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Heavens Helping Hand Foundation at a glance

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Heavens Helping Hand Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$63k
Granted FY2026still arriving
20
Grants FY2026still arriving
5
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Religion$129kEducation$72kHousing & Shelter$68kHuman Services$56kEmployment$43kInternational$38kCrime & Legal$35kYouth Development$21kOther$0
02FY2026 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILD ADVOCATES$5,000
SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES$5,000
CITY TEAM MINISTRIES$5,000
LIFEMOVES$5,000
VILLAGE ENTERPRISE FUND$5,000
BILL WILSON CENTER$5,000
HOMEFIRST$5,000
DONORSCHOOSEORG$4,923
RAFT$4,000
THE TRASH PUNX$3,000
NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DEMOSTIC VIOLENCE$3,000
PROJECT WEHOPE$3,000
HELPING HANDS SILICON VALLEY$2,000
AACI$2,000
THE BAIL PROJECT$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–26, $70k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DEMOSTIC VIOLENCE: $3k → 8%NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DEMOSTIC VIOLENCE: $3k → 8%NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DEMOSTIC VIOLENCE: $3k → 8%NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DEMOSTIC VIOLENCE: $3k → 8%NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DEMOSTIC VIOLENCE: $3k → 8%BILL WILSON CENTER: $5k → 8%BILL WILSON CENTER: $3k → 8%Retraining the Village: $5k → 8%Help One Child: $5k → 8%Help One Child: $5k → 8%Bill Wilson Center: $2k → 8%HELP ONE CHILD: $5k → 8%Bill Wilson Center: $2k → 8%HELP ONE CHILD: $3k → 8%HELP ONE CHILD: $3k → 8%BILL WILSON CENTER: $1k → 8%HELP ONE CHILD: $1k → 8%BILL WILSON CENTER: $1k → 8%HELP ONE CHILD: $1k → 8%HELPING HANDS SILICON VALLEY: $2k → 8%GOOD KARMA BIKES: $3k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $5k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$506k · 24 repeat orgs$38k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2026, 7 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
8

Total granted

$506k
$31k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+53%

Still filing today

67%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Human ServicesEducationReligionYouth DevelopmentInternationalEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • D
    DONORSCHOOSEORG
    7× · 2020–2026 · $52k · revenue +1%
  • VE
    VILLAGE ENTERPRISE FUND
    7× · 2020–2026 · $38k · revenue +311%
  • L
    LIFEMOVES
    7× · 2020–2026 · $35k · revenue +77%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • RT
    RETRAINING THE VILLAGEgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +69%
  • AM
    AMOR MINISTRIES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +53%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The San Francisco Particular Council of the Society of St Vincent De Paul

The mission of the st. vincent de paul society of san francisco (svdp-sf) is to offer hope and service on a direct person-to-person basis, working to break the cycles of homelessness and domestic violence.

Human Services
2
Abode Services

Abode services offers housing programs linked to supportive services for homeless families, single adults and youth. housing options include permanent supportive housing rental subsidy assistance, rapid rehousing and emergency shelter.…

Housing & Shelter
3
Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco

Episcopal community services of san francisco (ecs) helps homeless and very low-income people every day and every night obtain the housing, jobs, shelter, and essential services each person needs to prevent and end homelessness.

Human Services
4
Sonoma Applied Village Services

Address the homeless crisis in California.

Housing & Shelter
5
Family Supportive Housing Inc

Family supportive housing, inc. is committed to the entire family and encourages families to stay intact while addressing their needs for food, shelter, education, and employment. the organization provides shelter, housing opportunities…

Human Services
6
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

Swords to plowshares' mission is to heal the wounds of war, to restore dignity, hope and self-sufficiency to all veterans in need, and to significantly reduce homelessness and poverty among veterans.

Public Benefit
7
Union Station Homeless Services

We work to end homelessness through housing solutions, supportive services, and connection to community. we advocate for equitable and just systems that ensure all individuals and families will have a safe place they can call home.

Human Services
8
Transition House

Transition House is dedicated to the solution of family homelessness in the Santa Barbara community. Capable and motivated families with children are offered life tools and respectful, non-sectarian residential services designed to…

Housing & Shelter
9
Mission Action Inc

Mission action nurtures individual wellness and cultivates collective power among low-income and immigrant communities to create a more just society.

Housing & Shelter
10
Ywca Golden Gate Silicon Valley

Ywca promotes peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

Human Services
11
Community Action Board of Sc County Inc

To partner with the community to eliminate poverty.

