Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation
Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilson, WY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $460K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $57K.
Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation at a glance
In short: Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation gave $12K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Wyoming. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,850
- +1085.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,925
- +492.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,925
- Total assets
- $459,733
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wyoming (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Foundation of Jackson Hole WY ($7K). Together the top 2 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation gives
- Giving grew 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 66% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $135K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole WY Jackson Hole, WY | General Fund | $6,850 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY | General Fund | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $459,733 | $57,660 | $13,212 | $11,850 | 2 | $12,531 | $56,979 | $19,098 |
| 2024 | $410,785 | $56 | $5,055 | $1,000 | 1 | $3,028 | — | $8,627 |
| 2023 | $409,653 | $10,018 | $8,113 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,556 | — | $10,010 |
| 2022 | $407,748 | $-300,572 | $23,047 | $7,000 | 2 | $15,023 | — | $10,039 |
| 2021 | $731,367 | $5,095 | $3,781 | — | — | — | — | $23,047 |
| 2020 | $730,053 | $-694,998 | $121,612 | $113,700 | 8 | — | — | $31,379 |
| 2019 | $1,546,663 | $160,010 | $140,676 | $135,000 | 6 | — | — | $39,698 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darrick J. Walker
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julia E. Walker
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation
How much does Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation give each year?
Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation gave $12K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.
How large is Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation?
Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation reported $460K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation operate?
Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York, Wyoming.
What is Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation's EIN?
Darrick and Julia Walker Open Hands Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3972808. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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