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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-1019767

Good Hand Foundation Corp

A private foundation in Andover, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $50,566 paid in grants.

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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $50,566

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $620,208
  • Tax year 2024

    $47,800

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $599,304
  • Tax year 2023

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $608,076
  • Tax year 2022

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $608,632
  • Tax year 2021

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $700,250
  • Tax year 2020

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $633,437
  • Tax year 2019

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $598,182
  • Tax year 2018

    $42,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $641,288

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. William Carey International University Eden Vigil InstitutePasadena, CA

    To support the climate and ecological crisis

    $10,000
  2. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Support those affected by disaster or conflict

    $7,000
  3. American Civil Liberties UnionNewark, NJ

    General fund

    $6,000
  4. Earth JusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $6,000
  5. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General fund

    $6,000
  6. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Nat. Resource def. FD.

    $6,000
  7. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crisis

    $6,000
  8. Foodshed AllianceHope, NJ

    General fund

    $2,000
  9. Benny's BodegaNewton, NJ

    Local poverty relief

    $1,000
  10. Philly Survival CollectivePhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $566

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $13,00050% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $12,00046% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $16,000
  2. New York2 grants $12,000
  3. New Jersey3 grants $9,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $7,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $6,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $566

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John M ElwoodTRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $0
  • Barbara E ElwoodTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lindsey E ElwoodTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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