The Hand Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Lookout Mtn, TN501(c)(3)EIN 23-7442979

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$12K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$77K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$67K
Net assets
$790K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$77K
FY2024▼ -10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$77K
Expenses
$67K
FY2024▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$75K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$67K
Net assets
$790K
FY2024▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$782K
FY2021$812K
FY2022$751K
FY2023$780K
FY2024$790K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1975.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 67% · $45K Operating & administrative 33% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-PF; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Oscar H Brock$12,000$10,000$12,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Lookout Mtn, TN.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 22 grants · $45K · 2024–2024
St Anne's School of AnnapolisFY2024$10,000
Creative Discovery MuseumTN · FY2024$5,000
Chattanooga Track ClubTN · FY2024$4,000
Church of the Good ShepherdFY2024$3,800
Back Creek Benefits INCMD · FY2024$3,000
Friends of HospiceFY2024$2,500
The Bernie House INCMD · FY2024$2,000
Southern Lit AllianceTN · FY2024$1,850
Chattanooga Rotary ClubFY2024$1,750
Stanford University Development SvcsFY2024$1,000
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature CenterFY2024$1,000
Chattanooga Food BankFY2024$1,000
American Red CrossFY2024$1,000
McKamey Animal Care and Adoption CenterFY2024$750
Humane Educational Society of ChattanoogaFY2024$750
Wutcfm 881FY2024$500
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV10
Average grantPart XV$2K
Median grantPart XV$1K
Largest grantPart XV$10K
Top cause focusNTEEEducation (14%)

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$77K
Investment income$77K
Money out
$67K
Grants paid$45K
Running costs$22K
Owns and owes
$790K
net assets
Cash and savings$78K
Total assets$790K
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$77K
Total revenue$77K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$78K
Total assets$790K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$790K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $77K$67K$10K$790K 990 PDF
FY2023 $85K$56K$29K$780K 990 PDF
FY2022 $17K$78K−$61K$751K 990 PDF
FY2021 $104K$75K$30K$812K 990 PDF
FY2020 $53K$79K−$26K$782K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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