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Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand Foundation

Accepts applications Roanoke, Virginia · EIN 546050920

Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand Foundation is a private foundation in Roanoke, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.3 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $1.3 million and the largest $1.3 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.3 million 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$1.3 million1$25.1 million
2024$1.3 million1$29.6 million

How to apply

ContactThe SamMarion Golden Helping Hand F
Bank of America NJ2-130-03-22 1300, Pennington, NJ 08534-4124
Phone or email(609) 274-9309, carla.tisdale_walker@bofa.com
What to submitWritten requests
DeadlinesJanuary 1 - march 31 and july 1 - september 30
RestrictionsThe Foundation makes distributions semiannually to qualifying organizations described above; however Foundation's Board of Directors reserves the right to make additional distributions as appropriate to accomplish the mission of the Foundation. The Foundation makes grants to organizations that qualify under Section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Review of ProposalsGrant proposals are evaluated on the basis of a demonstrated need for the project; clearly stated objectives and a well-developed plan for achieving them; evidence of the organization's ability to manage, fund, and sustain the project; and appropriateness to the Foundation's interest.Proposals should be submitted between January 1 and March 31 for the grants to be awarded in June. Proposals should be submitted between July 1 and September 30 for grants to be awarded in December.After initial review by the grants coordinator, the coordinator or a board member could contact the requesting organization's designated perso

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia1$1.3 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Schedule Attached
Various, VA
Org. Charity (all)$1.3 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 1 - march 31 and july 1 - september 30.

How much does Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand Foundation give?

$1.3 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $1.3 million.

Who runs Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mary Ann Ward (Pres/Dir), John Lichtenstein (Director) and David Tenzer (Director).

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