Helping Hands Foundation
Helping Hands Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brentwood, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $7K.
Helping Hands Foundation at a glance
In short: Helping Hands Foundation gave $7K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,260
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +500.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,210
- -84.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $33,731
- +109.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (31% 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 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nomi Network ($2K). Together the top 6 received $7K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Helping Hands Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 726% of 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $24K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nomi Network Dallas, TX | Programs to End Human Trafficking | $2,000 |
| Johnsons Chapel UMC Brentwood, TN | For Missions Fund | $1,760 |
| Pasadena Humane Pasadena, CA | To Provide Animal Care and Services | $1,000 |
| Project Hope Washington, DC | To Support Global Health Programs | $1,000 |
| BABY2BABY Los Angeles, CA | To Provide Children with Basic Needs | $1,000 |
| Cross Point Church Nashville, TN | For Kenya Mission Trip | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33,731 | $26,000 | $8,404 | $7,260 | 6 | $8,404 | $1,157 |
| 2024 | $16,135 | $3,000 | $9,164 | $7,846 | 1 | $9,164 | $851 |
| 2023 | $22,299 | $20,000 | $24,616 | $23,525 | 4 | $24,616 | $1,045 |
| 2022 | $26,915 | $3,100 | $1,729 | — | — | $1,729 | $1,350 |
| 2021 | $25,544 | $12,950 | $5,295 | $3,500 | 2 | $5,295 | $836 |
| 2020 | $17,889 | $8,700 | $3,353 | — | — | — | $810 |
| 2019 | $12,542 | $21,093 | $15,456 | $7,750 | 4 | — | $633 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Helping Hands Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helping Hands Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dan E. Harrell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
E. Michael Blanton
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Amy L. Grant
Trustee
On filings since 2023
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
How much does Helping Hands Foundation give each year?
Helping Hands Foundation gave $7K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.
What is Helping Hands Foundation's typical grant size?
Helping Hands Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,210, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Helping Hands Foundation give grants?
Helping Hands Foundation's top state is Tennessee, with 31% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Texas (28%) and California (28%).
Does Helping Hands Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Helping Hands Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Helping Hands Foundation's largest grantees?
Helping Hands Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Nomi Network ($2,000), Johnsons Chapel UMC ($1,760) and Pasadena Humane ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Helping Hands Foundation?
Helping Hands Foundation reported $34K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Helping Hands Foundation's EIN?
Helping Hands Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1516791. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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