Overview
Kamehameha Schools is a private educational trust established by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop to support Native Hawaiian learners.1
The endowment supports Kamehameha Schools’ mission of championing Native Hawaiian learners.1
Investment program
- Estimated AUM
- $15.8B as of Jun 30, 20251
- Capital pool
- educational trust endowment2
- Investment model
- Kamehameha Schools believes in the importance of active investment management as a source of added value and therefore utilizes third-party investment managers as its primary strategy.1
- Investment approach
- Endowment | Kamehameha Schools Endowment Endowment Impact Team History Contact Our Endowment strives to deliver long-term returns for Kamehameha Schools to sustain our mission in championing Native Hawaiian learners.1
- Spending support
- FY2024-25 financial activities report states educational spend equaled 3.8% of the trailing five-year average market value of the endowment.1
- Spending policy
- Not listed yet
- Asset allocation
- Official endowment page states the endowment includes $11.2B in globally diversified financial assets and $4.6B in Hawaiʻi commercial real estate.1
- Performance
- Not listed yet
- Governance
- Participants engaged with KS Trustees Crystal Rose KSK’75, Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua KSK’92, Michelle Kaʻuhane KSK’86, and Elliot Mills, who shared experiences and lessons from their own ʻōiwi leadership journeys.2
- Investment team
- Tim Donohue Chief Investment Officer Legal Legal defends the will of Ke Ali‘i Pauahi, enables the lawful, ethical advancement of KS’ mission, and provides centralized legal and human resource services.3
- Unfunded commitments
- Not listed yet
- Source freshness
- Last verified Jul 3, 2026 · Verified
Sources
Last verified Jul 3, 2026 from public career and organization materials.
Fact notes
- Website (investments.ksbe.edu)Parent organization overview, Pool purpose, Estimated AUM, Investment model, Investment approach, Spending support, Asset allocation, Investment office page · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Website (ksbe.edu)Institution type, Capital pool, Headquarters, Governance · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Annual report (ksbe.edu)Investment team · checked Jul 4, 2026
Reports and filings
- Tim Donohue Chief Investment Officer Legal Legal defends the will of Ke Ali‘i Pauahi, enables the lawful, ethical advancement of KS’ mission, and provides centralized legal and human resource services.Annual report · checked Jul 4, 2026
Profile and job sources
- Manual research (ksbe.edu)Manual research · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Website (investments.ksbe.edu)Website · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Website (ksbe.edu)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (ksbe.edu)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 3, 2026