Honolulu, HI

BAMBOO RIDGE PRESS

EIN 99-0183224

Arts, Culture & Heritage Literary Arts & Writing Indigenous communities AAPI communities

Mission

To publish and promote literature by, for, and about the people of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific—elevating local voices, supporting writers, and fostering literary community through a biannual journal, books, readings, and educational programming.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About BAMBOO RIDGE PRESS

Bamboo Ridge Press (EIN 99-0183224) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit literary press founded in Honolulu in 1978 that publishes the Bamboo Ridge Journal and books by and about the people of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Research verified the provided EIN (99-0183224) as belonging to Bamboo Ridge Press.

The press operates as a small, donor-supported independent publisher that issues a biannual literary journal and occasional books/anthologies, runs readings and workshops, and partners with local cultural organizations to support emerging and established Hawaiʻi writers. In the last 2–3 years Bamboo Ridge has marked its 45th anniversary (Issue #124), continued reprints of key local titles, and received project and capacity grants from cultural funders.

Bamboo Ridge reaches local and diasporic readers, centers multilingual and multiethnic Hawaiʻi voices (including Pidgin and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi), and maintains an active public presence through readings, partnerships, and educational programs.

Notable achievements

45th Anniversary Issue (Issue #124)

Released a landmark anniversary journal/collection celebrating 45 years of the press, produced as a large-format issue that highlights generations of Hawaiʻi writers and related anniversary programming.

Long-term publishing impact

Over its history the press has produced more than a hundred issues and has published work by well over a thousand individual writers, establishing Bamboo Ridge as a cornerstone of Hawaiʻi literature and local literary development.

Secured major foundation support

Received competitive grants and project funding in recent years (including a Poetry Foundation Equity in Verse grant) that supported publishing, reprints, and community programs.

At a glance

Total assets: $224K
Annual revenue: $194K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 99-0183224
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: www.bambooridge.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Featured by the Poetry Foundation as a grantee-partner and recognized for its role in elevating Hawaiʻi writers.

Profiled and covered by Hawaiʻi Public Radio during its 45th-anniversary events, demonstrating local media recognition and community engagement.

Supported and partnered with national and sector organizations—Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) and other cultural funders—which has bolstered its program and publishing capacity.

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