Employment
12
Sacramento Self-Help Housing Inc

To assist persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to find and retain stable and affordable housing.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cityteam Ministries; the most unlike its peers is The Principia Corporation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 35 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
18/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WESTGATE CHURCH: $84,000 · OtherWESTGATE CHURCHLIFEMOVES: $35,000 · OtherLIFEMOVESRAFT INC: $31,000 · OtherRAFT INCHOMEFIRST SERVICES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY: $26,000 · OtherHOMEFIRST SERVICES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTYThe Bail Project: $21,000 · OtherThe Bail ProjectCHILD ADVOCATES: $20,000 · OtherCHILD ADVOCATESTODAYS YOUTH MATTER: $18,500 · OtherTODAYS YOUTH MATTERIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · Other+12 more: $49,000 · Other+12 moreHELP ONE CHILD MISSION TO CHILDREN AT RISK: $23,000 · Human ServicesHELP ONE CHILD…NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $15,000 · Human ServicesNEXT DOOR SOLU…BILL WILSON CENTER: $14,000 · Human ServicesBILL WILSON CE…SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $8,000 · Human ServicesSUNNYVALE COMM…RETRAINING THE VILLAGE: $5,000 · Human ServicesRETRAINING THE…GOOD KARMA BIKES INC: $3,454 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesDONORSCHOOSEORG: $51,545 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEO…The Principia Corporation: $13,500 · EducationThe Principia…CITYTEAM MINISTRIES: $40,000 · ReligionCITYTEAM …BIBLEPROJECT: $6,000 · ReligionBIBLEPROJ…VILLAGE ENTERPRISE FUND: $38,000 · InternationalDowntown Streets Inc: $16,000 · EmploymentWEHOPE: $12,000 · Youth DevelopmentPOSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RECREATION TEAMBUILDING IMPACTING PROGRAM: $2,000 · Youth Development
Other$294,500Human Services$70,454Education$65,045Religion$46,000International$38,000Employment$16,000Youth Development$14,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $51,545 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCITYTEAM MINISTRIES: $40,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVILLAGE ENTERPRISE FUND: $38,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLIFEMOVES: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHOMEFIRST SERVICES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY: $26,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHELP ONE CHILD MISSION TO CHILDREN AT RISK: $23,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetTODAYS YOUTH MATTER: $18,500 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetDowntown Streets Inc: $16,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $15,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBILL WILSON CENTER: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Principia Corporation: $13,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWEHOPE: $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBIBLEPROJECT: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FAMILY GIVING TREE: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGreene Scholars: $6,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRETRAINING THE VILLAGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAMOR MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGOOD KARMA BIKES INC: $3,454 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPOSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RECREATION TEAMBUILDING IMPACTING PROGRAM: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds DONORSCHOOSEORG ↗
  • Who funds CITYTEAM MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds VILLAGE ENTERPRISE FUND ↗
  • Who funds LIFEMOVES ↗
  • Who funds HOMEFIRST SERVICES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds HELP ONE CHILD MISSION TO CHILDREN AT RISK ↗
  • Who funds TODAYS YOUTH MATTER ↗
  • Who funds Downtown Streets Inc ↗
  • Who funds NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ↗
  • Who funds BILL WILSON CENTER ↗
  • Who funds The Principia Corporation ↗
  • Who funds WEHOPE ↗
  • Who funds SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds BIBLEPROJECT ↗
  • Who funds THE FAMILY GIVING TREE ↗
  • Who funds Greene Scholars ↗
  • Who funds RETRAINING THE VILLAGE ↗
  • Who funds AMOR MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds GOOD KARMA BIKES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TRASH PUNX ↗
  • Who funds Helping Hands Silicon Valley ↗
  • Who funds POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RECREATION TEAMBUILDING IMPACTING PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds THE ASIAN AMERICANS FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Silicon Valley Commun…The Sobrato Family Fo…Bright Funds Foundati…Kaiser Foundation Hos…San Jose Mercury News…Destination Home SV c…Kla FoundationSecond Harvest of Sil…The David and Lucile …Mission City Communit…Star One Credit UnionThe Brandenburg Famil…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA27.2× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Sobrato Family Foundation · Bright Funds Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund Inc · Destination Home SV co Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Kla Foundation · Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Mission City Community Fund · Star One Credit Union · The Brandenburg Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Heavens Helping Hand Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Heavens Helping Hand Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Heavens Helping Hand Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Heavens Helping Hand Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 35 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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