Helping Hands Foundation Inc
Helping Hands Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $813K. Net investment income was $715K.
Helping Hands Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Helping Hands Foundation Inc gave $813K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $102K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $812,856
- -8.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $101,607
- +13.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $102,087
- Total assets
- $13,693,736
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (58% 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 Helping Hands Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Give Kids the World ($154K). Together the top 8 received $813K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 19 grants of 40 (48%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Helping Hands Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% 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 $400K (2021) to $893K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $813K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Give Kids the World Kissimmee, FL | Provide Lodging for Children with Illness | $153,823 |
| Place of Hope Inc Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Support for Foster Children and Their Family Members | $138,464 |
| Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh, PA | Pennies from Heaven Fund | $108,151 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Support Charitable Mission | $103,750 |
| Jupiter Medical Hospital Jupiter, FL | General Support | $100,424 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | Support Camp Kon-O-Kwee | $82,926 |
| West Jupiter Community Group Inc Jupiter, FL | Support Programmatic Efforts | $75,318 |
| Angels of Hope Rochester Hills, MI | Provide Financial and Other Assistance to Families | $50,000 |
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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 | $13,693,736 | $1,803,022 | $901,570 | $812,856 | 8 | $820,748 | $715,437 | $840,905 |
| 2024 | $13,009,365 | $503,398 | $982,251 | $892,688 | 10 | $901,055 | $428,541 | $778,459 |
| 2023 | $12,923,999 | $539,715 | $827,922 | $742,728 | 8 | $758,575 | $470,368 | $721,744 |
| 2022 | $12,739,509 | $343,175 | $883,833 | $796,194 | 8 | $802,844 | $273,448 | $756,199 |
| 2021 | $12,728,629 | $888,179 | $504,160 | $400,456 | 6 | $409,452 | $809,843 | $802,923 |
| 2020 | $12,081,883 | $932,240 | $848,419 | $753,012 | 10 | — | $854,523 | $678,853 |
| 2019 | $11,478,159 | $375,095 | $861,771 | $761,549 | 10 | — | $299,365 | $703,845 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Helping Hands Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $841K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helping Hands Foundation Inc is led by K. Hammel, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
K. Hammel
Director & President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
L. Hammel
Director, Secretary & Treasurer
Director & Vice President → Director, Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
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 Helping Hands Foundation Inc
How much does Helping Hands Foundation Inc give each year?
Helping Hands Foundation Inc gave $813K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $893K across 10 grants.
What is Helping Hands Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Helping Hands Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $102,087, and its average grant was $101,607, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Helping Hands Foundation Inc give grants?
Helping Hands Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (24%) and Tennessee (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (2 grants) and Jupiter, FL (2 grants).
Does Helping Hands Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 13% of Helping Hands Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Helping Hands Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Helping Hands Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Give Kids the World ($153,823), Place of Hope Inc ($138,464) and Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation ($108,151), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Helping Hands Foundation Inc?
Helping Hands Foundation Inc reported $13.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $821K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $841K (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.
What is Helping Hands Foundation Inc's EIN?
Helping Hands Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0636347. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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