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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Grantmaking, Advocacy, Investing |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Pierre Omidyar Pam Omidyar[1] |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 1 |
Area served | Hawaiʻi |
Key people | Murray Clay (President) |
Number of employees | 10-15 |
| Parent | The Omidyar Group[2] |
| Website | Ulupono.com |
Ulupono Initiative is a Hawai‘i-based and -focused[3] organization that uses impact investing,[4] non-profit grant-making, and advocacy[3] with the stated goals of "increasing the amount of locally produced food, renewable energy and clean transportation, and improving water and waste management."[4]
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pamela Kerr established Ulupono in 2009, after each spent parts of their childhood in Hawai‘i.[5]
- ^ Kaya, Travis (5 August 2010). "Omidyars join others in donation pledge". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "FAQs". Ulupono Initiative. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b Sweeney, Erica (23 April 2021). "How Honolulu's Ulupono Initiative is helping Hawaii fight hunger, invest in clean transportation and housing, and become carbon neutral by 2045". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b Fujii-Oride, Noelle (5 January 2021). "Investing in People, Companies and the ʻĀina". Hawaii Business Magazine. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ York, Carnegie Corporation of New. "Pierre Omidyar". Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved 2020-11-22.