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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-2403164

HAND Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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 2024

    $1,011,710

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $9,125,111

  • Tax year 2023

    $655,386

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $9,710,897

  • Tax year 2022

    $268,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $10,176,971

  • Tax year 2021

    $827,561

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $10,328,351

  • Tax year 2020

    $768,208

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $11,154,297

  • Tax year 2019

    $622,250

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $9,242,385

  • Tax year 2018

    $711,783

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $16,129,067

  • Tax year 2017

    $407,209

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $16,505,692

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford JunioStanford, CA

    General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation)

    $370,962
  2. Moms Against PovertyBurlingame, CA

    Hunger relief campaign

    $200,000
  3. Globsec US FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable Event

    $60,000
  4. Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. BABY2BABYLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Council on Foreign Relations IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Mathematical Sciences Research InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Maryam Mirzakhani Endowed Professorship Fund

    $25,000
  10. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    GSB Dean's Fund

    $25,000
  11. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL

    Digital Ecosystem Fund

    $25,000
  13. Trustees of Tufts CollegeBoston, MA

    Food is Medicine Institute fund

    $25,000
  14. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  15. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    For the support of the studies of Dr. Michael Fischbach

    $15,000
  16. Menlo SchoolAtherton, CA

    HAND Foundation Fellowships fund - for travel, materials, lodging, and expenses for students undertaking an in-depth investigation, scholarly research, or social entrepreneurship project within the US or abroad over the summer

    $13,248
  17. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center fund

    $10,000
  18. Khan Academy IncMountain View, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. Moms Against PovertyBurlingame, CA

    For the Purchasing of Needed Items for 24-Hour Rehabilitation and care center for intellectually disabled girls aged 14 and up project

    $6,000
  20. Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  21. Meals on Wheels of San Francisco IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  22. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    For Iranian Stanford Alumni Association, ISAA fund

    $5,000
  23. Visionary WomenBeverly Hills, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. Menlo SchoolAtherton, CA

    Youth Philanthropy Project

    $4,000
  25. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    BioJam fund

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $211,00039% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $132,50024% of the total
  3. International aid3 grants $110,00020% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $30,0006% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California18 grants $791,710
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $135,000
  3. New York2 grants $35,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Nasrin HashemiDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Noosheen HashemiDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Farzad NazemDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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