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Hand Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Hand Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $1,011,710 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 16, 2026. The largest was $370,962 to The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio in Stanford, CA for general & unrestricted (see general explanation).
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- EIN
- 562403164
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $25,950,375
- Grants paid
- $1,011,710
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 16, 2026, IRS object ID 202640759349100914. It reported $1,011,710 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio | Stanford, CA | General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation) | $370,962 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moms Against Poverty | Burlingame, CA | Hunger relief campaign | Human services | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Globsec Us Foundation | Washington, DC | Charitable Event | International, foreign affairs and national security | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Matters for America | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baby2baby | Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council On Foreign Relations Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Vernon, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mathematical Sciences Research Institute | Berkeley, CA | Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | GSB Dean's Fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Digital Ecosystem Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Boston, MA | Food is Medicine Institute fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | For the support of the studies of Dr. Michael Fischbach | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | HAND Foundation Fellowships fund - for travel, materials, lodging, and expenses for students undertaking an in-depth investigation, scholarly research, or social entrepreneurship project within the US | $13,248 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center fund | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Khan Academy Inc | Mountain View, CA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moms Against Poverty | Burlingame, CA | For the Purchasing of Needed Items for 24-Hour Rehabilitation and care center for intellectually disabled girls aged 14 and up project | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable Event | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meals On Wheels of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | For Iranian Stanford Alumni Association, ISAA fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visionary Women | Beverly Hills, CA | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | Youth Philanthropy Project | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | BioJam fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 21, 2025, IRS object ID 202510809349100506. It reported $655,386 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code Org | Seattle, WA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moms Against Poverty | Burlingame, CA | Hospital equipment fund and general support | Human services | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | San Luis Obispo, CA | the Cleared for Success program | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dignitas Ukraine Inc | Cranford, NJ | 1,000 Drones for Ukraine initiative | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keep Children in School Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | For the Karyar-KCIS project | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Matters for America | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moms Against Poverty | Burlingame, CA | Breakfast Program for Nomadic Children in South Khorasan for Vahdat school and Hejrat school | Human services | $46,920 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council On Foreign Relations Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eat Learn Play Foundation | Oakland, CA | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mathematical Sciences Research Institute | Berkeley, CA | Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Digital Ecosystem Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diaspora Arts Connection Inc | Pleasant Hill, CA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moms Against Poverty | Burlingame, CA | Charitable Event | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | For the Snyder Lab for general support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Boston, MA | Friedman School Annual Fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caremessage | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cicero Research | Austin, TX | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Khan Academy Inc | Mountain View, CA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill Wilson Center | Santa Clara, CA | "I AM" work and for foster kids programs | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cia Officers Memorial Foundation | Herndon, VA | General & Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iranian-American Bar Association Foundation | Washington, DC | Charitable Event | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | HAND Foundation-Menlo Summer Fellowship Awards Program | $4,966 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | Pakistan Children's Heart Foundation; MiracleFeet; Fauna and Flora | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance for Decision Education Inc | Bala Cynwyd, PA | General & Unrestricted | Youth development | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee for A Responsible Federal Budget | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Public and societal benefit | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old Friends Senior Dogs | Mount Juliet, TN | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $352,920 |
| Education | $285,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $235,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $80,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $30,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,146,596 |
| District of Columbia | $192,500 |
| Washington | $100,000 |
| New York | $70,000 |
| Illinois | $50,000 |
| New Jersey | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts | $40,000 |
| Texas | $10,000 |
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Updated March 16, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.