Hands for Christ Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 87-2238324

Hands for Christ Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $5K.

Hands for Christ Foundation at a glance

In short: Hands for Christ Foundation gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,060
+598.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$2,530
Median grant
$2,530
Primary geography
New York (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Hands for Christ Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Kinnaird College: $4KKinnaird College$4KCompassion Ministries: $1KCompassion Ministries$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kinnaird College ($4K). Together the top 2 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Fayetteville

How Hands for Christ Foundation gives

  • In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$2K$4K$6KTotal only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $505 (2021) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $5K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kinnaird College educational scholarship$4,060
Compassion Ministries Fayetteville, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025—$5,250$5,460$5,0602$5,060—
2024$2,224$729$350$724Total only$724—
2023$2,219$1,607$395$1,213Total only$1,213—
2022$2,220$4,921$4,861$4,016Total only$4,439$108
2021$2,160$2,950$790$505Total only$647$118

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hands for Christ Foundation is led by Kiran Chang, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kiran Chang

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Salem Khan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emmanuel Chang

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Hands for Christ Foundation

How much does Hands for Christ Foundation give each year?

Hands for Christ Foundation gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it reported $724 in grants paid.

Where does Hands for Christ Foundation operate?

Hands for Christ Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Hands for Christ Foundation's EIN?

Hands for Christ Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-2238324. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 1, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 30, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 7, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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