castle foundation type non profit industry education marine conservation non profit genre non profit founder harold k.l. castle headquarters kailua hawaii united states key people mitch d olier services grants number of employees 10 website www.castlefoundation.org the harold k.l. castle foundation it is the largest private foundation headquartered in the state of hawaii . contents 1 mission 2 history 3 major projects 4 external links 5 references mission edit the foundation awards grants to close achievement and preparation gaps in public education in hawaii restore nearshore marine ecosystems and strengthen windward oahu communities . history edit founder harold kainalu long castle was the owner of kaneohe ranch . the castle medical center was named after harold k.l. castle s father james bicknell castle . the foundation has contributed more than 8 million to the medical center and more than 143 million in grants . since 2000 the foundation has granted more than 60 million ; more than 50 million has gone to organizations serving the windward side of oahu . foundation disburses an average of 7 000 000 in grants per year . the foundation provides grants from 500 to 5 000 to windward youth group activities that include community service . 1 investments include grants for the bishop museum 2 teach for america 3 and stem cell research . 4 major projects edit public education the foundation works to close the achievement gap so that all of hawaii s children regardless of their socioeconomic background have access to and benefit from high quality education . the foundation works in a variety of tiers from pre kindergarten through 12th grade that prepares hawaii students for a competitive and prominent future . marine conservation the foundation works to restore hawaii s nearshore marine life populations in hopes that future generations will benefit and learn from hawaii s most abundant and rich natural resources . preservation of the culture of hawaii the foundation support s windward oahu communities cultural legacy and heritage . strengthen windward community the foundation aims to preserve communal unity family values youth programs and regional natural resources . external links edit kaneohe ranch management limited harold k.l. castle foundation references edit http www.kaneoheranch.com about documents hklcffactsheet.pdf castle foundation gives 1.7 m to bishop museum honoluluadvertiser.com . the honolulu advertiser . 2009 02 13 . retrieved 2009 03 04 . magin janis l. 2007 11 09 . kaneohe ranch castle foundation invest in education and ecology pacific business news honolulu . bizjournals.com . retrieved 2009 03 04 . http insider.ucsf.edu 2005 oct spotlight 3.html retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title harold k.l. castle foundation & oldid 734393672 categories organizations based in hawaiihidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 august 2016 at 01 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view