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Today's Rotary Club of Hilo Bay
Each year, the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay awards over $20,000 in small community grants with monies raised primarily from our annual Oktoberfest fundraiser!
These grants have ranged from $500 to $2,500.
We issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) each year in the Spring and funds are dispersed by July 1st. Contact a Rotary Club of Hilo Bay member for an application.
Rotary Club of Hilo Bay 2025 Community Grant Awardees
- Aloha Ilio Rescue
- Big Island Substance Abuse Council
- Friends of Children's Justice
- Friends of First Repsonders
- Hilo Women's Club
- Kua O Ka La School
- Kokua Initiative
- Kuikahi Mediation
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Pepeekeo Community Development Corporation
- Queen Liliuokalani Gardens
- Hawaii International Science Experience
- Tsunami Museum
- YWCA Sexual Assault Support Services
1999-2015
Prior to 2016, the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay (RCHB) partnered with the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Friends Program to provide 100 hours of hands-on service and a grant of $10,000 to the non-profit of our choosing.
Over the years, RCHB and Weinberg distributed well over $100,000 in the East Hawaii community through these sweat equity projects:
1999-01 – Keaukaha Canoe Club
2001-02 —Info unavailable
2002-03 —Info unavailable
2003-04 —Info unavailable
2004-05 – Pukahi Scout Service Center, Stainback Hway.
2005-06 – Salvation Army — Honoka'a.
2006-07 – Hawaii Island Adult Care
2007-08 – Kilohana Girls Scout Camp on Saddle Rd.
2008-09 – Boys & Girls Club
2009-10 – Habitat for Humanity Friends Service Project Restore.
2010-11 – Hawaii Island Adult Care
2011-12 – Arc of Hilo
2012-13 – YMCA
2013-14 – YWCA, preschool building painting
2014-15 – HOPE Services, painting transitional housing units