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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0636347

Helping Hands Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $812,856 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

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

    $812,856

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $13,693,736

  • Tax year 2024

    $892,688

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $13,009,365

  • Tax year 2023

    $742,728

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $12,923,999

  • Tax year 2022

    $796,194

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $12,739,509

  • Tax year 2021

    $400,456

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $12,728,629

  • Tax year 2020

    $753,012

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $12,081,883

  • Tax year 2019

    $761,549

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $11,478,159

  • Tax year 2018

    $788,824

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $11,419,280

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Give Kids the WorldKissimmee, FL

    Provide lodging for children with illness

    $153,823
  2. Place of Hope IncWest Palm BCH, FL

    Support for foster children and their family members

    $138,464
  3. Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    Pennies from heaven fund

    $108,151
  4. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Support charitable mission

    $103,750
  5. Jupiter Medical HospitalJupiter, FL

    General support

    $100,424
  6. YMCA of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Support camp kon-o-kwee

    $82,926
  7. West Jupiter Community Group IncJupiter, FL

    Support programmatic efforts

    $75,318
  8. Angels of HopeRochester Hills, MI

    Provide financial and other assistance to families

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $138,46444% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $103,75033% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $75,31824% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $468,029
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $191,077
  3. Tennessee1 grant $103,750
  4. Michigan1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • K HammelDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • L HammelDIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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