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.
2024 DONORS
Thank you to donors who contributed $5,000 or more between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024.
Ronny Adhikarya
Amy Agbayani
Cynthia Ai & Ronald L. Embry
Bryann Bromley
Doris Duke Foundation
The Freeman Foundation
Buddy & Melga T. Gendrano
Glenna Eshleman
Gus Gustafson
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
The Hawai‘i Pacific Foundation
Daniel H. & Jane H. Katayama
Estate of Kiran Kaur Sagoo
Gary & Bach-Mai Larsen
Carol M. Lee
Melvin M.S. Goo Revocable Living Trust
Robert T. Nakasone
Gi Won Post
Jean E. Rolles
Charles B. Salmon, Jr.
Haigo & Irene Shen Foundation
Barbara Barnard Smith Foundation
John & Carmencita Thomas
Ricardo D. Trimillos
Richard Turbin & Rai Saint Chu
Jhamandas Watumull Fund
Mahalo to our Endowment Fund donors
Amy Agbayani Fellowships
Art Gallery Transportation Fund
Faith C. Ai and Cynthia J.C. Ai Scholarship
Senen and Yolanda Bacani Fellowships
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
Lee-Jay Cho Endowed Chair
Uhn-Kyung Choi Scholarship
The Amanda and Natalie Ellis Women Leaders Scholarship Award
Glenna Eshleman Scholarship
EWC Distinguished Alumni Award
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
Syeda Tonima Hadi and Steve Lane Scholarship
Eleanor and Hermann Haus Fellowships
Hawaii Pacific Foundation Graduate Degree Fellowship
Paul S. Honda Fellowships
Peter P. Jennings Memorial Scholarship
Harold and Constance Lane Memorial Scholarship
Lee Bentley China Endowment Fund
Ted and Doris Lee Endowed Fund
Ashok Kumar Malhotra Seva (Compassionate Service) Awards
Parvathy Menon-Mohan Fellowships
Matsuro and Tsuruko Nakasone Endowment Fund
OmniTrak Loui Schmicker Scholar Awards
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
Dr. Kiran Kaur Sagoo Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Royal Sala Thai Scholarship Endowment Fund
Ambassador Charles B. Salmon, Jr. Scholarship
Puongpun and Thanh-Lo Sananikone Scholarship
Haigo and Irene Shen Scholarship
Toufiq and Ulrike Siddiqi Degree Scholars Awards
Barbara B. Smith Endowment for Micronesian-Focused Programs
Barbara B. Smith Endowment for the East-West Center Arts Program
Larry E. Smith Scholarship
Dr. Manual P. Soriaga Fellowship
Cho Soon Suh Endowment
The Sumi Makey Scholars Awards
Sarah K. Vann Scholars Awards
Trudy and Al Wong ‘Ohana Scholarship Award
Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association (WUB) Scholarship Endowment Fund