Neighbors Investing in Hawaiʻi Island's Future
KCCF is not a traditional foundation. We are neighbors, business owners, and community members who believe local residents should not have to leave Hawaiʻi to find opportunity. Opportunity should exist here — for them.
A Question Worth Asking
In 2020, one simple question set everything in motion — how could Hawaiʻi Island's young people build their futures here, instead of leaving to find them elsewhere?
KCCF began in 2021 with a simple goal: create more opportunities for Hawaiʻi Island residents — especially young people — to build meaningful careers and successful futures here at home. With an initial $200,000 commitment from the Winslow Family Foundation, we began supporting organizations that prepare young adults for rewarding careers.
Today, KCCF has raised more than $4 million and goes beyond traditional grantmaking by combining funding with mentorship, strategic guidance, and collaboration to strengthen workforce pathways and expand economic opportunity across Hawaiʻi Island.
The Question Got Bigger
That question began with young people, and youth programming is still central to what we fund. But five years of listening to Hawaiʻi Island's employers, educators, and families widened it. A career pathway doesn't begin and end in high school. Today KCCF funds workforce initiatives, skills training, and leadership development for Hawaiʻi Island residents at every age and stage of a career — from a keiki's first robotics workshop to a mid-career adult earning the credential that keeps them on-island.
