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Good Hand Foundation Corp

Preselected recipients only Andover, New Jersey · EIN 451019767

Good Hand Foundation Corp is a private foundation in Andover, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $47,800 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $12,800. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $41,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$41,0009$608,076
2024$47,8009$599,304

How to apply

Good Hand Foundation Corp says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Good Hand Foundation Corp funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$20,800
New York2$12,000
Minnesota1$6,000
New Jersey3$5,000
District of Columbia1$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
William Carey International University Eden Vigil Institute
Pasadena, CA
To support the climate and ecological crisis$12,800
Earth Justice
San Francisco, CA
General fund$8,000
Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
General fund$6,000
International Rescue Committee
Albert Lea, MN
Support those affected by disaster or conflict$6,000
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
Nat. Resource def. Fd.$6,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
Providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crisis$4,000
American Civil Liberties Union
Newark, NJ
General fund$2,000
Foodshed Alliance
Hope, NJ
General fund$2,000
Benny's Bodega
Newton, NJ
Local poverty relief$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Good Hand Foundation Corp accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Good Hand Foundation Corp give?

$47,800 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Good Hand Foundation Corp?

Its 2024 filing lists John M Elwood (Trustee), Barbara E Elwood (Trustee) and Lindsey E Elwood (Trustee).

What does Good Hand Foundation Corp fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, environment and conservation and international.

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