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Hand Foundation

Name: Hand Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

103
grants reported: $2.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Moms Against Poverty9 grants · $414,120
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio1 grant · $370,962
Trustees of Tufts College3 grants · $290,000
Stanford University8 grants · $102,500
Farhang Foundation1 grant · $100,000
The Nueva School1 grant · $100,000
The Barack Obama Foundation4 grants · $100,000
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute4 grants · $100,000
Stanford University Graduate School of Business2 grants · $100,000
Code Org1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$827,561

2021

$268,500

2022

$655,386

2023

$1.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 103 grants.

$370,962
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio · Stanford, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation)
$250,000
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2021
The White House Conference on Nutrition Planning Fund
$200,000
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2024
Hunger relief campaign
$100,000
Code Org · Seattle, WA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$100,000
Farhang Foundation · Torrance, CA · 2021
2021 Gala
$100,000
The Nueva School · Hillsborough, CA · 2021
capital campaign
$70,000
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2023
Hospital equipment fund and general support
$60,000
Globsec US Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable Event
$50,000
Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
the Cleared for Success program
$50,000
Dignitas Ukraine · Cranford, NJ · 2023
1,000 Drones for Ukraine initiative
$50,000
Keep Children in School Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
For the Karyar-KCIS project
$50,000
Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
Stanford University Graduate School of Business · Stanford, CA · 2022
Dean's Fund
$50,000
Stanford University - Stanford Institute for Econo · Stanford, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
Stanford University Graduate School of Business · Stanford, CA · 2021
Dean's Fund
$46,920
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2023
Breakfast Program for Nomadic Children in South Khorasan for Vahdat school and Hejrat school
$34,200
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$29,361
Sina Ziaee · 2021
scholarship grant
$27,000
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2021
Charitable Event
$25,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Vernon, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund
$25,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
GSB Dean's Fund
$25,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Digital Ecosystem Fund
$25,000
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2024
Food is Medicine Institute fund
$25,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Eat Learn Play Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund
$25,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Digital Ecosystem Fund
$25,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of North · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support indigenous justice
$25,000
College Track · Oakland, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
$25,000
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund
$25,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Digital Ecosystem Fund
$25,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of North · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support indigenous justice
$25,000
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund
$25,000
National Iranian American Council · Washington, DC · 2021
NIAC Academies program
$25,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Digital Ecosystem Fund
$20,000
Diaspora Arts Connection · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
$20,000
Diaspora Arts Connection · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
For the support of the studies of Dr. Michael Fischbach
$15,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
For the Snyder Lab for general support
$15,000
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2023
Friedman School Annual Fund
$15,000
Diaspora Arts Connection · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$13,248
Menlo School · Atherton, CA · 2024
HAND Foundation Fellowships fund - for travel, materials, lodging, and expenses for students undertaking an in-depth investigation, scholarly research, or social entrepreneurship project within the US or abroad over the… read allHAND Foundation Fellowships fund - for travel, materials, lodging, and expenses for students undertaking an in-depth investigation, scholarly research, or social entrepreneurship project within the US or abroad over the summer less
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center fund
$10,000
Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center
$10,000
Caremessage · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Cicero Research · Austin, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center
$10,000
Caremessage · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Ploughshares Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
$10,000
President and Directors of Georgetown College for · Washington, DC · 2022
Dean's Innovation Fund
$10,000
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2022
The General Gift Fund to support research on metabolic health, under the direction of Dr. Tracey L. McLaughlin (GHETB)
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · Beaverton, OR · 2021
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center
$10,000
Caremessage · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Feminist Majority Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Ploughshares Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$6,000
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2024
For the Purchasing of Needed Items for 24-Hour Rehabilitation and care center for intellectually disabled girls aged 14 and up project
$5,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
$5,000
Meals On Wheels of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
For Iranian Stanford Alumni Association, ISAA fund
$5,000
Visionary Women · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Bill Wilson Center · Santa Clara, CA · 2023
"I AM" work and for foster kids programs
$5,000
Cia Officers Memorial Foundation · Herndon, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Iranian-American Bar Association Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable Event
$5,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Ukraine Response fund
$5,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Emergency Relief fund for the families in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquake
$5,000
Iranian-American Bar Association Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable Event
$5,000
Kode With Klossy · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2022
Khoy Earthquake Relief fund
$5,000
Moms Against Poverty · Burlingame, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
$5,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
$5,000
Airbnb Org · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Airbnb.org Refugee Fund
$5,000
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Iranian-American Bar Association Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
2021 #ComeTogetherCampaign (Northern California Chapter)
$5,000
Menlo School · Atherton, CA · 2021
Youth Philanthropy Project for the Global Issues for global citizens class
$4,966
Menlo School · Atherton, CA · 2023
HAND Foundation-Menlo Summer Fellowship Awards Program
$4,000
Menlo School · Atherton, CA · 2024
Youth Philanthropy Project
$4,000
Menlo School · Atherton, CA · 2022
Youth Philanthropy Project for the Global Issues for Global Citizens class
$3,000
Menlo School · Atherton, CA · 2023
Pakistan Children's Heart Foundation; MiracleFeet; Fauna and Flora
$3,000
Baskerville Institute · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
to purchase 100 copies of An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville for distribution to the community
$2,500
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
BioJam fund
$2,500
Alliance for Decision Education · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
The San Diego Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
The Max LeNail Memorial Bridge Fund
$2,500
Girl Scouts of Northern California · Alameda, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Keep Children in School Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
KarYar project
$2,500
Lava Mae · Alameda, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Safespace Center · Menlo Park, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Go Oncology · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Alexandria House · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted

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