSTRY. THIS ALLOWS HKF TO DO MORE FOR MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT EXHAUSTING INTERNAL RESOURCES.HKF PROGRAMS*WE ARE FRIENDS 2.0 THE HKF LAUNCHED AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE WE ARE FRIENDS GROCERY CARD PROGRAM UNDER THE WE ARE FRIENDS 2.0 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. FOODLAND HAS EXTENDED ITS PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPLY CARDS AT A 10% DISCOUNT. APPLICANTS DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE UPDATED ONLINE APPLICATION. SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED MONTHLY, REVIEWED, AND AWARDED WITHIN THE FIRST 14 DAYS OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION PERIOD. SINCE THE LAUNCH IN JUNE 2022, THREE GROCERY CARDS TOTALING $1500 HAVE BEEN AWARDED. APPLICANTS CAN APPLY ONCE IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD.*WAIKIKI HEALTH IN 2021, HKF LAUNCHED A PARTNERSHIP TO COMMUNICATE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR ALL ISLANDS, WITH DEDICATED ASSISTANCE FOR HKF MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE WAIKIKI HEALTH CENTER. WITH AN INCREASE OF 90 HARD INQUIRIES AFTER THE HITI CONCERT IN 2022, HKF EXPANDED COMMUNICATION OF THE VARIOUS WAIKIKI HEALTH SERVICES VIA WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND NEWSLETTERS RESULTING IN 18,198 INDIVIDUALS REACHED, 178 PEOPLE ENGAGED, AND 163 VIEWERS CLICKING WAIKIKI HEALTH-RELATED LINKS FOR FURTHER WAIKIKI HEALTH INFORMATION. RESOURCES*THE MUSICIANS TOOLBOX HKF CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN AND GROW THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN OUR MUSICIANS TOOLBOX, DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER, OFFERING HELPFUL INDUSTRY TOOLS, SUCH AS MUSIC BUSINESS RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH & WELLNESS ASSISTANCE. MARKETING EFFORTS VIA EBLASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA REACHED 1,419 PEOPLE, LEADING TO 691 VISITS TO HKF MUSICIANS TOOLBOX WEB PAGES.MUSIC EDUCATIONAL GRANTS (MEG) *HO'OLA NA PUA HKF FACILITATED A DONATION OF OVER 20 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT VALUED AT $2,500 FROM EASY MUSIC TO HO'OLA NA PUA'S PEARL HAVEN CAMPUS IN FALL 2021 IN PREPARATION FOR MUSIC CLASSES TO START IN EARLY 2022. HKF AWARDED TWO GRANTS TOTALING $6,250 TO HO'OLA NA PUA'S PEARL HAVEN CAMPUS AS A COST-SHARE PROGRAM TO EMPLOY EDUCATORS FROM KAPENA SCHOOL OF MUSIC FOR THEIR 2022 AND 2023 MUSIC CLASSES. THE HO'OLA NA PUA'S PEARL HAVEN MUSIC PROGRAM SERVING UP TO 30 STUDENTS IN 2022.SCHOLARSHIPS*HENRY KAPONO FOUNDATION HAWAIIAN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP HKF HAS PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI?IS WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS TO CREATE AND LAUNCH A NAMED SCHOLARSHIP, THE HENRY KAPONO FOUNDATIONS HAWAIIAN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND, FOR THE 2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR. WITH $5,000 FROM HKF AND $7,000 IN DIRECT DONATIONS TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT THE UH WCC MUSIC DEPARTMENT IN DECEMBER 2022, THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND WILL PROVIDE UP TO 2 STUDENTS WITH 50% TUITION AWARDS AND 5 STUDENTS WITH 25% TUITION AWARDS ANNUALLY FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR.