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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7442979

The Hand Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chattanooga, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $45,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Oscar H Brock
100 Scenic Highway Unit 2
Chattanooga, TN 37350
(423) 413-4309
Form and materials
Will be furnished upon request of oscar h. Brock
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $789,887

  • Tax year 2023

    $37,826

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $780,162

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,515

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $751,015

  • Tax year 2021

    $56,012

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $811,871

  • Tax year 2020

    $58,187

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $782,178

  • Tax year 2019

    $74,555

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $832,309

  • Tax year 2018

    $61,362

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $882,023

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Anne's School of AnnapolisAnnapolis, MD

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  2. Creative Discovery MuseumChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $5,000
  3. Chattanooga Track ClubChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $4,000
  4. Church of the Good ShepherdLookout Mountain, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $3,800
  5. Back Creek Benefits IncAnnapolis, MD

    Unrestricted grant

    $3,000
  6. Annapolis Maritime MuseumAnnapolis, MD

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,500
  7. Friends of HospiceChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,500
  8. The Bernie HouseAnnapolis, MD

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,000
  9. Southern Lit AllianceChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,850
  10. Chattanooga Rotary ClubChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,750
  11. American Red CrossChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  12. Chattanooga Food BankChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  13. Chattanooga Girls Leadership AcademyChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  14. Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature CenterChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  15. Stanford University Development SVCSStanford, CA

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  16. Humane Educational Society of ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $750
  17. McKamey Animal Care and Adoption CenterChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $750
  18. Girls Preparatory SchoolChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $500
  19. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted grant

    $500
  20. Wild TrailsChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $500
  21. Wutcfm 881Chattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $500
  22. Chattanooga State FoundationChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00032% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $4,00025% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,00019% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $2,00013% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $7505% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee16 grants $26,000
  2. Maryland4 grants $17,500
  3. California1 grant $1,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Laura B DoleyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • William E Brock IVDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Oscar H BrockDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $12,000
  • John Kruesi BrockDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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