Honolulu, HI

OCEANIT RESEARCH FOUNDATION

EIN 99-0319776

Education & Youth Development STEM & Technology Education Children & youth

Mission

To positively impact the community and humanity through lifelong learning, innovative curriculum, community outreach, and STEM education initiatives that build future-ready skills for learners of all ages.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) private non-operating foundation Contributions are tax-deductible

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About OCEANIT RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Oceanit Research Foundation (ORF) is a 501(c)(3) private foundation based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi that supports STEM education, teacher training, curriculum innovation, and community outreach. The foundation is affiliated with Oceanit, a Honolulu-based research and development firm, and focuses on building critical thinking, creative problem solving, computer science, and AI literacy across K–12 and community programs.

In recent years ORF has operated as a grantmaking and program partner in Hawaiʻi public education and community initiatives, supporting teacher workshops, school-based applied projects (including coastal science, drone surveying, and hands-on STEM curricula), and state-level STEM competitions. The organization holds active registration with the State of Hawaiʻi charities registry and maintains IRS tax-exempt status (EIN 99-0319776).

Notable achievements

Ongoing STEM grantmaking to Hawaiʻi programs

Provided grants and financial support to local education and cultural programs, including support for the Hawaii State Science Olympiad (grant activity in 2024) and community events such as the Hawaii Book & Music Festival.

GEER coastal data and student training partnership

Supported an applied coastal-science project with Waianae High School that trained students and teachers to capture and analyze ground and aerial data (drone surveying) to measure erosion and shoreline change as part of a Governor's Emergency Education Relief-funded initiative.

Sustained educator training and curriculum development

Developed and delivered teacher professional development and SURF-style workshops focused on design thinking, computer science, and AI skills intended to seed curriculum changes and expand future-focused instruction in Hawaiʻi classrooms.

At a glance

Total assets: $130K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Private non-operating foundation
EIN: 99-0319776
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: oceanitfoundation.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

IRS-recognized tax-exempt organization (501(c)(3)); active federal tax-exempt status associated with EIN 99-0319776.

Registered and listed as an active charitable organization with the State of Hawaiʻi Attorney General’s Charities Program.

Profiled in nonprofit data services and grant databases as an operating corporate foundation affiliated with Oceanit, with documented Form 990-PF filings and recent grant activity (2022–2024).

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