Texas · Private foundation
Hand Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $4k
- Granted FY2019
- 1
- Grants FY2019
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $3,572
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $3,572
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 100% of the organizations Hand Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 1 | $4k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $2.1M | 43% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $55k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand Family Foundation | $3,572 | 1 | n/a |
| Star of Hope Mission | $700 | 2 | 0% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwest Assistance Ministries | $200 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.
About Hand Foundation
- How much does Hand Foundation give?
- Hand Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $3,572 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Hand Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (97%), Religion (3%), Human Services (0%).
- Who are Hand Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Hand Family Foundation ($4k), Star of Hope Mission ($700), The Houston Food Bank ($500).
- Does Hand Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Hand Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Hand Foundation based?
- Hand Foundation is based in TX.
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