The Helidoni Foundation Inc
The Helidoni Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Stratham, New Hampshire. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $627,454, and its 2024 filing describes a direct charitable activity involving the creation and equipment of a clothing-processing laboratory.
The Helidoni Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: The Helidoni Foundation Inc gave $627K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $48K), top state Massachusetts. 54% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $627,454
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +44.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $48,266
- -28.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $7,935,395
- -4.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 54% first-time grantees (7 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (2% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Helidoni Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 20 Portsmouth Ave Suite 1 1038, Stratham, NH 03885
Phone: (617) 630-6900
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Helidoni Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ten Million Hands ($210K). Together the top 10 received $612K.
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 62 (66%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 98% of grant dollars went to recipients with the state listed as “?” and 2% to recipients in Massachusetts. The filing identifies one Massachusetts recipient: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE in Boston, which received $5,000 for an environmental studies field course.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Helidoni Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
54%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 13 grantees (54%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $29K; repeat grants $70K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 46% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 157% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $407K (2023) to $627K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $627K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ten Million Hands | School Training Program | $210,000 |
| Action Finance Initiative | The grant will be allocated to support initiatives aimed at raising awareness about microfinance and business development services (BDS) | $100,000 |
| Schema Labs | Developing and Launching Schema Labs' Flagship Project | $57,500 |
| Ecogenia | To support ecogenias efforts to grow a national climate corps | $50,000 |
| World Human Forum | Inner Values Incubator (IVI) Project | $50,000 |
| Bodossaki Foundation | 8TH Cycle of the Points of Support Program | $42,954 |
| Higher Incubator Giving Growth and Sustainability | To support early social and environmental initiatives in building sustainable, revenuedriven impact models. | $35,000 |
| Astylab Astiki Mi Kerdoskopiki Etaireia | To support early entrepreneurs in an 8week program to develop ventures addressing key social and environmental challenges. | $30,000 |
| Panathenea | To deliver the panathenea festival, a studentled annual event blending technology, art, and entrepreneurship to creatively reimagine an ancient tradition for modern needs. | $25,000 |
| Stewards | General Funding for the Period | $12,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,935,395 | $374,106 | $761,225 | $627,454 | 13 | $711,206 | $331,092 | $452,233 |
| 2024 | $8,322,514 | $496,156 | $734,227 | $610,067 | 9 | $724,346 | $489,893 | $440,419 |
| 2023 | $8,560,585 | $257,061 | $457,449 | $406,500 | 11 | $449,114 | $251,037 | $420,413 |
| 2022 | $8,760,973 | $168,192 | $650,140 | $546,500 | 16 | $670,095 | $158,873 | $448,412 |
| 2021 | $9,242,921 | $413,249 | $563,278 | $500,500 | 13 | $580,200 | $402,341 | $520,051 |
| 2020 | $9,392,950 | $-25,395 | $552,331 | $493,343 | 12 | — | $505,454 | $462,908 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Helidoni Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $452K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The reported grants supported activities including school training, microfinance and business-development awareness, climate-corps development, social and environmental ventures, and an environmental studies field course. The 2024 filing also lists “FABIRC REPUBLIC - CREATION AND EQUIPMENT OF A CLOTHING PROCESSING LABORATORY” as a direct charitable activity.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave 13 grants totaling $627,454. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $210,000, with a median of $35,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $210,000 to TEN MILLION HANDS for a school training program; $100,000 to ACTION FINANCE INITIATIVE for initiatives to raise awareness about microfinance and business development services; $57,500 to SCHEMA LABS to develop and launch its flagship project; and $50,000 each to ECOGENIA to support efforts to grow a national climate corps and to WORLD HUMAN FORUM for its Inner Values Incubator project. Other reported grants included $42,954 to BODOSSAKI FOUNDATION for its 8th cycle of the Points of Support Program and $35,000 to HIGHER INCUBATOR GIVING GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY to support early social and environmental initiatives in building sustainable, revenue-driven impact models.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists DIMITRIS GEORGAKUPULOS as president, clerk, and director, and SARAH GEORGAKUPULOS as treasurer and director.
The Helidoni Foundation Inc is led by Dimitris Georgakopulos, President, Clerk & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dimitris Georgakopulos
President, Clerk & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Georgakopulos
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Helidoni Foundation Inc
How much does The Helidoni Foundation Inc give each year?
The Helidoni Foundation Inc gave $627K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $610K across 9 grants.
What is The Helidoni Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
The Helidoni Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $48,266, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Helidoni Foundation Inc that year got $29K on average.
Does The Helidoni Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 15% of The Helidoni Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Helidoni Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
The Helidoni Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Ten Million Hands ($210,000), Action Finance Initiative ($100,000) and Schema Labs ($57,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Helidoni Foundation Inc?
The Helidoni Foundation Inc reported $7.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $711K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $452K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Helidoni Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement is provided. The reported grants supported activities including school training, microfinance and business-development awareness, climate-corps development, social and environmental ventures, and an environmental studies field course. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Helidoni Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does The Helidoni Foundation Inc make grants?
The 2025 filing reports that 98% of grant dollars went to recipients with the state listed as “?” and 2% to recipients in Massachusetts. The filing identifies one Massachusetts recipient: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE in Boston, which received $5,000 for an environmental studies field course.
What is The Helidoni Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Helidoni Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3852739. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Helidoni Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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