Open Hands Foundation
We offer love, dignity and hope by meeting critical needs of people in our community. Currently our only program is hope house, a youth crisis and counseling shelter.
Open Hands Foundation at a glance
In short: Open Hands Foundation gave $1.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $517K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,034,286
- +309.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $517,143
- +104.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $517,143
- Total assets
- $606,837
- -57.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Open Hands Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Westwood Communitiy Church ($819K). Together the top 2 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Open Hands Foundation gives
- Giving grew 293% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $119K (2020) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood Communitiy Church Excelsior, MN | For the design and construction of a new hope house per the tri-party agreement between westwood community church, john kraemer & sons, inc. And batc foundation, d/b/a housing first Minnesota foundation. | $819,461 |
| 180 Degrees Minneapolis, MN | Youth Crisis and Counseling Program | $214,825 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $606,837 | $664,111 | $1,436,989 | $1,034,286 | 2 | $41,412 |
| 2024 | $1,412,156 | $1,470,098 | $512,252 | $252,340 | 1 | $28,593 |
| 2023 | $427,772 | $129,547 | $228,261 | $153,772 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | $529,008 | $382,347 | $316,987 | $262,879 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $426,331 | $444,205 | $270,874 | $258,566 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $238,397 | $321,655 | $124,892 | $118,514 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $140,362 | $379,300 | $301,393 | $294,056 | 1 | — |
About Open Hands Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Open Hands Foundation is a public charity, based in Excelsior, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $607K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $41K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Open Hands Foundation is led by Rodney Provart, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rodney Provart
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Moore
Chair
Board Secretary → Chairperson, 2023
Chairperson → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Johnson
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Alness
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Candyce Trautwein
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Anderson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Lattu
Treasurer
Board Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tami Norton
Secretary
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Beth Reiskytl (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Kyle Heitkamp (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Pamela Langseth (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dennis Laufenburger (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Scott Swayne (2019) — Board Chairperson
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 Open Hands Foundation
How much does Open Hands Foundation give each year?
Open Hands Foundation gave $1.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $252K across 1 grant.
How large is Open Hands Foundation?
Open Hands Foundation reported $607K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $664K.
Where does Open Hands Foundation operate?
Open Hands Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Open Hands Foundation's EIN?
Open Hands Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0456778. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 19, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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