Helping Hearts Foundation
Helping Hearts Foundation is a private foundation, based in Albany, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5K.
Helping Hearts Foundation at a glance
In short: Helping Hearts Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $5,250
- Grants made (2024)
- 3
- Average grant
- $1,750
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (62% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Helping Hearts Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was United Way of Tri County Inc ($3K). Together the top 3 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Helping Hearts Foundation gives
- Giving grew 631% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 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
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $377 (2020) to $5K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Tri County Inc Framingham, MA | General Purpose | $3,250 |
| Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund Langley, WA | General Purpose | $1,000 |
| Hearts and Hammers Inc Langley, WA | General Purpose | $1,000 |
Ready to take the next step with Helping Hearts Foundation?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $329 | $12,690 | $5,250 | 3 | $9,015 | — | $456 |
| 2023 | $12,361 | $602 | $3,550 | — | — | $1,793 | — | $746 |
| 2022 | $14,812 | $208 | $3,035 | $1,500 | 2 | $2,285 | — | $846 |
| 2021 | $17,639 | $2 | $2,285 | $718 | 1 | $718 | $2 | $954 |
| 2020 | $19,922 | $53 | $2,172 | $377 | 1 | — | $53 | $1,025 |
| 2019 | $22,041 | $20,104 | $2,097 | $540 | 1 | — | $20,104 | $819 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Helping Hearts Foundation reported a distributable amount of $456 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helping Hearts Foundation is led by Laurel M. Watts, Trustee since 2020 (on filings since 2019) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Laurel M. Watts
Trustee
Trustee - As Needed → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Hearts Foundation
How much does Helping Hearts Foundation give each year?
Helping Hearts Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Helping Hearts Foundation's typical grant size?
Helping Hearts Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,750, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Helping Hearts Foundation give grants?
Helping Hearts Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Washington (38%). The most frequent recipient cities were Langley, WA (2 grants).
Does Helping Hearts Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Helping Hearts Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
How much is Helping Hearts Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Helping Hearts Foundation reported a distributable amount of $456 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Helping Hearts Foundation's EIN?
Helping Hearts Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4607036. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Helping Hearts Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Helping Hearts Foundation's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common
Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation
Rockland, MA
The Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation supports eligible public charities working in affordable housing, children and youth, financial inclusion and workforce development, small-business assistance, and community well-being, especially for low- to moderate-income populations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $45,000, with a median of $5,000, for organizations serving its Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island service areas. The profile describes an application process but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.
Assets
$53.4M
Grants
345
Total Given
$2.3M
The Stevens Family Foundation
Boston, MA
Assets
$421K
Grants
5
Total Given
$55K
West Star Foundation
Reno, NV
West Star Foundation made grants to community, educational, humanitarian, and social-service organizations, with 2020 awards ranging from $2,000 to $73,205 and a median of $10,000. Its grants went to organizations across several states, especially Washington, Idaho, California, Nevada, and Utah. The foundation made awards only to preselected organizations, did not accept unsolicited requests, and appears to have wound down after its final 2020 return.
Assets
—
Grants
49
Total Given
$583K
FM Foundation
Johnston, RI
FM Foundation funds preselected charitable organizations, with 2024 grants ranging from $200 to nearly $3 million and a median grant of $40,000. Its 2024 giving was concentrated in Rhode Island, Florida, Texas, Washington, and Tennessee; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.
Assets
$16.8M
Grants
25
Total Given
$7.9M
The Edina Rotary Foundation Inc
Edina, MN
To provide funding for various international and domestic charitable causes and youth activities including camp enterprise.
Assets
$969K
Grants
3
Total Given
$32K
Web Industries Foundation Inc
Marlborough, MA
Assets
$227K
Grants
7
Total Given
$14K
More similar funders
More Funders in New York
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Helping Hearts Foundation's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Helping Hearts Foundation down — hundreds of funders to go?