Helping Hands Ministry

Public charity · Grantmaker McMinnville, TN EIN: 84-1719537

Helping Hands Ministry has expanded the outreach service to distribute more than just food. The lunch consists of a meat, 2 vegetables, salad, bread, desert and drink.

Helping Hands Ministry at a glance

Total assets
$378,430
-2.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$105,619
+6.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$112,365
-2.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Helping Hands Ministry funds

How this funder distributes its grants

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

States

Cities

Mc Minnville

How Helping Hands Ministry gives

  • Giving grew 50% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $15K (2023). In 2023 it reported $15K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
Warren County Schools McMinnville, TNAssist School$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$378,430$105,619$112,365——
2024$387,231$98,833$115,602——
2023$406,277$109,695$118,304$15,000Total only
2022$418,668$110,358$99,010$15,0001
2021$419,003$111,999$84,081$10,0001
2020$392,124$92,836$95,976$10,000Total only
2019$399,120$90,791$87,667$10,0001

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

About Helping Hands Ministry

Based on IRS filings

Helping Hands Ministry is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in McMinnville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $378K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Helping Hands Ministry is led by Tammy Comfort, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tammy Comfort

    President

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $7K (2025)

  • Lercedia Rutledge

    Bod

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Dennis Hampton

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loretta Layne

    Treasurer

    Bod → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Hargove

    Bod

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherri Rader

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Shemi Radier (2022) — Secretary

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Tammy Comfort — President: $7KTammy ComfortPresident$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Tammy Comfort (President).

Frequently asked questions about Helping Hands Ministry

How large is Helping Hands Ministry?

Helping Hands Ministry reported $378K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $106K.

What is Helping Hands Ministry?

Helping Hands Ministry is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in McMinnville, TN. It holds $378K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Helping Hands Ministry operate?

Helping Hands Ministry has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Helping Hands Ministry's EIN?

Helping Hands Ministry's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1719537. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS October 21, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 21, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 26, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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