Kohala Coast Community Fund supports nonprofits that foster economic growth and job opportunities on Hawai'i Island. These organizations provide young residents in-depth training, mentorship, and exposure to career paths, enabling them to pursue high-value jobs on-island. In addition, KCCF supports programs for young businesses to thrive.
HOW
WE
ENGAGE
We differ from other grantors by doing our own research, reviewing before selection and only then providing financial support. Each recipient is assigned a KCCF Mentor who closely tracks progress and provides both strategic and tactical support. In that way, the organization not only receives needed funding but also is able to take advantage of our skills and experience to ensure even greater success in their efforts.
We envision a Hawaiʻi Island where generation after generation thrives with equitable access to affordable housing, education, and the opportunities that a diversified, sustainable,
locally-focused economy provides.
WHO WE ARE
Kohala Coast Community Fund is a hui of people - friends and neighbors along the Kohala Coast from Kapaʻau to Kohanaiki, from the Kohala shore to Waimea and Waiki’i. We love Hawaiʻi Island and gather to explore economic, environmental and social issues that affect quality of life for all who live here. Motivated by a sense of gratitude for our island community, we foster collaboration between the public and private sector through offering grants and mentorship to organizations that advance opportunities for local youth via education and workforce development. To that end, we have raised over $2,000,000 in contributions and pledges to support our programs and counting.
OUR CORE TEAM
Clark Winslow
Founder, retired entrepreneur, Kohala Coast Resident
Eric Schwartz
KPB/KCCF Chairman, retired entrepreneur, Kohala Coast Resident
KPB/KCCF Executive Director, Business Consultant, Sustainability/ Resilience Advocate, Kohala Coast Resident
Harvey Stone
Joyce Muktarian
Community Organizer, Kohala Coast Resident
Caroline Landry
Former Co-Chair Kukio Community Fund, Retired Engineer, Education Advocate, Waimea Resident
Craig Anderson
VP of Operations Mauna Kea Resort, Kohala Coast Resident
BOARD OF ADVSIORS
Bob Acree
Douglass Adams
Nalani Cayme
Geoffrey Eisenberg
Irwin Federman
Janice Ikeda
Mimi Kerley
Zendo Kern
Eileen Lacerte
Jonathan Mitchell
Joe Root
Mitch Roth
Mariko Sakita
Peter Schwartz
Auston Stewart
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Bob Acree
Douglas Adams
Craig Anderson
Nalani Cayme
Patti and Ed Cluss
Pip Lawrence
Sborov Family Foundation
Shanahan Family Foundation
ʻŌuli Farms
Irwin Federman
Norm Fogelsong
Rusty and Karen Guerra
Janice Ikeda
Zendo Kern
Eileen Lacerte
Caroline Landry
Todd Manwaring
Kelly McCrann
Kurt and Tamra Mobley
Joyce Muktarian
Richard Olazaba
Joe Root
Mitch Roth
Mariko Sakita
Lucia Salazar
Cathleen and Peter Schwartz
Eric Schwartz
Auston Stewart
Harvey Stone
Clark Winslow
