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The Hand Foundation Incorporated

Historical Funder

Royal Palm Beach, Florida · EIN 65-0118848 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$2.5M
Organizations funded52
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$167.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,500 and $30,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

ContactWesley Ledesma
Address9100 Belvedere Rd Suite 210, Royal Palm Beach FL 33411
Phone5615679245
Emailwesley@HandFoundationInc.org
Form and materialsSpecific letter request - reviewed by selection committee
DeadlinesNone - generally for calendar use.
RestrictionsPrimary criteria - financial need for education, merit, and selection committee criteria

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Education8
  • Arts & Culture4
  • Human Services3
  • Children & Youth2
  • Faith-Based2
  • Health2

Where it gives

19% of grants went outside Florida.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
University of Florida FoundationGainesville, FLOrganizational grant$700,000
Community Methodist ChurchBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$170,000
Glades Day SchoolBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$150,000
Stetson UniversityDeLand, FLOrganizational grant$150,000
University of Florida FoundationGainesville, FLOrganizational grant$125,000
Glades Day SchoolBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$100,000
Henderson County Rescue Squad IncHendersonville, NCOrganizational grant$100,000
Cross Training MinistriesClewiston, FLOrganizational grant$100,000
Connie and Ricky Sparks Scholarship FoundationHendersonville, NCOrganizational grant$50,000
Frontline Healing FoundationBandera, TXOrganizational grant$50,000
Quantum HouseWest Palm Beach, FLOrganizational grant$40,000
Dunklin Memorial Church IncOkeechobee, FLOrganizational grant$35,000
CROS MinistriesLake Worth, FLOrganizational grant$35,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationChicago, ILOrganizational grant$30,000
Residing Hope (Florida United Methodist Children's Home)Enterprise, FLOrganizational grant$25,000
CIELO - Community for Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadership & OpportunityHuntington Beach, CAOrganizational grant$25,000
Pregnancy Care CenterHermitage, TNOrganizational grant$25,000
Lighthouse for the Blind of Palm Beaches IncWest Palm Beach, FLOrganizational grant$25,000
Junior League of the Palm BeachesWest Palm Beach, FLOrganizational grant$25,000
Trustbridge Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FLOrganizational grant$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FLOrganizational grant$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Henderson CountyHendersonville, NCOrganizational grant$25,000
Florida Agriculture in the ClassroomGainesville, FLOrganizational grant$25,000
Light House Cafe Ministries of the Glades IncPahokee, FLOrganizational grant$25,000
Florida Fruit & Vegetable AssociationMaitland, FLOrganizational grant$25,000
Glades Youth ConnectionBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$21,000
Willie and Estella Pyfrom Scholarship FoundationWest Palm Beach, FLOrganizational grant$20,000
Community Methodist ChurchBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$15,000
The Refuge Ranch IncOkeechobee, FLOrganizational grant$10,000
Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure CoastWest Palm Beach, FLOrganizational grant$10,000
Belle Glade Chamber of CommerceBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$10,000
City of Belle GladeBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$10,000
Rotary Club of Belle GladeBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$10,000
AD Disaster Relief FoundationWayne, PAOrganizational grant$10,000
City of Belle GladeBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$7,000
Palm Beach County Sheriff's FoundationWellington, FLOrganizational grant$5,000
Community Methodist ChurchBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$5,000
Donelson Christian AcademyNashville, TNOrganizational grant$5,000
Glades Youth ConnectionBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$4,000
Western Palm Beach County Farm BureauBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$1,500
Cafe 1040Watkinsville, GAOrganizational grant$1,500
Belle Glade Chamber of CommerceBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$1,000
National YoungArts FoundationMiami, FLOrganizational grant$1,000
Florida TaxWatch Research Institute IncTallahassee, FLOrganizational grant$1,000
Cultural Council of Palm Beach CountyLake Worth, FLOrganizational grant$1,000
University of Florida FoundationGainesville, FLOrganizational grant$375
Clewiston MuseumClewiston, FLOrganizational grant$350
Arts4All FloridaTampa, FLOrganizational grant$250
Arts4All FloridaTampa, FLOrganizational grant$250
Clewiston MuseumClewiston, FLOrganizational grant$250
Belle Glade Chamber of CommerceBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$160
Belle Glade Chamber of CommerceBelle Glade, FLOrganizational grant$100

The return also lists 79 grants to individuals ($192,500). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$2,453,235131
2023$160,00051

Sources

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