Lend a Hand

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Chicago, IL EIN 81-1138676

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$765K

Foundation funders

10

Grants recorded

22

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Lend a Hand?

Lend a Hand is funded by 10 grantmakers, led by Sumner Community Food Bank ($584K), The Te Foundation ($100K), Give N Kind ($31K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $765K in grants to Lend a Hand between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Sumner Community Food Bank$584,23242020–2023
The Te Foundation$100,00022023–2024
Give N Kind$30,76242022–2025
Sicklesteel Foundation$25,66022023–2024
Vance Foundation$10,00022020–2021
Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation$6,52532020–2023
Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation$4,50022023–2024
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$1,50012024
William & Lisa McGahan Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Kitay Family Foundation$1,00012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$100K$200K$300K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $291K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $9K.

What grants has Lend a Hand received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Give N KindCOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE$8,015
2025William & Lisa McGahan Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2024The Te FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$50,000
2024Give N Kind—$9,300
2024Sicklesteel FoundationEDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND ASSISTANCE$6,000
2024Ralph and Frances McGill FoundationPROGRAM SERVICES$2,000
2024Polk Bros Foundation IncStrong Communities$1,500
2023Sumner Community Food BankProgram support$172,020
2023The Te FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$50,000
2023Sicklesteel FoundationEDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND ASSISTANCE$19,660
2023Give N Kind—$7,884
2023Leopold & Ruth Friedman FoundationCHARITABLE$3,000
2023Ralph and Frances McGill FoundationPROGRAM SERVICES$2,500
2022Sumner Community Food BankProgram support$281,985
2022Give N Kind—$5,563
2022Leopold & Ruth Friedman FoundationCHARITABLE$2,025
2022The Kitay Family FoundationHUMAN NEEDS$1,000
2021Sumner Community Food Bankfood$112,501
2021Vance FoundationGENERAL OPERATING - UNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000
2020Sumner Community Food Bankfood$17,726
2020Vance FoundationELDERLY UNRESTRICTED FUNDS$5,000
2020Leopold & Ruth Friedman FoundationCHARITABLE$1,500

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Lend a Hand?

Lend a Hand is funded by 10 grantmakers, led by Sumner Community Food Bank ($584K), The Te Foundation ($100K), Give N Kind ($31K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $765K in grants to Lend a Hand between 2020–2025.

Who is Lend a Hand's largest funder?

Sumner Community Food Bank is the largest recorded funder of Lend a Hand, with $584K across 4 grants (2020–2023).

How much grant funding has Lend a Hand received?

IRS 990 filings record $765K in grants to Lend a Hand across 22 grants from 10 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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