Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand
Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand is a private foundation, based in Roanoke, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $22.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand at a glance
In short: Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,291,000
- +0.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $1,291,000
- +0.5% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $1,291,000
- Total assets
- $22,726,649
- +1.3% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% 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 Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
How Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+4%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 93% 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $855K (2020) to $1.4M (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Schedule Attached Various, VA | Org. Charity (All) | $1,291,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22,726,649 | $1,802,972 | $1,518,242 | $1,291,000 | 1 | $1,294,000 | $1,408,963 | $1,396,450 |
| 2023 | $22,441,919 | $680,108 | $1,500,087 | $1,285,000 | 1 | $1,287,900 | $527,847 | $1,251,445 |
| 2022 | $23,261,898 | $991,138 | $1,692,235 | $1,402,000 | 1 | $1,406,450 | $806,993 | $1,289,036 |
| 2021 | $23,962,995 | $2,117,917 | $1,447,033 | $1,238,112 | 1 | $1,241,645 | $1,925,603 | $1,405,652 |
| 2020 | $23,292,111 | $902,595 | $1,079,820 | $855,480 | 1 | — | $738,566 | $1,241,703 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand reported a distributable amount of $1.4M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand is led by Mary Ann Ward, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Mary Ann Ward
President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Tenzer
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Lichtenstein
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand
How much does Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand give each year?
Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1.3M across 1 grant.
How large is Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand?
Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand reported $22.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.4M (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.
Where does Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand operate?
Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand's EIN?
Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-6050920. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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