The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival recently presented checks to 10 nonprofits totaling $228,500.

The net proceeds raised during the third annual festival held in September on Oahu and Maui went to the Culinary Institute of the Pacific ($80,000), Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation ($70,000), Maui County Farm Bureau ($20,000), Leeward Community College Culinary Arts Program ($20,000), Paepae o He‘eia ($10,000), Papahana Kuaola ($10,000), Hawaii Culinary Education Foundation ($7,500), Maui Culinary Academy ($5,000), and Hawaii Seafood Council ($5,000). In addition, HFWF will donate $1,000 to The Ocean Institute in memory of Rick Hadley, an early supporter who shared the festival’s vision of food sustainability in Hawaii.

More than 5,000 Hawaii residents and visitors from around the world attended this year’s festival comprising 17 events in eight venues on Oahu and Maui and featuring more than 75 internationally acclaimed chefs, 50 farmers, 20 winemakers, 10 mixologists, a sake brewer and a brewmaster from Hawaii, the mainland U.S., Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines and Australia, festival organizers said in a news release.

Other recent grants and donations:

» Carole Kai Charities gave $15,000 to the McKinley High School Foundation for its McKinley Million Campaign.

The campaign was launched earlier this year to achieve a total asset base of $1 million to enable the foundation to continue to provide scholarships for McKinley graduates. Since 1990, the foundation has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to more than 700 graduates.

The Carole Kai Charities organizes the Great Aloha Run, one of Hawaii’s largest participatory races.

Since 1985, the Great Aloha run has raised more than $10 million awarded to more than 150 organizations.

In a news release, the foundation said Kai, a McKinley graduate, hopes the donation encourages other alumni and friends to support the foundation.

» Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health, an affiliate of Sutter Health, received $2,500 from Alexander & Baldwin for its "Cool Down Kahi" initiative to install energy-efficient fans at the facility.

If Kahi Mohala meets its fundraising goal by Dec. 31, it will receive a dollar-for-dollar matching grant of $50,000 from Sutter Health. Donations for the initiative will be accepted online at Aloha for Hawaii Charities at www.friendsofhawaii.org.

Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health, in Ewa Beach, has provided specialized care and treatment for children, adolescents and adults for the past 30 years, treating more than 1,500 patients annually on an inpatient basis for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

» Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Heart Foundation donated a new automated external defibrillator to Moanalua High School in recognition of the school’s support of the Hawaii Heart Youth Screening Program.

The defibrillator is now available for training and use by students and staff and will improve emergency response in the event of cardiac arrest.

"Life-threatening arrhythmias occur unexpectedly and when they do, every second counts," said Dr. Chris Stefanelli, Kaiser Permanente pediatric cardiologist and medical director of the Hawaii Heart Youth Screening Program. "Defibrillation is the most important determinant of survival when cardiac arrest occurs."

According to a news release from Kaiser, cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes and defibrillators are critical to improving the response time.

"We are grateful to Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Heart Foundation for this generous donation that can help save lives," said Joel Kawachi, Moanalua High School athletic director. "While we hope the (defibrillator) is never used, it gives us peace of mind that we will be ready to help when someone needs it."

» The Women’s Fund of Hawai‘i awarded $32,500 in grants to seven nonprofit organizations that provide innovative, grass-roots programs that empower women and girls in Hawaii.

"Women’s Fund Hawai‘i looks for innovative programs that may not easily obtain other grant funding. There are some unique and extremely effective programs that are addressing pressing issues for women, and our grants provide the opportunities for new solutions," said Beth Whitehead, chairwoman of the board for Women’s Fund of Hawaii.

Grants were awarded to:

United Self Help — $5,000 to train 15 female peer mental health mentors.

TJ Mahoney: Ka Hale Ho‘ala Hou No Na — $5,000 for a women’s work furlough program that helps women transition from prison.

Family Programs Hawai‘i — $5,000 to expand the Hawai‘i Street Smart for Youth program for increased services in east Honolulu.

Malama Na Makua A Keiki — $5,000 for Baby SAFE, a holistic substance abuse treatment program to increase the number of women who give birth to babies who test negative for alcohol or substance abuse.

Ka Hale Pomaika‘i — $5,000 to establish a special group for children with mothers undergoing substance abuse treatment.

Girls on the Run of Hawaii — $2,500 to increase the number of girls participating in a 24-lesson curriculum teaching life skills through group processing, games, workouts and community service projects.

‘Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi — $5,000 to support female work crews with news skills and connection to the aina through wetland restoration and maintenance at Kawainui Marsh.

» Fourteen Hawaii public schools and educational organizations were awarded more than $12,000 in grants from the Monsanto Hawaii Science Education Fund, a program established by The Monsanto Fund to support science education.

Recipients were Hana High & Elementary School, Hawaii State Science Olympiad, H.P. Baldwin High School, Iao Intermediate School, Kalakaua Middle School, Kapolei High School, King Kekaulike High School, Maui High School, Mililani Middle School, Moanalua High School, Molokai High School, Pearl City High School, Radford High School and Waipahu High School.

Funds went to a variety of programs including robotics; renewable-energy projects; a watershed service-learning field trip; a composting project; and equipment and supplies for chemistry and science classes.

Monsanto’s grant program is available on Oahu, Maui and Molokai where Monsanto employees live and work. Public schools serving students in intermediate grades through college for educational purposes related to science are encouraged to apply for Monsanto Hawaii Science Education Fund grants.