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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1634929

By the Hand Foundation

A private foundation in Rocky River, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $5.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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
Cathy Soprano
20545 Center Ridge Rd Suite 200
Rocky River, OH 44116
(440) 201-9441
Form and materials
Letter describing organizations's charitable purpose
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $5,186,717

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $22,841,961

  • Tax year 2024

    $52,972

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $935,553

  • Tax year 2023

    $82,368

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,323,106

  • Tax year 2022

    $53,556

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,244,920

  • Tax year 2021

    $195,548

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,066,226

  • Tax year 2020

    $114,871

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $1,275,116

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,073

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $830,902

  • Tax year 2018

    $14,671

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $495,368

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cleveland Foundation DafCleveland, OH

    Assistance to the underprivileged

    $5,100,000
  2. United Cerebral PalsyCleveland, OH

    Advance individuals with cerebral pa

    $64,338

  3. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $13,779 in all.

  4. Catholic Extension SocietyChicago, IL

    Assistance to the underprivileged

    $5,000
  5. Geauga Humane SocietyNovelty, OH

    Animal rescue

    $1,800
  6. Salvation ArmyCleveland, OH

    Assistance to the underprivileged

    $1,800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $1,800100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $5,167,938
  2. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Cathleen SopranoDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $17,500
  • Christopher CookDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Paul SopranoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Maxwell TrubianoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Liinda SrneckDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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