Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Hand Foundation

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Typical grant size
$2K – $5K – $15K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
133
Repeat grantees
33
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Nasrin Hashemi
Dir, Treas
Noosheen Hashemi
Dir, Pres
Farzad Nazem
Dir, Sec

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
6.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
286
Total grants awarded
$4.3M
Total amount
$15K
Average grant
$250K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$655K
27 grants
2022
$269K
24 grants
2021
$828K
27 grants
2020
$768K
54 grants
2019
$622K
44 grants
2018
$712K
46 grants
2017
$407K
64 grants

Top recipients

7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$540K
5 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$335K
4 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$320K
12 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$292K
9 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$188K
6 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$155K
9 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$121K
Code Org
1 grant · WA
$100K
4 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$100K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$100K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Code Org
General & Unrestricted
WA · TY 2023
$100K
Moms Against Poverty
Hospital equipment fund and general support
CA · TY 2023
$70K
California Polytechnic State University Foundation
the Cleared for Success program
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Media Matters for America
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2023
$50K
Dignitas Ukraine Inc
1,000 Drones for Ukraine initiative
NJ · TY 2023
$50K
Keep Children in School Foundation
For the Karyar-KCIS project
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Moms Against Poverty
Breakfast Program for Nomadic Children in South Khorasan for Vahdat school and Hejrat school
CA · TY 2023
$47K
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund
CA · TY 2023
$25K
The Barack Obama Foundation
Digital Ecosystem Fund
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Council on Foreign Relations Inc
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2023
$25K
Eat Learn Play Foundation
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$25K
Diaspora Arts Connection Inc
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Moms Against Poverty
Charitable Event
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Trustees of Tufts College
Friedman School Annual Fund
MA · TY 2023
$15K
Stanford University
For the Snyder Lab for general support
CA · TY 2023
$15K
Khan Academy Inc
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$10K
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Cicero Research
General & Unrestricted
TX · TY 2023
$10K
Caremessage
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Bill Wilson Center
"I AM" work and for foster kids programs
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Iranian-american Bar Association Foundation
Charitable Event
DC · TY 2023
$5K
CIA Officers Memorial Foundation
General & Unrestricted
VA · TY 2023
$5K
Menlo School
HAND Foundation-Menlo Summer Fellowship Awards Program
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Menlo School
Pakistan Children's Heart Foundation; MiracleFeet; Fauna and Flora
CA · TY 2023
$3K
Alliance for Decision Education Inc
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2023
$3K
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2023
$3K
Old Friends Senior Dogs
General & Unrestricted
TN · TY 2023
$500
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Dean's Fund
CA · TY 2022
$50K
The Barack Obama Foundation
Digital Ecosystem Fund
IL · TY 2022
$25K
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of North
To support indigenous justice
CA · TY 2022
$25K
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund
CA · TY 2022
$25K
College Track
Charitable Event
CA · TY 2022
$25K
Diaspora Arts Connection Inc
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2022
$20K
President and Directors of Georgetown College for
Dean's Innovation Fund
DC · TY 2022
$10K
Stanford University
The General Gift Fund to support research on metabolic health, under the direction of Dr. Tracey L. McLaughlin (GHETB)
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Caremessage
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2022
$10K
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center
NY · TY 2022
$10K
Ploughshares Fund Inc
Charitable Event
CA · TY 2022
$10K
International Rescue Committee Inc
Emergency Relief fund for the families in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquake
MN · TY 2022
$5K
Iranian-american Bar Association Foundation
Charitable Event
DC · TY 2022
$5K
Moms Against Poverty
Khoy Earthquake Relief fund
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Moms Against Poverty
Charitable Event
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Kode With Klossy Inc
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2022
$5K
Alight
Ukraine Response fund
MN · TY 2022
$5K
Stanford University
Charitable Event
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Menlo School
Youth Philanthropy Project for the Global Issues for Global Citizens class
CA · TY 2022
$4K
Baskerville Institute
to purchase 100 copies of An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville for distrib…
UT · TY 2022
$3K
The San Diego Foundation
The Max LeNail Memorial Bridge Fund
CA · TY 2022
$3K
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2022
$3K
Go Oncology Inc
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2022
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.