OUR SUPPORTERS
Mahalo for supporting the East-West Center
Your donation helps us address the critical needs of today through the East-West Center’s work in promoting better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific.
EWCF Giving Societies
Legacy Society
The East-West Center Foundation’s Legacy Society honors the community of donors who have included the Center as a charitable beneficiary in their will, trust, estate plan, life insurance policy, or retirement/investment account.
Arts ʻOhana Giving Society
Our Arts ʻOhana Giving Society provides vital support for the Center to create and share exhibitions and performances with Hawaiʻi’s students, seniors, and families, engaging them with cultures both known and unfamiliar through direct interaction with artists and experts.
2025 DONORS
Thank you to donors who contributed $5,000 or more between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025.
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Dr. Ronny Adhikarya & Mrs. Mee-Ching Adhikarya
Dr. Amefil R. Agbayani & Mr. David J. Gustafson
Ms. Cynthia J. Ai & Dr. Ronald L. Embry
Alaka`ina Foundationion
The Atherton Family Foundation
Mr. Alan Bushley & Mrs. Kris Bushley
Jackie Chan Foundation U.S. A.
Ms. Barbara A. Engdahl
Ms. Glenna M. Eshleman
Flores Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. Eddie Flores & Mrs. Elaine Flores
Foley Family Foundation
The Freeman Foundation
Melvin M. S. Goo Revocable Living Trust
The Hawai‘i Pacific Foundation
Ms. Nancy Hiraoka
Dr. Daniel H. Katayama & Mrs. Jane H. Katayama
Mr. Greg Knudsen & Mrs. Karen L. Knudsen
Kosasa Foundation
Mr. James W. Landers
Dr. Gary C. Larsen & Mrs. Bach-Mai P. Larsen
Ms. Carol Mon Lee
Ms. Sharon Lucien & Mr. Kent Lucien
Dr. Steven G. Olive & Mrs. Cristina A. Olive
Ms. Jean E. Rolles
Dr. James K. Scott
Haigo & Irene Shen Foundation
Mr. John R. Thomas & Mrs. Carmencita Lim-Thomas
Mr. Richard Turbin & Ms. Rai Saint Chu
Jhamandas Watumull Fund
Mr. Raphael Wong
Richard Q. Y. & Esther A. Wong Fund
Mahalo to our Endowment Fund donors
Amy Agbayani Fellowships
Faith C. Ai and Cynthia Ai Scholarship
Distinguished Alumni Award
Arts Program Transportation Fund
Senen and Yolanda Bacani Fellowships
Lee Bentley China Endowment Fund
Michael and Margie Berueda Scholarships
Brara Brothers Fellowship
Bryan Bushley Memorial Scholarship
Jackie Chan Endowment for the East-West Center Arts Program
George Chaplin Fellow in Distinguished Journalism
James Francis and Lorinda Chew Cheng Fellowship
Uhn-Kyung Choi Scholarship
Lee-Jay Cho Endowed Chair
Amanda and Natalie Ellis Women Leaders Scholarship Award
Glenna Eshleman Scholarship
EWCA Alumni Endowment Fund
EWCA Okinawa Chapter Endowment Awards
First Hawaiian Bank - Endowed Lecture Series
Eddie and Elaine Flores Endowed Scholarship Fund
Ford Forrester Endowed Fund
Mary Jo Rossi Furgal and Joseph Furgal Fellowships
Buddy and Melga Torre Gendrano Fellowships
Melvin M. S. Goo Memorial Fund
The Arthur Goodfriend Intercultural Fund
Eleanor and Hermann Haus Fellowships
Hawaii Pacific Foundation Graduate Degree Fellowship
Hawaii Pacific Rim Society - George R. Ariyoshi Scholarships
Hawaii Pacific Rim Society Hideo Murakami Fund for Scholarships and the Arts
Paul S. Honda Fellowships
Rosemary Janson-Wong Legacy Fund
Peter P. Jennings Memorial Scholarship
Syeda Tonima Hadi and Steve Lane Scholarship
Harold and Constance Lane Memorial Scholarship
Ted and Doris Lee Endowed Fund
Sumi Makey Scholars Awards in Arts and Humanities
Ashok Kumar Malhotra Seva (Compassionate Service ) Awards
Parvathy Menon-Mohan Fellowships
Charles E. Morrison Endowment Fund
Matsuro and Tsuruko Nakasone Endowment Fund
Jerry and Tsue Ostermann Scholarship
Ronald J. Post and Gi Won Post Fellowships
Teresita V. Ramos Fellowships
Gordon and Milly Ring Endowed Scholarship Fund
Jean E. Rolles Fellowships
Royal Sala Thai Scholarship
Dr. Kiran Kaur Sagoo Endowed Scholarship Fund
Ambassador Charles B. Salmon, Jr. Scholarship
Puongpun and Thanh-Lo Sananikone Scholarship
OmniTrak Loui Schmicker Scholar Awards
Haigo and Irene Shen Scholarship
Toufiq and Ulrike Siddiqi Degree Scholars Awards
Barbara B. Smith Endowment for the East-West Center Arts Program
Barbara B. Smith Endowment for Micronesian-Focused Programs
Larry E. Smith Scholarship
Dr. Manuel P. Soriaga Fellowship
Cho Soon Suh Scholarship
Sarah K. Vann Scholars Awards
Trudy and Al Wong Ohana Scholarship Award
Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association (WUB) Scholarship Endowment Fund